Installation of Electrical Lighting System On Auxiliary Outlet & Lighting Fixtures
Installation of Electrical Lighting System On Auxiliary Outlet & Lighting Fixtures
Installation of Electrical Lighting System On Auxiliary Outlet & Lighting Fixtures
VIRGILIO I. LABICANE
Course: ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE NC II
Unit of competency: INSTALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON AUXILLIARY OUTLET &
LIGHTING FIXTURES
Module: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM ON AUXILLIARY
OUTLET & LIGHTING FIXTURES
Learning outcomes: At the end of the session, learners should be able to:
1. Layout and install electrical wiring using knob and tube method.
2. Layout and install PVC raceway/molding.
3. Layout and install rigid non-metallic conduit.
4. Layout and install flexible non-metallic conduit.
5. Assemble fluorescent lighting fixtures.
6. Layout and install fluorescent lighting fixtures.
7. Layout and install incandescent lamps.
Duration: 60 hours
Situating Learning:
You are a electrician in a Mc Builders Construction company. The construction
company has assigned you to perform installation in electrical lighting fixtures.
To ensure that electrical work will be done successfully before the date, your
engineer instructed you to perform the work as per job requirements and follow
safety procedures in line standard operating procedures. He left you with the
following instructions.
Refer all Learning Outcomes…
Assessment Criteria: Matrials,tools and equipment are prepared in line with the job requirements.
Electrical wiring is installed in line with PEC and job requirements.
Safety procedures in installing electrical wiring are strictly followed in line
with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
Schematic diagram of electical lighting fixtures are interpreted.
Uses and application of flexible non-metallic conduit are discussed according
to job requirements.
Workplace is cleaned and made safe upon completion of work.
Final reportis prepared upon completion of work.
2. Lay out and install Rigid non-metallic Identify Rigid Non- Information sheet.2.1.1
PVC raceway/ conduits are Metallic Conduit Job Sheet.2.1.1
molding identified. Perform bending Job sheet.2.2.2
Know how to bend 90’PVC elbow
90’PVC elbow. Perform offset
Offset bend must be bending
performed.
4. Layout and install Flexible non-metallic Identify the flexible Information sheet
flexible non-metallic conduits are non-metallic conduit about.4.1.1
conduit identified. Work sheet.4.1.1
Knows how to install Perform how to install Answer work sheet 1
conduit and conduit and electrical
electrical wiring from wiring from indoor
indoor using flexible unit to outdoor using
non-metallic tubing. flexible non-metallic
tubing
7. Layout and install History and Identify the history Information Sheet.7.1.1
incandescent lamp development of and development of Job Sheet.7.1.1
incandescent lamp incandescent lamp Answer work sheet 1-3.
are identified. Install incandescent
Incandescent lamp lamp using rigid non-
using rigid non- metallic
metallic is installed.
Learning activities:
1.1.1 Principles of knob and tube
1. Commercial Garages
2. Theaters
3. Motion Picture Studious
4. Hoist ways
5. Hazardous Location
In the open or exposed wiring method, the wires are visible and are
supported by the knobs. These knobs may be the split or solid type. This is shown
in figure 1.
Split knobs are used to support wires smaller than No. 8. Solid knobs are used
to support or anchor wires as big as No. 8 or bigger. Screws or nails may be used
to fasten the knobs. When a nail is used a leather washer should be placed
between the nail head and the insulator to form cushion and protect the insulator
from breaking. See figure 2.
Height of Knob
Figure 3. Shows the correct and wrong way of tying wires to the groove of a solid
knob with the wires.
In installing an electrical wiring system with the exposed knob and tube wiring
method, the distance between conductors should be maintained at a minimum
distance of 6 cm. (2 ½ inches) apart. The knobs should also spaced 30 cm (1 feet)
apart. Figure 4 illustrates this provision of PEC.
30 cm. 1
Ft.
Whenever wires pass through studs, rafters, floor joists or any wooden part
of a building, the wires are inserted in porcelain tubes or flexible mica tubing.
Porcelain tubes and mica tubing are also provided whenever wires cross each
other. It gives the wire extra protection from injury.
1. Apply enough pressure on the gimlet when driving it to the word board.
Never hammer it.
2. Have the auger brace oiled regularly especially the ratchet type.
3. Have your electrician’s knife sharpened enough in order not to nick the wire.
4. Use the right-sized screw driver for the right size of screw.
5. Be sure that the conductors in contact with the wiring surface are enclosed
in mica tubing.
