Fig. 1: Elecrtr-1911-Front
Fig. 2: Elecrtr-1911-Reverse
Fig. 3: Elecrtr-1911-Magnified
Item Name: Electricity
Item ID: Elecrtr-1911
Collector Rating: 10
Additional Info:
Earned By: J. R. Simons, Utica, N. Y.;
Requirements June 1911 until August 1911
A scout must be able to illustrate the experiment by which the laws of electrical attraction and repulsion are shown.
Name three uses of the direct current. How does it differ from the alternating current?
Must have a knowledge of method of rescue and resuscitation of person insensible from shock.
Be able to make simple electro-magnet; have an elementary knowledge of action of simple battery cells, and the working of electric bells and telephone.
Understand and be able to remedy fused wire, and to repair broken electric connections.
Construct a machine to make static electricity or a wireless apparatus.
RequirementsAugust 1911 until October 1914
1. Illustrate the experiment by which the laws of electrical attraction and repulsion are shown.
2. Name three uses of the direct current, and tell how it differs from the alternating current.
3. Make a simple electro-magnet.
4. Have an elementary knowledge of the action of simple battery cells and of the working of electric bells and telephones.
5. Be able to remedy fused wire, and to repair broken electric connections.
6. Construct a machine to make static electricity or a wireless apparatus.
7. Have a knowledge of the method of resuscitation and rescue of a person insensible from shock.
Requirements October 1914 until March 1927.
1. Illustrate the experiment by which the laws of electrical attraction and repulsion are shown.
2. Understand the difference between a direct and an alternating current, and show uses to which each is adapted. Give a method of determining which kind flows in a given circuit.
3. Make a simple electro-magnet.
4. Have an elementary knowledge of the construction of simple battery cells, and of the working of electric bells and telephones.
5. Be able to replace fuses and to properly slice, solder, and tape rubber-covered wires.
6. Demonstrate how to rescue a person in contact with a live electrical wire, and have a knowledge of the method of resuscitation of a person insensible from shock.