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       CODE: 729.684-058 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): TESTER, ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY (elec. equip.; house. appl.; light. fix.)
Tests electrical units, such as lamps, coils, armatures, and commutators to determine shorts,
grounds, or efficiency of unit, using test lamp, meter, or growler: Clamps test wires to electrical
unit, screws unit into socket, or inserts lead wires into mercury tube to make contact with testing
device. Turns dials to set controls of test equipment and observes meter or test lamp which
indicates acceptability of unit. Places armature in growler and manually rotates armature under
steel strip. Listens for growling sound and watches for attraction of steel strip to armature
surface indicating short circuit. May inspect unit and remove excess solder, mica, or copper chips,
using buffing machine, pick, or brush. May demagnetize coils, using demagnetizing equipment. May
test carbon pellets with attached shunt wires to determine current flow through pellets, during
production of carbon brushes. May be designated according to unit tested as Armature Tester (elec.
equip.) II; Carbon Brushes Tester (elec. equip.); Coil Tester (elec. equip.); Commutator Tester
(elec. equip.); Electric-Switch Tester (elec. equip.); Light-Bulb Tester (elec. equip.); Resistor
Tester (elec. equip.).
GOE: 06.03.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M2 L2 SVP: 3 DLU: 88
ONET CROSSWALK: 83005A Production Inspectors, Testers, Graders, Sorters, Samplers, Weighers
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