Oregon Tattoo Exam Questions With 100%
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a-bar
abbreviation for armature bar
aligned
armature bar and rear coil should be ____________
more leverage
an a-bar extending past rear coil creates _________
1.5-1.625
usually a longer armature bar is a range from _.___ to _.____
plain steel, no chrome
armature bars should be _________ ________, _____ ____________
.010-.012
when a-bar is flat on coil, rear coil has between .___-.___
dust, lint, debris, hitting at an angle
what can cause a rattle or deflection of a-bar? (4 things)
run hot
coils with too much core showing tend to ____ _____
buzz or rattle
do not allow the front spring to hang over the rear of the armature bar because it can create a ______
or ___________
contact screws
there should be no sharp edges on __________ _______, should be rounded and very smooth
faster
a short front spring will be _________
rockwell scale
all metals are measured on the _________ _______
48-51
best on the scale for spring stock is ___-___
alcohol
,can be used to clean your contact area and screws and spring
rattle
thin, cheap binding posts cause ________
leverage
_____________ is a key factor when it comes to a-bar choice
100
copper is ___% conductive
copper and zinc
brass is a mixture of
6-32, 8-32
some machines have _-__ threaded machine screws and some have _-__
thicker binding posts
_________ __________ ______ help dampen vibrations
shorter
is a shorter or longer front spring better on a liner?
shoulder washers
screw insulators commonly known as __________ __________ , most common are made of fiber and
plastic
true
a longer A-Bar has more leverage, true or false?
electrical contact to contact screw
purpose of the binding post
rubber grommets
dampener or rubber grommets better?
hot
never use brass screws or any other non-ferrous screws for the coil screws can cause the coils to get
___
soldering lugs
______________ ____ are soldered at the ends of the coil wires and capacitor wires, with a 5/16"
tube vise
, liners
tattoo machine capacitors have 22 MFD for ________
shaders
tattoo machine capacitors have 47 MFD for _________
faster
the lower the MFD rating the ________ the machine will run
frame
which parts job is to simply "hold" the circuits in place
3
how many circuits when you look at the machine unit?
12
most machines run well under __ volts
25
how many volts for 47 MFD?
coils
the "heart and brains" of the tattoo machine
5/16, 3/8
standard coils are 1.25 inches tall and vary in diameter but most common are _/__ and _/_
coils
if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason check the _____
skin scribe
a special marker for drawing on skin freehand
capacitor
a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by
an insulator.
coils
when power is delivered to these an electromagnetic field is created. the field draws down the metal
armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo needles down, out of your tube and into your
clients skin
contact screw
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a-bar
abbreviation for armature bar
aligned
armature bar and rear coil should be ____________
more leverage
an a-bar extending past rear coil creates _________
1.5-1.625
usually a longer armature bar is a range from _.___ to _.____
plain steel, no chrome
armature bars should be _________ ________, _____ ____________
.010-.012
when a-bar is flat on coil, rear coil has between .___-.___
dust, lint, debris, hitting at an angle
what can cause a rattle or deflection of a-bar? (4 things)
run hot
coils with too much core showing tend to ____ _____
buzz or rattle
do not allow the front spring to hang over the rear of the armature bar because it can create a ______
or ___________
contact screws
there should be no sharp edges on __________ _______, should be rounded and very smooth
faster
a short front spring will be _________
rockwell scale
all metals are measured on the _________ _______
48-51
best on the scale for spring stock is ___-___
alcohol
,can be used to clean your contact area and screws and spring
rattle
thin, cheap binding posts cause ________
leverage
_____________ is a key factor when it comes to a-bar choice
100
copper is ___% conductive
copper and zinc
brass is a mixture of
6-32, 8-32
some machines have _-__ threaded machine screws and some have _-__
thicker binding posts
_________ __________ ______ help dampen vibrations
shorter
is a shorter or longer front spring better on a liner?
shoulder washers
screw insulators commonly known as __________ __________ , most common are made of fiber and
plastic
true
a longer A-Bar has more leverage, true or false?
electrical contact to contact screw
purpose of the binding post
rubber grommets
dampener or rubber grommets better?
hot
never use brass screws or any other non-ferrous screws for the coil screws can cause the coils to get
___
soldering lugs
______________ ____ are soldered at the ends of the coil wires and capacitor wires, with a 5/16"
tube vise
, liners
tattoo machine capacitors have 22 MFD for ________
shaders
tattoo machine capacitors have 47 MFD for _________
faster
the lower the MFD rating the ________ the machine will run
frame
which parts job is to simply "hold" the circuits in place
3
how many circuits when you look at the machine unit?
12
most machines run well under __ volts
25
how many volts for 47 MFD?
coils
the "heart and brains" of the tattoo machine
5/16, 3/8
standard coils are 1.25 inches tall and vary in diameter but most common are _/__ and _/_
coils
if you have a noisy machine and can't find a reason check the _____
skin scribe
a special marker for drawing on skin freehand
capacitor
a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by
an insulator.
coils
when power is delivered to these an electromagnetic field is created. the field draws down the metal
armature bar, hovering above these forcing the tattoo needles down, out of your tube and into your
clients skin
contact screw