7. Be sure the safety switch is off before making any connection. Apply tape on
all joints/splices.
8. Do not drive the split-knobs completely before the conductors or wires are
run/inserted along the grooves of the knobs.
9. Be sure to test the insulation for short and ground circuit before putting on
the power.
Learning outcome:
2.1 Layout and Install PVC raceway/molding
Learning activities:
2.1.1 Bending 90o PVC Elbow
Equipment:
Heat gun - 1 unit
Materials:
Pencil or Chalk - 1 pc
PVC pipe - 1m
Tools:
Steel meter stick/Straight edge - 1 pc
Try square - 1 pc
Pull and push rule - 1 pc
Wet rug - 1 pc
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves - 1 pair
Respirator - 1 pc
Procedures:
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria.
Note: The greatest danger comes from vinyl chloride, a primary component
of polyvinylchloride (PVC) and an odorless gas which could be released
using this process. Vinyl Chloride is a toxic carcinogen which has
been proven to cause angiosarcoma, a deadly primary liver cancer.
Respirator Gloves
3. Draw a right angle on the floor using your try square and chalk. This will
serve as your guide when forming your conduit into 90o angle. (A tile on the
floor can serve as a guide.)
4. If you are in a room with a tiled floor, you can use it as your guide for 90o
angle.
5. Draw an arc near the corner with a radius of 100 mm; this will aid you in
forming your elbow correctly.
100 mm
6. Mark off 200 mm from the end of PVC pipe. This will be the center of your
elbow bend.
7. Plug-in the heat gun and apply heat to the conduit. Apply heat 100mm on
both sides of your marking. Apply heat evenly by turning over the conduit
while swaying your heat gun back and forth to avoid kinks during bending.
If the conduit is soften, turn off the heat gun and bend the PVC to the desired
shape using your arc and 90o angle guide drawn on the floor.
9. If the desired shape is formed, damp the conduit with wet rug to harden it
immediately. (You can use your foot to hold one end of the conduit while
wiping.)
Assessment Criteria
VS S NI
Dimensions
5 3 1
1. Quality: Workmanship, Appearance, Bending 90°,
Rating Scale:
VS – Very Satisfactory = 15 – 11
S – Satisfactory = 10 – 5
NI – Needs Improvement = 6 and below
Learning outcome:
1.2 Layout and Install electrical wiring using knob and Tube method
Learning activities:
1.1.2 Install two bulb controlled individually by two single pole single throw (SPST)
switch in two locations
Name: ________________________________________
I – Materials Required
II – Procedure
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria. Follow the pictorial diagram
4. Connect wires from receptacles to safety switch and switch them from
switch to safety switch. Tighten screw of knobs. Apply tape on the joints.
10. Provide mica tubing in every connection of the wires. Follow the
figure/drawing as shown.
11. Connect wires from receptacles to safety switch and switch them from
switch to safety switch. Tighten screw of knobs. Apply tape on the
joints.
Assessment Criteria
VS S NI
Dimensions
5 3 1
1. Quality: Workmanship, Appearance, Verticality,
Horizontality
Rating Scale:
VS – Very Satisfactory = 15 – 11
S – Satisfactory = 10 – 5
NI – Needs Improvement = 6 and below
Conforme: Attested:
Learning outcome:
1.3 Layout and Install electrical wiring using knob and Tube method
Learning activities:
1.1.3 Installing one bulb, controlled from two location by two-3-way switch
Name: ________________________________________
I – Materials Required
II – Procedures
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment criteria. Follow the
pictorial diagram.
4. Connect wires from receptacle to safety switch and switch them from
switch to safety switch. Tighten screw of knobs. Apply tape on the joints.
Assessment Criteria
VS S NI
Dimensions
5 3 1
1. Quality: Workmanship, Appearance, Verticality,
Horizontality
Rating Scale:
VS – Very Satisfactory = 15 – 11
S – Satisfactory = 10 – 5
NI – Needs Improvement = 6 and below
Conforme: Attested:
Learning activities:
2.1.1 Identify Rigid Non- Metallic Conduit (PVC)
The Philippine Electrical Code prohibits the use of rigid non-metallic conduit
under the following conditions:
1. Hazardous (Classified) locations
2. Support of fixtures
3. Physical Damage – Where subject to physical damage unless identified for
such use.
