Electricity Lesson II Electrical Symbols EE Electrical Symbols    Power Supply Hot lead attaches to plain pole Ground or neutral wire attaches to pole with inverted tree.

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Electricity Lesson II
Electrical Symbols
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Power Supply
Hot lead attaches to
plain pole
Ground or neutral
wire attaches to pole
with inverted tree
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Switch Wiring
color coded wires to
complete the
desired circuit
5 conductor colors
Black, White, Red,
Blue, Yellow
Green safety ground
B
W
R
Bl
Y
S
Electrical Symbols
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Junction Box
All splices must be
done within a box
If only splices are
needed, it is called a
junction box
J
Electrical Symbols
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Light Socket
socket where an
incandescent light
bulb is placed
power wire to dark
screw
neutral wire to light
screw
L
Electrical Symbols
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Duplex Outlet
household outlet
with two receptacles
power wire to dark
screws
neutral wire to light
screws
can be split wired
O
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Quadraplex Outlet
outlet with four
receptacles
two duplex
receptacles in one
outlet box
may be split wired
O
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Surface/Pendant
Flourescent
Fixture
Flourescent lights in
the shop
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Recessed
Flourescent Light
Fixture
Flourescent lights in
the Ag classroom
R
Electrical Symbols
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Single Pole Switch
connects or
disconnects a circuit
from one location in
a 115 volt circuit
wire into hot side of
115 volt circuit
attach green safety
wire
S
S
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Single Pole Switch
Connections
115 volt circuit
Switch is Off
Switch is On
S
S
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Double Pole
Switch
connects or
disconnects a 230
volt circuit from one
location.
Wire into both hot
leads of a 230 volt
circuit
2
S2
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Double Pole
Switch
Connections
230 volt circuit
Switch is Off
Switch is On
2
2
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Three Way Switch
usually used in
combination with
one or more
additional switches
in 115 volt circuits
controls a circuit
from more than one
location
S3
Electrical Symbols
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Three Way Switch
Connections
115 volt circuits
Switch knob left
Switch knob right
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Four Way Switch
used in combination
with 2 three way
switches in 115 volt
circuits.
controls circuit from
three or more
locations.
S4
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Four Way Switch
Connections
115 volt circuits
Switch knob left
Switch knob right
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
s1
S1 controls L1
L1
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s1
S1 controls L1
L1
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Cu
Screw
B
W
B
s1
L1
W
S1 controls L1
Al
Screw
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
S1
S2
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
S1
S2
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
S1
S2
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
Takes 2 Three Ways
S1
S2
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
Takes 2 Three Ways
B
W
B
B
S1
L1
S2
W
Cu
Screw
W
Al
Screw
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control light from two locations
Takes 2 Three Ways
B
S1
W
B
R
W
Cu
Screw
B
L1
S2
W
Al
Screw
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
S1
S2
S3
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
S1
S2
S3
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
S1
W
S2
W
S3
W
W
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
Takes two 3 ways & one 4 way
S1
S2
S3
W
W
L1
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
Takes two 3 ways & one 4 way
B
B
S1
W
B
S2
W
S3
W
W
Al
Screw
L1
B
Cu
Screw
Electrical Symbols/Circuits
Control a light from 3 locations
Takes two 3 ways & one 4 way
B
S1
W
B
R
W
S2
B
R
W
S3
W
Al
Screw
L1
B
Cu
Screw