Electrical Basics Made Easy

Video Description

Join CaptiveAire for a professional development hour (PDH) about the basics of electricity, including discussions about how electricity is created and functions, Ohm's Law, the difference between direct and alternating currents, types of circuits and how they work, electromagnets, switches, basic safety, and more. This video is helpful for anyone who wants to learn more about electricity and how it functions. The next video in this series will provide an extensive overview of alternating current, as well as an explanation of motors and motor controls. Learn more about CaptiveAire at captiveaire.com. Link to Part 2, Alternating Current, Motors & Controls: https://youtu.be/RG3eljmqyq4 To receive PDH certification for this video, please visit CaptiveAire.com/library and click Request Access under the Professional Development section. Fill out the form on the pop up that appears and click Send. CaptiveAire will then add you to a professional development portal where you can access a certificate to confirm your training. 0:00 Introduction 1:07 Part 1 - Pushing Electrons 3:07 Atomic Level Science 8:30 A History of Electrical Discoveries 14:24 Why do lightbulbs glow? 15:33 Part 2 - Go With The Flow 15:37 Water Analogies 16:48 Ohm’s Law 17:37 Real World Measurements 20:32 Theory Into Practice 21:41 Series Circuits 24:00 Resistors 25:49 Parallel Circuits 29:49 Complex Circuits 30:32 Part 3 - Controlling Nature 30:56 Manual Switches 31:15 Schematics 31:48 Switch Poles and Throws 32:48 Magnetism Basics 33:45 Electromagnets 34:20 Permanent Magnets 36:00 Electromechanical Switches 38:03 Simple Switch Logic 39:12 Part 4 - Basic Safety 39:34 Why Wires Must be Protected 40:39 The American Wire Gauge 41:40 Circuit Protection Devices 41:48 Slow Trips 42:33 Short Circuits and Fast Trips 43:51 Ground in Electrical Devices 45:48 Bad Connections 47:50 Conclusion 48:08 The Next Video