LearnElectricals · Course 1

Electrical Basics for Beginners

If you have never held a tester screwdriver, start here. You will understand how electricity works: voltage and current, conductors and insulators, series and parallel, and power and the electricity bill. Then you pick up the multimeter and use it to measure the socket, the water heater and the motor, wire a lamp, a socket and a two-way switch yourself, and track down home faults. Every lesson has a simple explanation, interactive experiments, practical examples and questions.

13 lessons · interactive experiments · final exam and certificateCompletion certificate
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How to study here

  1. Read the explanation: one idea per part, in plain words
  2. Try it yourself: move, tap, measure and wire
  3. Look at the examples from the home and the workshop
  4. Answer the questions so the lesson is ticked off

The lessons in order, each one builds on the last

After this course: this course comes before the classic control course. When you finish it you are ready for contactors, relays and motors in the classic control course →

Course Completion Certificate

Wire colours follow IEC 60445 and protection follows IEC 60364. The tables are approximate, for typical installations; your local wiring code is the reference. Electricity is dangerous: switch off the power before any work, and test appliances while they are disconnected, except when measuring voltage and current. Your progress is saved on this device only.
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