Let’s Review the Basics

For newer technicians, electrical terminology can become overwhelming quickly.

A simple place to start is:

Voltage is the push.

Current is the flow.

Resistance opposes the flow.

Power is the work being done.

These ideas show up in almost every electrical system you will work on.

A motor drawing too much current, a loose connection creating heat, or a breaker operating can often be better understood by going back to these fundamentals.

Which of these concepts took you the longest to understand?