4. Ambient Temperature. Where subject to ambient temperatures in excess of
50oC unless listed otherwise
5. Insulation Temperature Limitations. For conductors whose insulation
temperature limitations would exceed those for which the conduit is listed.
6. Theaters and Similar Locations.
The fittings are available for each size raceway and color option. Single or
Dual gang, junction boxes are versatile enough for any electrical application.
Boxes are equipped with concentric knockouts for all 3 sizes of raceway.
Knockouts are provided on all four sides. Junction boxes come with adhesive
strips and #6 screws to secure the box to the base.
The PVC or polyvinyl chloride rigid conduit is one of the most commonly
used conduits in electrical wiring installation today. Its preparation for installation
is much easier than the metallic rigid conduit. In preparing a non-metallic rigid
conduit for installation, an electrician needs to do cutting, heating and bending.
Like in metallic rigid conduit offset bends, 90o angle bends and other bends are
also made on PVC rigid conduit. In making bends on PVC rigid conduit, the
electrician should see to it that the internal diameter of the conduit is not reduced
and damaged so that the capacity of the conduit to accommodate maximum
number of conductors will not be lessen and to facilitate easy pulling of
conductors.
Since PVC conduits are somewhat easier to bend than a rigid conduit, it
likewise requires patience as in any other type of conduit. It is first pre-heated
over a fire or a heat gun to a desired softness. Little by little, it is bent to its
desired shape. When such is attained, it is then hardened by soaking it to cold or
lukewarm water or dampened with a wet rag.
1. Elbow
Bend Defects
1. Burned
2. Kinks or groove
Kinks
Learning outcome:
2.2 Layout and Install PVC raceway/molding
Learning activities:
2.2.2 PVC offset bending
Equipment:
Heat gun - 1 unit
Materials:
Pencil or Chalk - 1 pc
PVC pipe - 1m
Tools:
Steel meter stick/Straight edge - 1 pc
Try square - 1 pc
Pull and push rule - 1 pc
Wet rug - 1 pc
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves - 1 pair
Respirator - 1 pc
Procedures:
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria.
Respirator Gloves
3. Measure the elevation of the obstruction. In this case, let’s use this
wooden box.
Note: Remember, offset bent is used if the conduit crosses an
obstruction. In this case, the elevation is about 70 mm.
4. Draw the depth of elevation on the floor as shown in the figure using
your try square and chalk. This will guide you how high your offset bend
would be.
5.Mark off 100 mm from the end of PVC pipe. This will be the center of the first
bend of the offset.
8.Plug-in the heat gun and apply heat to the conduit. Apply heat between your
markers. Apply heat evenly by turning over the conduit while swaying your heat
gun back and forth to avoid kinks during bending.
9.If the conduit is soften, turn off the heat gun and bend the PVC to the desired
shape using your guide drawn on the floor. Pull the left portion of the conduit
while pushing the other end.
10.If the desired shape is formed, damp the conduit with wet rug to harden it
immediately. (You can use your foot to hold one end of the conduit while
wiping.)
Assessment Criteria
VS S NI
Dimensions
5 3 1
1. Quality: Workmanship, Appearance, Offset Bending
Rating Scale:
VS – Very Satisfactory = 15 – 11
S – Satisfactory = 10 – 5
NI – Needs Improvement = 6 and below
Learning outcome:
3.1 Install Rigid Non-Metallic Conduit
Learning activities:
3.1.1 Install two bulbs controlled by two (2) three-switch switch and one (1)
SPST switch with two convenience outlet.
Equipment:
Heat gun 1 unit
Materials:
Pencil or Chalk 1 pc
PVC pipe 3 pcs
PVC adapter with lock nuts 18 pcs
Utility box 5 pcs
Junction box 4 pcs
Lamp socket 2 pcs
Safety switch 1 pc
3 way switch 2 pcs
SPST switch 1 pc
1 gang plate cover 3 pcs
2 gang plate cover 2 pcs
Conduit clamps/straps 15 pcs
Wood screws (1/4 x ½) 50 pcs
Tools:
Steel meter stick/Straight edge 1 pc
Try square 1 pc
Pull and push rule 1 pc
Wet rug 1 pc
Procedure:
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria.
3. Mark on the wiring board the location of the safety switch, utility boxes, and
junction boxes.
4. Fasten the safety switch and PVC boxes with wood screws at the desired
locations.
