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L.E.D. Signs & Electricity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many volts come out of standard United States wall outlet?
a)
110/120v
b)
220/240v
c)
5v
d)
12v
2.

How many volts SHOULD your phone charger/wall adapter/"cube" output?

a)

110/120v

b)

220/240v

c)

5v/9v

d)

12v

3.
How can you find out how many volts a charger/wall adapter puts out?
a)
Use a multimeter.
b)
Call NYSEG.
c)
Read the label on it
4.
What does L.E.D. stand for?
a)
Light Emitting Diode
b)
Light Expelling Diode
c)
Light Emitting Device
d)
Light Emission Diode
5.
How many volts do our L.E.D.s run on?
a)
110/120v
b)
220/240v
c)
5v
d)
2 - 3.2v
6.
Which L.E.D. leg is negative?
a)
Long
b)
Short
c)
Middle
d)
Bottom
7.
What's a second way to check for negative?
a)
Round Edge
b)
Lens
c)
Flat Edge
d)
Semiconductor
8.
What does a resistor do?
a)
Increase voltage
b)
Drop/reduce voltage
c)
Cancel resistance
d)
Monitor voltage
9.
Where does the resistor go for our project?
a)
Positive leg
b)
Copper wire
c)
Negative leg
10.
What type of cable does our L.E.D. sign use?
a)
USB
b)
HDMI
c)
RCA
d)
VGA
11.
What is solder?
a)
Glue
b)
A soft, low melting metal used to create strong bonds.
c)
A hot iron used to melt solder.
d)
An electrical component cleaner used to make solid bonds.
12.
Solder flows to _______.
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Connections
d)
Resistors
13.
Black wire is _________.
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Uninsulated
d)
Ground
14.
Red wire is _________.
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Uninsulated
d)
Ground
15.

What's a Soldering Iron?

a)

Used to weld metal.

b)

Used to heat connections and melt solder.

c)

Used to hot glue electrical connections together.

d)

Used to style hair.

16.

Which of the following IS NOT a "BIG 3" safety rule?

a)

Always wear safety glasses.

b)

Always place iron back in holder.

c)

Always wear heat resistant gloves.

d)

Only touch the red handle.

17.

Approximately how many seconds should you wait to heat up a connection before trying applying solder?

a)

10-20 seconds

b)

1-2 seconds

c)

5-7 seconds

d)

3-5 seconds

18.

What do our signs plug into?

a)

Walls/Outlets

b)

USB Ports

c)

HDMI Ports

d)

Drains

19.

What is the main purpose of the soldering iron?

a)

Dispenses the solder.

b)

Provides the electricity.

c)

Heat!

d)

Burn things.

20.

Why do we need to use solder? Why not glue/tape?

a)

Strong, conductive bonds.

b)

It's more safe.

c)

It's metal.

d)

Flows to heat.

21.

What's the 1st thing you should do when you're ready to safely solder something?

a)

Heat it up.

b)

Add fresh solder/ solder bubble.

c)

Wait 3-5 seconds.

d)

Try to add solder to the cold connection.

22.

Resistors have a positive and negative wire.

a)

FALSE.

b)

TRUE.

23.

What shuld you do when you're done soldering a connection?

a)

Wait 3-5 seconds.

b)

Add another solder bubble.

c)

Clean the soldering iron.

d)

Leave it on the table.