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1:Whenperformingalockoutonanelectricalcircuit,whatmustbedonetoensuresafety?
A.Deenergizecircuit,tagtheswitch,thenlockit.
B.Deenergizecircuit,tagtheswitch,theninformsupervisor.
C.Tagtheswitch,lockit,theninformsupervisor.
D.Removethefuse,thentagtheswitch.

2:Whatisrequiredforpersonneltoworkonasitewherechemicalsareinuse?
A.WHMISqualificationandavailabilityofSDSinformation.
B.Authorizationbytheforemanandtheuseofabreathingapparatus.
C.AuthorizationbyamedicalofficerandavailabilityofSDSinformation.
D.Firstaidcertificationandtheuseofabreathingapparatus.

3:WhatistherequiredsizeoftheRW90copperconductorssupplying10kVA,25kVAand37.5kVAsinglephasetransformersoperatedin
parallelat600Vprimary?
A.No.1AWG
B.No.2AWG
C.No.3AWG
D.No.4AWG

4:Whichsizeofcopperconductorisrequiredtolimitvoltagedropto2%wherepotentialis120V,currentis10Aandtheonewaydistance
fromthedistributionpointis25m?
A.No.6AWG
B.No.8AWG
C.No.10AWG
D.No.12AWG

5:5.WhatisthemaximumnumberofNo.12AWGconductorspermittedina11/2in.4in.standardoctagonalbox?
A.6
B.8
C.10
D.12

6:Inwhichcircuitconductormustswitchesforlightingbeconnected?
A.Unfused.
B.Identified.
C.Grounded.
D.Ungrounded.

7:Whatisthemaximumratingofovercurrentdevicesusedtoprotectincandescentmogulbaselampholdersinadwellingunit?
A.15A
B.20A
C.40A
D.60A

8:Wherearetheoverloadrelaysforasize1magneticstarterphysicallyplaced?
A.Atthecontactor.
B.Atthestarterstation.
C.Atthemotor.
D.Atthedistributionpanel.

9:Whereelectricmotorcontrollersaresuppliedbytwoormoredifferentsourcesofvoltage,whatprecautionmustbetaken?
A.Useaseparatemeansofdisconnectforeachsourceofungroundedconductors.
B.Useasinglemeansofdisconnecttoisolateallungroundedconductors.
C.Useasinglemeansofdisconnecttoisolateallgroundedandungroundedconductors.
D.Useaseparatemeansofdisconnectforeachsourceofallgroundedandungroundedconductors.

10:Whatistheminimumheightforthepointofattachmentofservicesupplyconductorsacrossanalleyway?

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A.3.5m
B.4.0m
C.5.0m
D.5.5m

11:Whichthreephasesystemrequiresthatthethreewattmetermethodbeusedtomeasurepower?
A.Balanceddeltaconnectedsystem.
B.Threewirebalancedwyeconnectedsystem.
C.Fourwireunbalancedsystem.
D.Fourwirebalancedwyeconnectedsystem.

12:Howoftenisthegroundfaultcircuitinterruptertested?
A.Onceayear.
B.Onceamonth.
C.Onceaweek.
D.Onceaday.

13:Whatistheallowedampacityofeachconductorwhen6copperconductorswithanampacityof200Aeachareinstalledinasingle
raceway?
A.120A
B.140A
C.160A
D.200A

14:Whatwillresultifcorrectpolaritywasnotobservedduringtheinstallationofasignalingdeviceinafirealarmsystem?
A.Ageneralalarmwillsound.
B.Atroublesignalwillsound.
C.Thebatterieswilldischarge.
D.Thesignalingdeviceswillnotoperate.

15:Inadataprocessingroomcontainingraisedfloorsofconductivematerial,whatistheminimumsizeofbondingconductor?
A.No.6AWG
B.No.8AWG
C.No.10AWG
D.No.12AWG

16:16.Whatisthecircuitvoltageandtotalamperehourcapacityofastandbybatteryconsistingof2parallelconnectedsetsof6Vlead
calciumcellsconnectedinseries,witheachcellrated100Ah?
A.7.2V/600Ah
B.12V/100Ah
C.12V/200Ah
D.12V/600Ah

17:Whichtypeofmotorcontroldevicewouldprovidelowvoltagerelease?
A.A2wirecontroldevicewithswitchconnectedinserieswiththecoil.
B.A2wirecontroldevicewithswitchconnectedinparallelwiththecoil.
C.A3wirecontroldevicewithswitchconnectedinserieswiththeholdingcontacts.
D.A3wirecontroldevicewithswitchconnectedinparallelwiththeholdingcontacts.

18:Whathappenswhenasinglephasemotorwithinternaloverloadprotectionhasashortedrunwinding?
A.Themotorhumsanddoesnotstart.
B.Thereisvoltagetothemotorbutthemotordoesnotstart.
C.Themotorcyclesontheoverloadrelay.
D.Thereisnovoltagetothemotor.

Datemodified:
20140718

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