6. Install and connect ends of PVC pipe to the electrical boxes, safety switch.
8. Place the cover of junction box, utility box, and convenience outlet.
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Line diagram of two bulbs controlled by two (2) three-way switches and one
(1) SPST switch with two convenience outlet in different location.
Assessment Criteria
VS S NI
Dimensions
5 3 1
1. Quality: Workmanship, Appearance, Offset Bending,
Bending 90º
Rating Scale:
VS – Very Satisfactory = 15 – 11
S – Satisfactory = 10 – 5
NI – Needs Improvement = 6 and below
Learning activities:
4.1.1 Identify Flexible Non-Metallic Conduit
1. A smooth seamless inner core and cover bonded together and having one
or more reinforcement layers between the core and cover designated as
Type LFNC-A
This conduit is flame resistant and, with fittings, is approved for the
installation of electrical conductors.
3.51.2.2 Uses.
(3) For outdoor locations where listed and marked as suitable for the
purpose. FFN: For marking requirements, see Section 110.1.21
(4) For direct burial where listed and marked for the purpose.
(b) Not Permitted. Liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit shall not be used
in the following:
(3) In lengths longer than 1 800 mm, except as permitted by Section 3.51
.2.2(a)(5) or where a longer length is approved as essential for a
required degree of flexibility.
3.51.2.3 Size. The electrical trade sizes of liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit
shall be in accordance with (a) or (b):
3.51.2.5 Fittings. Liquidtight flexible nomnetallic conduit shall be used only with
listed terminal fittings. Angle connectors shall not be used for concealed
raceway installations.
(b) Securing and supporting of the conduit shall not be required where it is
fished, installed in lengths not exceeding 900 mm at terminals where
flexibility is required, or where installed in lengths not exceeding 1 800
mm from a fixture terminal connection for tap conductors to lighting
fixtures as permitted in Section 4.10.13.4(c)
3.51.2.8 Splices and Taps. Splices and taps shall be made in accordance with
Section 3.0.1 13. See Article 3.70 for rules on the installation and use of
boxes and conduit bodies.
3.51.2.9 Bends-Number in One Run. There shall not be more than the equivalent
of four quarter bends (360 degrees total) between pull points, e.g., conduit
bodies and boxes.
Coupling
Learning activities:
4.1.1 Identify the parts of a fluorescent lighting fixtures
Article 6.3.1.3 Live Parts. Fixtures, lamp holders, lamps, rosettes, and
receptacles shall have no live parts normally exposed to contact. Exposed
accessible terminals in lamp holders, receptacles, and switches shall not be
installed in metal fixture canopies or in open bases of portable table or floor
lamps.
All joints/splices to be done must be properly insulated with spaghetti
sleeving, wire nut or taped with electrical tape having a thickness like the
conductor used.
2. Cold cathode – requires high voltage in its operation. This lamp has
electrodes made of thimble-type iron. It is not pre-heated and does not require
a starter for starting. Special high voltage transformers operate it. Neon and
mercury lamps are classified under cold cathode lamps.
The tube filaments, starter (glow switch), and ballast are all connected in series, which
constitute a complete circuit once the switch, is closed. As a current flow through, the gas
(inert) inside the starter glows and the electrodes are heated. Since one of the electrodes is
a bi-metal, it bends and makes contact with the other. At this instant, the circuit is
metallically complete. The filaments of the fluorescent tube are then heated and partial
ionization takes place. The bi-metals in the starter cools and the contacts open. The
magnetic field in the ballast collapses rapidly producing an inductive kick, which
establishes a current between the filaments and fires the tube into operation.
Classifications of Fluorescent Lamp
1. Ballast –is an induction coil, which produces high voltage to start the
lamp into operation. It also limits the flow of current during the
2. operation of the lamp. Ballast consumes power, which is between 10-20%
of power consumed by the lamp itself.
3. Starter –is a glow switch that opens and closes the circuit so as to
produce a high voltage or inductive kick across the bulb at the filament
during the starting period.
4. Lamp holder and starter socket – are the point of connection of the
fluorescent and starter.
Starter housing
Base contact
Connecting
wire
Current moves in utilizing the rare gas as conducting means and the rare
gas produces a “GLOW”. The glow generates heat and causes the bimetallic blade
to expand.
When the bimetallic blade is heated, it changes shape and touches the fixed
contact. The close contacts of the two starter contacts produce an easy path for
current flow.
