Electrician U
Electrician U is a learning and teaching platform that explains all components, theory, and ideology behind being an electrician. If you're looking to figure out "what is a capacitor, how does induction work, how do I bend 3/4" rigid conduit" - all of these topics will be covered. This is for electricians or anyone in the electrical trade.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Resistance is one of the most crucial aspects of an electrical circuit.
Along with Voltage and Amperes, Resistance plays a major role in how a
circuit operates.
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
A lot of green apprentice electricians ask about how panels work, and more
specifically what the roll of the circuit breaker is. Some guys think that
breakers "put out" electricity, or that they "send" a certain amount of
amperage to a load from the panel. This is not how it works.
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Electric current is one of the hardest things to wrap your head around when
you're first getting into the electrical trade. Many apprentice
electricians get confused with the difference between current and amps.
Well, that's because people talk about electrons and charges and
interchange the terms without really knowing what the difference is.
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Automatic circuits work on the philosophy that some external/automatic
switch turns power on and off to a circuit. This can be a photocell or
timeclock that controls a set of relays or contactors which allow or
disallow current to flow in a circuit.
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Tuesday May 29, 2018
In order for electricity to work, there has to be movement. Static
electricity still needs movement to occur in order to discharge and
equalize charges. The only way that movement becomes useful is once there
is a difference of potential present. That is what voltage is all about.
Friday May 18, 2018
Friday May 18, 2018
For those of us that are more visual learners, I've made this show one that
can be followed visually. In this episode I draw out on the white-board
how switch loops work, and how to wire them.
Monday May 14, 2018
Monday May 14, 2018
This episode is something a lot of green apprentices need to watch.
Switch-loops are very difficult to grasp when you're new to the trade, and
in this show I break down how to install and wire for these bad boys.
Thursday May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
This episode goes further in depth on how 3-way and 4-way switches work.
This is for those visual learners out there that need the logic drawn out
so they can see the whole circuit in front of them.
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
In this episode I take apart a 3-way and 4-way switch and talk about how
they work on the inside
Friday Apr 27, 2018
Friday Apr 27, 2018
This episode is all about breakers, from the outside-in. I cover the
differences between single-pole, two-pole, and 3-pole breakers. I talk
about how a breaker is a simple spring-held mechanical switch that operates
by an internal electromagnet.