1. What is the most important law applicable to the study of electricity?

Ohms Law (I = E R)

2. What are the elements of Ohms Law?

Voltage (E), current (I), and resistance (R)

3. What are the sources of electrical power?

Mechanical (generator), chemical (battery), photoelectric (light), and thermal heat

4. What does an electrical circuit consist of?

A source of electrical pressure or EMF, resistance in the form of an energy-consuming electrical

device and conductors, usually in the form of copper or aluminum wires, to provide a path for

electron flow

5. What represents capacitance in an AC circuit?

A capacitor (condenser)

6. What is the function of a capacitor?

To store electricity

7. What is inductance?

A voltage that is induced in a coil in an AC circuit. The induced voltage is opposite in direction

to the applied voltage and opposes any change in the alternating current.

8. What is impedance?

It is the combined effect of resistance, inductive reactance, and capacitive reactance in an AC

circuit.

9. What is the unit of measurement of power in a DC circuit?

The watt. Amperes times volts equals watts (P I x E). 746 watts equals one horsepower.

10. What is a kilowatt?

It is 1,000 watts.

11. In a DC circuit, what occurs when voltage is increased while resistance remains constant?
There will be an increase in current.

12. What are the three types of DC electrical circuits?

They are series circuits, parallel circuits, and series parallel circuits.

13. A 24-volt lead acid battery has how many cells?

It has 12 cells. Each cell is rated at 2 volts.

14. What should be the specific gravity of the electrolyte in a fully charged lead acid battery?

It should be between 1.275 and 1.300.

15. What instrument is used to determine the specific gravity of electrolyte in a lead acid
battery?

A hydrometer

16. Why cant a hydrometer be used to determine the charge of a nickel cadmium battery?

The specific gravity of the electrolyte in a nickel cadmium battery does not change appreciably

during charge or discharge of the battery.

17. When using a hydrometer to check the charge of a lead acid battery, at what temperatures
must a

correction factor be applied to the reading?

Adjustments must be made if temperature of the electrolyte is above 90 F. or below 70 F.

18. What is electromagnetic induction?

It is the transfer of electrical energy by means of a magnetic field. This is the principle of

transformer operation.

19. How are battery compartments protected against corrosion?

They are coated with special corrosion resistant paint such as bituminous paint.

20. What should be the correct electrolyte level in a properly serviced battery?

It should be approximately 3/8 inches above the plates. If the battery has baffle plates above the

cell plates, the electrolyte level should be up to the hole in the baffle plate in each cell.
21. What is paralleling generators?

This is when two or more generators are operated at the same time to supply power for a load

that must be shared equally.

22. Describe a no-trip circuit breaker (trip free).

It is a breaker that cannot be reset while in flight.

23. Can you store ni-cad and lead acid batteries together?

No, the fumes from the lead acid battery can contaminate the electrolyte in the ni-cad battery.