Coil inside
Ballast frame
Ballast frame
Terminal block
In common with all gaseous discharge lamps, the fluorescent must be provided
with some device for limiting the current drawn by the discharge. Without a
limiting device, the current would rise to a value that would destroy the lamp. A
device or auxiliary called ballast can best meet this requirement.
The life of fluorescent lamp is affected not only in the fluctuation of voltage
and current but also by the number of times it is started. Electron emission
material is “sputtered off” from the electrodes continuously during the operation of
the lamp and in larger quantities each time the lamp starts.
1. Gather all necessary materials for the work then secure tools, equipment
and PPE’s from the tool room.
2. On your work area, layout all the measurement of installation based on the
given work plan, use pencil to mark the location dimensions.
5. Use chalk line to make final mark of the layout of conduits, raceways, boxes
and devices. Make sure that all marks are horizontally and vertically leveled.
7. For box type lighting fixture and surface type receptacle, mount them to the
specified measurement and locations, but for lighting materials (such as
incandescent bulb) that uses flush type receptacles, provide junction box for
the mounting of flush type receptacle.
9. Cut, bend wire ways to desired length and bends based on the job
requirements. Avoid installing nicked conduits. All ends must be free of
burrs.
11. Cut wire to the desired length. Always provide allowance (6-8” for smaller
size of wire) for future tapping or termination.
12. Strip wires in the boxes then connect them to the terminals of the
switches, breakers, and fuse clip holder.
Note: All loop termination must be turning clockwise and tighten snugly
according to manufacturer’s torque specification. Avoid excess wire
termination.
13. Splice, joint wires in junction boxes based on the circuit design operation.
Joining or splicing of conductors inside conduits, raceways is strictly
prohibited. Make sure the wires joined have 6-8” allowances from the edge
of the box to the outstripped joined end of wires.
14. Connect all lighting materials based on the circuit design operation.
Learning outcome:
5.1 Assemble Lighting Fixtures
Learning activities:
5.1.1 1. Assembling Open type 20 watts Fluorescent Lamp
2. Assembling two-unit 40 watt fluorescent fixture using rapid start ballast
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to
observe the procedure and rate your performance using the
assessment criteria.
(Refer the procedure to the activity sheet 1 .1 and 1.2)
Assessment Criteria
Needs
Very Good Good Fair
CRITERIA Improvement
(5) (4) (3)
(2)
1. Accuracy Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp does not
(25%) but flickers light
Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are
secured, neat secured, neat not secured; loose; finished
2. Quality and clean and clean finished work work is not
(25%) presentation of presentation of is not presentable.
work. work. presentable
Learning outcome:
6.1 Layout and Install Lighting Fixtures
Learning activities:
6.1.1 Install three (3) fluorescent lamp controlled by three (3) SPST switch
using Flexible Non-metallic Conduit.
Correct terminal
position loop and
length
Materials:
Fluorescent Lamp (20 watts) - 3 set
Lamp socket - 3 pcs
Utility box - 2 pcs
Safety switch - 1 set
SPST switch - 3 pcs
Junction box - 5 pcs
Adapter with lock nuts - 15 pcs
Conduit clamps/straps - 25 pcs
1 gang plate cover - 1 pc
2 gang plate cover - 1 pc
Wood screws (¼ x ½) - 50 pcs
Electrical tape - 1 roll
Tools:
Philip Screw driver - 1 pc
Flat Screw driver - 1 pc
Side cutting pliers - 1 pc
Long nose pliers - 1 pc
Push pull tape rule - 1 pc
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves - 1 pair
Goggles - 1 pc
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria. Strictly follow the line diagram and the teacher will
determine the distance of each circuit.
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Line diagram of three (3) fluorescent lamp controlled by three (3) SPST
switch using Flexible Non-metallic Conduit.
Procedure:
3. On your work area, layout all the measurement of installation based on the
given work plan, used pencil to mark the location dimensions.
5. Use chalk line to make final mark of the layout of conduits, boxes, and
devices. Make sure that all marks are horizontally and vertically levelled.
7. Install/mount the conduit. Place the desired kind and size of support
according manufacturer’s specification.
8. Cut, bend wire ways to desired length and bends based on the job
requirements. Avoid installing nicked conduits.
10. Cut wire to the desired length. Always provide allowance (6-8” for smaller
size of wire) for future tapping or termination.
