Are You a Wiring Wizard or an Electrical Know-Nothing?
Written by Elizabeth T
Last updated · 8 min play time
No modern house can function without electricity, but you could be in for a real shock if you try to fiddle with your home's wiring without some serious know-how. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of basic home wiring and electrical DIY.
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28 answered correct out of 30 questions, ain’t to bad! A was my grade.
I missed 2, 28 out of 30 I passed A
Not an electrician but I should've done better than 87%. Guess I have reading to do.
Educational
A lot of these questions have multiple answers. I am a licensed plumber with 50 years of experience, also I have done lots of electrical work as that is required in plumbing work and a lot of those answers have multiple answers.
26 out of 30 that dimmer switch ? Humm.
@Jrdillon..An interesting option, in the right circumstances..
30/30..BANG!
Got 26 out of 30.
Lick it and see if you can tell the difference, haha..
The Author should check with a professional Expert for the answers, at least two of the question answers are 75% wrong.
Pulse width modulation is what's used: it takes advantage of the fact that our eyes can't tell the difference between a light that's permanently on, and one that's pulsing on and off at high frequency
Dimmer switch answer is wrong.
100% no formal training
@dirtrider129...I agree... electrician for 35yrs...?
Hvac Supervisor...got 25/30... im happy with that
29 out of 30. I dont know about that dimmer switch answer, I dont quite believe that.
The question that tripped me was the type of three conductor plug. I wasn't sure it it was a " A " type or " B " type, so I used a lifeline. I polled the audience and over 60% the audience selected " A ". So that what I did. Wrong! It's a " B " plug.
21 out of 30 not bad for a welder not electrician
22/30. Not bad for an electrical engineering hating mechanical engineer not based in the USA! PS - America. You really need to sort your cable colour convention out! ;-)