PERFORMING MENSURATION AND

CALCULATION
• Amperage (Amps) • - a unit of
measurement of
electrical current flow
• Ampere • - a unit of measurement
which describes the
amount of electric
current passing a
certain point at a
particular time
• Centimeter • - hundredth of a
meter
• Inch • - a portion of a foot,
which is an English
unit of linear
measurement
• Megger • - an instrument used to
measure the insulation
resistance of conductors
or wire. It gives
measurement in ohms
or meg-ohms
• Millimeter • - one-thousandth of
a meter
• Multi-tester • - an electrical measuring
instrument used to measure the
voltage, the resistance or the
current of a circuit. It is connected
either through parallel or series
with the circuit depending on what
to measure
•Ohm • - the unit of measurement used to
express resistance
• Ohmmeter • - an instrument used to
measure resistance in ohms
• Volt • - a unit of measurement of
electrical pressure or voltage
• Voltmeter • an instrument specially
designed for measuring
voltage
• Wire Gauge • - used to measure the
diameter of magnetic wire
SELECT MEASURING TOOLS AND
INSTRUMENTS
 MEASURING TOOLS AND
INSTRUMENTS
• is the process or the result of
• Measurement determining the ratio of a physical
quantity, such as a length, time,
temperature, etc., to a unit of
measurement, such as the meter,
second or degree Celsius.
• The science of measurement is called
metrology.
• The English word measurement originates
from the Latin mēnsūra and the verbmetiri
through the Middle French mesure.
 DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEASURING
TOOLS AND PRECISION MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
• Measuring tool/instrument • Description

• is a pocket size tool

used to test the line
wire or circuit if there
is current in it.

• Test Light
 • is used to measure the
diameter of
wires/conductors in
circular mils. It can
measure small and big
• Micrometer sizes of wires and
cables.
 • is used in determining the
size of wires/conductors.
The gauge ranges from 0
to 60 awg ( American wire
gauge).

• Wire Gauge
 • is a measuring tool used to measure length,
width and thickness of short flat object and
in sketching straight lines
• *A ruler/rule is a tool used in, for
example, geometry, technical
drawing, engineering, and carpentry,
to measure lengths or distances or to
draw straight lines. Strictly speaking,
the ruler is the instrument used to
rule straight lines and the calibrated
instrument used for determining
length called a measure. However,
common usage calls both instruments
• Ruler/foot rule rulers and the special name straight
edge is used for an unmarked rule
 • is a measuring tool
used to measure the
length of an object in
centimeter and
inches

• Pull-Push Rule
 • is an instrument used to measure
the amount of electrical current
intensity in a circuit. The unit of
measure is ampere (a). It is
connected along or series to the
circuit.
• Ammeter
 • is an instrument used to
measure electrical
pressure or voltage of a
circuit. The unit of
measure is volt (v). This is
connected across or
• Voltmeter parallel to the circuit.
 • is also called tong-tester. It
is used to measure current
flowing in a conductor. It is
clamped or hanged in a
conductor.

• Clamp Ammeter
 • otherwise called as Multi-
tester; is used to measure the
voltage, resistance and current
of a circuit. It is connected in
parallel or series with the circuit
depending on what to
measure.

• Volt-Ohmmeter (VOM)
 TEXT TWIST:

• A. Directions: Inside Box A are jumbled letters. Arrange

the letters to form words pertaining to electrical
measuring tools and instruments. Then write the words
inside Box B.
• Box A • Box B

• 1. GEWIGREAU • 1.
• 2. MVLTETEOR • 2.
• 3. AACMPLMMTREE • 3.
• 4. RPPULLUSHULE- • 4.
 B. DIRECTIONS: DESCRIBE AT LEAST TWO
OF YOUR ANSWER IN ACTIVITY A.
• 1.________________________________________ • 2.________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
__________________________________________ __________________________________________
___________________________ ____________________________________
 HOW DO YOU APPLY WHAT YOU
HAVE LEARNED?
• Directions: Using a pull-push rule measure
the length, width, and thickness/height of
teacher’s table and blackboard . Write your
answer inside the corresponding box.(refer to
pp. 55)