11. Strip wires in the boxes then connect them to the terminals of the switches
and fuse clip holder. Note: All loop termination must be turning clockwise
and tighten snugly according to manufacturer’s torque specification. Avoid
excess wire termination.
12. Splice, joint wires in junction boxes based on the circuit design operation.
Joining or splicing of conductors inside conduits, raceways is strictly
prohibited. Make sure the wires joined have 6-8” allowances from the edge
of the box to the outstripped joined end of wires.
Assessment Criteria
MEASUREMENT
All dimensions will be in mm center to center with a tolerance
20 pts.
of + - 3mm.
WORKMANSHIP 10 pts.
Includes bending, cutting, supporting and installing flexible
non-metallic conduit.
Bending 10 pts
Cutting 10 pts.
Supporting 10 pts.
Horizontality and verticality 10 pts.
SPEED 10 pts.
SAFETY 10 pts.
USE OF TOOLS 10 pts.
TOTAL 100%
Learning outcome:
6.2 Layout and Install Lighting Fixtures
Learning activities:
6.2.2 Install two (2) fluorescent lamp controlled by two (2) three –way-switch
and One (1) SPST switch using Flexible Non-metallic Conduit.
PEC Rules on Wire Dressing and Termination (Refer to Job sheet 6.1)
Materials:
Fluorescent Lamp (20 watts) - 2 set
Lamp socket - 2 pcs
Utility box - 3 pcs
Safety switch - 1 set
SPST switch - 1 pcs
Junction box - 4 pcs
Adapter with lock nuts - 15 pcs
Conduit clamps/straps - 25 pcs
1 gang plate cover - 3 pcs
Wood screws (¼ x ½) - 50 pcs
Electrical tape - 1 roll
Tools:
Philip Screw driver - 1 pc
Flat Screw driver - 1 pc
Side cutting pliers - 1 pc
Long nose pliers - 1 pc
Push pull tape rule - 1 pc
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves - 1 pair
Goggles - 1 pc
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria. Strictly follow the line diagram and the teacher will
determine the distance of each circuit.
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Line diagram of two (2) fluorescent lamp controlled by two (2) three –way-switch
and One (1) SPST switch using Flexible Non-metallic Conduit.
Procedure:
Refer to Job Sheet 3.1
Note: Job sheet 6.2 is no convenience outlet
Assessment Criteria
Needs
Very Good Good Fair
CRITERIA Improvement
(5) (4) (3)
(2)
1. Accuracy Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp does not
(25%) but flickers light
Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are
completely neat and not secured; loose; finished
2. Quality installed and clean; the finished work is not
(25%) energized work is work is not presentable.
presentable presentable
Learning activities:
7.1.1 Identify the history and development of an Incandescent Lamp
The first incandescent electric light was made in 1800 by Humphry Davy,
an English scientist. He experimented with electricity and invented an electric
battery. When he connected wires to his battery and a piece of carbon, the carbon
glowed, producing light. This is called an electric arc.
Much later, in 1860, the English physicist Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-
1914) was determined to devise a practical, long-lasting electric light. He found
that a carbon paper filament worked well, but burned up quickly. In 1878, he
demonstrated his new electric lamps in Newcastle, England.
The inventor Thomas Alba Edison (in the USA) experimented with
thousands of different filaments to find just the right materials to glow well and be
long-lasting. In 1879, Edison discovered that a carbon filament in an oxygen-free
bulb glowed but did not burn up for 40 hours. Edison eventually produced a bulb
that could glow for over 1500 hours.
Coiled tungsten filament - the metal wires that glow brightly when electricity
flows through them.
Connecting wires - The wires that carry electricity from the bulb's electrical
contact to the filament.
Electrical contacts - the metallic base of the bulb, which connects to the
electrical contacts of the lamp when the bulb is in the lamp.
Glass envelope - the thin layer of glass that surrounds the light bulb mechanism
and the inert gases.
Glass fuse enclosure - glass that insulates the bulb's fuses - located in the stem
of the bulb.
Mixture of inert gases at low pressures - the bulb is filled with inert (non-
reactive) gases.
Screw cap - the threaded base of the bulb that secures it to a lamp.
As one final nugget of trivia, the term "limelight" comes from the
incandescent light produced by a rod of lime bathed in a flame of oxygen and
hydrogen. At the time it was invented, limelight was the brightest source of
artificial light known. One of its first uses was for lighting theater stages, and
actors and actresses were keen to position themselves "in the limelight" so as to be
seen to their best effect.
