Construction Vocabulary
Across
- 3. The color of the insulator for hot in residential wiring
- 5. Device that changes voltage from higher to lower or lower to higher
- 9. The color of the outer coating for a 12-2 WG wire set
- 10. Device that is used to make a mechanical connection with two wires
- 12. V=I/R
- 14. Measure of current
- 16. Pliers used to hold wires and cut wires, bigger than some pliers
- 18. Sum of the currents at any one point must be zero
- 19. =I*V
Down
- 1. Tool used to tighten terminals
- 2. Devices that protects circuits from overcurrent
- 4. The color of the screw on the ground screw on fixtures
- 6. The color of the insulator for a neutral in residential wiring
- 7. Pliers that have a smaller, tapered head
- 8. where we attach switches, duplexes, or other fixtures
- 11. Wire that is used as ground
- 13. The unit we use for wire size
- 15. Style of duplex that prevents overcurrent, used in wet locations in areas like around sinks
- 17. Unit that is usually measured at 110, 220
- 20. Measure of resistance