The thin wire, or filament, inside a light bulb resists the flow of current through it.
When electricity is passed through the bulb, the filament becomes hot and glows brightly.
To prevent the filament burning away completely, the glass bulb filled with a mixture of
inert gas (usually argon and nitrogen). The filament in most light bulbs is made of
tungsten.
1. Lead-in wire
2. Glass
3. Argon gas
4. Inert gas
5. Coiled tungsten
6. Brass
7. Mica
8. Copper
9. Nitrogen
1. Large lamps –are those normally used for interior and exterior general and
task lighting. (See figure next page)
3. Photographic lamps –as the name implies, are used in photography and
projection service.
1. Mercury lamp –is an electric discharge lamp in which the major portion of
the radiation is produced by the excitation of mercury atoms.
2. Metal halide lamp –is an electric discharge lamp in which the light is
produced by the radiation from an excited mixture of a metallic vapor
(mercury) and the products of the dissociation of halides (for example,
halides of thallium, indium, sodium).
Construction
1. Gather all necessary materials for the work then secure tools, equipment
and PPE’s from the tool room.
2. On your work area, layout all the measurement of installation based on the
given work plan, use pencil to mark the location dimensions.
5. Used chalk line to make final mark of the layout of conduits, raceways,
boxes and devices. Make sure that all marks are horizontally and vertically
leveled.
7. For box type lighting fixture and surface type receptacle, mount them to the
specified measurement and locations, but for lighting materials (such as
incandescent bulb) that uses flush type receptacles, provide junction box for
the mounting of flush type receptacle.
9. Cut, bend wire ways to desired length and bends based on the job
requirements. Avoid installing nicked conduits. All ends must be free of
burrs.
11. Cut wire to the desired length. Always provide allowance (6-8” for smaller
size of wire) for future tapping or termination.
12. Strip wires in the boxes then connect them to the terminals of the
switches, breakers, and fuse clip holder. Note: All loop termination must
be turning clockwise and tighten snugly according to manufacturer’s
torque specification. Avoid excess wire termination.
Splice, joint wires in junction boxes based on the circuit design operation. Joining
or splicing of conductors inside conduits, raceways is strictly prohibited. Make
sure the wires joined have 6-8”
1. Allowances from the edge of the box to the outstripped joined end of wires.
Learning outcome:
7.1 Layout and Install Incandescent Lamp
Learning activities:
7.1.1 Installation of incandescent lamp using Rigid Non-metallic Conduit
PEC Rules on Wire Dressing and Termination (Refer to Job sheet 6.1)
Materials:
Incandescent Lamp (25 watts) - 2 set
Lamp socket - 2 pcs
Utility box - 3 pcs
Safety switch - 1 set
SPST switch - 1 pcs
Junction box - 4 pcs
Adapter with lock nuts - 15 pcs
Conduit clamps/straps - 25 pcs
1 gang plate cover - 3 pcs
Wood screws (¼ x ½) - 50 pcs
Electrical tape - 1 roll
Tools:
Philip Screw driver - 1 pc
Flat Screw driver - 1 pc
Side cutting pliers - 1 pc
Long nose pliers - 1 pc
Push pull tape rule - 1 pc
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves - 1 pair
Goggles - 1 pc
Instruction: When you are ready to perform this task, ask your teacher to observe
the procedure and rate your performance using the assessment
criteria. Strictly follow the line diagram and the teacher will
determine the distance of each circuit.
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Line diagram of two (2) incandescent lamp controlled by two (2) three –way-
switch and One (1) SPST switch using Flexible Non-metallic Conduit.
Procedure:
Refer to Job Sheet 3.1
Note: Job sheet 7.1 is no convenience outlet
Assessment Criteria
Needs
Very Good Good Fair
CRITERIA Improvement
(5) (4) (3)
(2)
1. Accuracy Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp lights Lamp does not
(25%) but flickers light
Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are Wirings are
completely neat and not secured; loose; finished
2. Quality installed and clean; the finished work is not
(25%) energized work is work is not presentable.
presentable presentable
Learning activities:
7.1.1 Answer the following questions by writing your answers on the blank before
the numbers
Learning activities:
7.1.1 Label the different types of Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit Fittings. Write
your answer on a blank & underlined space.
1. Answer___________________________________________________
2. Answer___________________________________________________
3. Answer_________________________________________________
4. Answer___________________________________________________
5. Answer________________________________________________