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Apprentice ||\\||\\ Lineman ||\\||\\ General ||\\||\\
Knowledge ||\\||\\ exam ||\\||\\ with ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers
What ||\\||\\ year ||\\||\\ was ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\ IBEW ||\\||\\ formed, ||\\||\\ and ||\\||\\ who ||\\||\\ was ||\\||\\
its ||\\||\\ President? ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔1890, ||\\||\\ Henry ||\\||\\
Miller
What ||\\||\\ should ||\\||\\ be ||\\||\\ checked ||\\||\\ for ||\\||\\ when ||\\||\\ examining ||\\||\\ as ||\\||\\
injured ||\\||\\ person? ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔1. ||\\||\\
Breathing
2. ||\\||\\ Pulse
3. ||\\||\\ Head ||\\||\\ Injury
4. ||\\||\\ Paralysis ||\\||\\ on ||\\||\\ one ||\\||\\ side ||\\||\\ of ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\ face
5. ||\\||\\ Laryngectomee
6. ||\\||\\ Stains ||\\||\\ and ||\\||\\ burns ||\\||\\ on ||\\||\\ or ||\\||\\ around ||\\||\\ mouth
What ||\\||\\ is ||\\||\\ shock? ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔A ||\\||\\
depressed ||\\||\\ state ||\\||\\ of ||\\||\\ all ||\\||\\ body ||\\||\\ functions ||\\||\\ due ||\\||\\ to ||\\||\\
failure ||\\||\\ of ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\ circulatory ||\\||\\ system.
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Apprentice||\||\ Lineman||\||\ General||\||\

Knowledge||\||\ exam||\||\ with||\||\ correct||\||\ answers

What||\||\ year||\||\ was||\||\ the||\||\ IBEW||\||\ formed,||\||\ and||\||\ who||\||\ was||\||\ its||\||\ President?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1890,||\||\ Henry||\||\ Miller What||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ checked||\||\ for||\||\ when||\||\ examining||\||\ as||\||\ injured||\||\ person?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Breathing 2.||\||\ Pulse 3.||\||\ Head||\||\ Injury 4.||\||\ Paralysis||\||\ on||\||\ one||\||\ side||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ face 5.||\||\ Laryngectomee 6.||\||\ Stains||\||\ and||\||\ burns||\||\ on||\||\ or||\||\ around||\||\ mouth What||\||\ is||\||\ shock?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ depressed||\||\ state||\||\ of||\||\ all||\||\ body||\||\ functions||\||\ due||\||\ to||\||\ failure||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ circulatory||\||\ system.

What||\||\ are||\||\ some||\||\ signs||\||\ of||\||\ shock?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers ||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Increased||\||\ shallow||\||\ breathing 2.||\||\ Cold||\||\ clammy||\||\ skin 3.||\||\ Low||\||\ body||\||\ temperature How||\||\ should||\||\ shock||\||\ be||\||\ treated?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Maintain||\||\ normal||\||\ body||\||\ temperature 2.||\||\ Ensure||\||\ adequate||\||\ oxygen||\||\ supply 3.||\||\ Keep||\||\ warm 4.||\||\ Control||\||\ bleeding||\||\ if||\||\ necessary||\||\ lie||\||\ down||\||\ with||\||\ head||\||\ lower||\||\ than||\||\ feet 5.||\||\ Do||\||\ not||\||\ move||\||\ unless||\||\ necessary What||\||\ are||\||\ ways||\||\ to||\||\ control||\||\ bleeding?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Direct||\||\ pressure||\||\ on||\||\ pressure||\||\ point||\||\ and||\||\ in||\||\ extreme||\||\ cases||\||\ tourniquet.

3.||\||\ Circumference||\||\ 6'||\||\ from||\||\ the||\||\ bottom||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ pole The||\||\ denominator||\||\ of||\||\ an||\||\ improper||\||\ fraction||\||\ is||\||\ __________||\||\ than||\||\ the||\||\ numerator.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔smaller What||\||\ materials||\||\ do||\||\ electrons||\||\ travel||\||\ freely||\||\ through?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔conductors If||\||\ few||\||\ electrons||\||\ travel||\||\ freely||\||\ through||\||\ a||\||\ material,||\||\ that||\||\ material||\||\ is||\||\ said||\||\ to||\||\ be||\||\ an||\||\ _________.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔insulator Is||\||\ there||\||\ such||\||\ a||\||\ thing||\||\ as||\||\ a||\||\ perfect||\||\ insulator?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔no The||\||\ opposition||\||\ to||\||\ current||\||\ flow||\||\ through||\||\ a||\||\ material||\||\ is||\||\ called?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔resistance

What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ measurement||\||\ of||\||\ resistance?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Ohm What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ resistance||\||\ of||\||\ 1000 ||\||\ feet||\||\ of||\||\ #10||\||\ copper?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 1 ||\||\ Ohm What||\||\ is||\||\ electric||\||\ current?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ definite||\||\ drift||\||\ of||\||\ electrons||\||\ from||\||\ a||\||\ point||\||\ of||\||\ negative||\||\ potential||\||\ to||\||\ a||\||\ point||\||\ of||\||\ positive||\||\ potential. The||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ measurement||\||\ of||\||\ electromotive||\||\ force||\||\ is||\||\ the:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Volt The||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ current||\||\ flow||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Ampere In||\||\ a||\||\ circuit||\||\ the||\||\ current||\||\ is||\||\ __________||\||\ proportional||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ voltage||\||\ and||\||\ __________||\||\ proportional||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ resistance.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔directly,||\||\ inversely

How||\||\ many||\||\ watts||\||\ are||\||\ in||\||\ one||\||\ horsepower?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 746 One||\||\ watt||\||\ equals||\||\ __________||\||\ horsepower?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔. 1/ What||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ watts||\||\ definition?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ power||\||\ used||\||\ when||\||\ one||\||\ amp||\||\ flows||\||\ with||\||\ one||\||\ volt. What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ speed||\||\ of||\||\ light?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔186,000||\||\ miles||\||\ per||\||\ second What||\||\ NECA||\||\ district||\||\ covers||\||\ outside||\||\ work||\||\ exclusively?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Tenth||\||\ District

What||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ guy?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ brace||\||\ or||\||\ cable||\||\ fastened||\||\ to||\||\ strengthen||\||\ a||\||\ pole||\||\ and||\||\ to||\||\ keep||\||\ it||\||\ in||\||\ position. Aluminum||\||\ has||\||\ what||\||\ conductivity,||\||\ tensile||\||\ strength,||\||\ and||\||\ weight||\||\ of||\||\ copper?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔60%,||\||\ 45%,||\||\ 33% One||\||\ mill||\||\ is||\||\ equal||\||\ to||\||\ __________||\||\ of||\||\ an||\||\ inch?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1/ How||\||\ do||\||\ you||\||\ find||\||\ the||\||\ circular||\||\ mil||\||\ cross||\||\ section||\||\ area||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ wire?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Square||\||\ the||\||\ diameter||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ wire||\||\ in||\||\ mills. What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ mathematical||\||\ expression||\||\ for||\||\ series||\||\ resistance?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Rt||\||\ =||\||\ R₁||\||\ +||\||\ R₂||\||\ +||\||\ R₃||\||\ +||\||\ R₄... A||\||\ circuit||\||\ having||\||\ only||\||\ one||\||\ current||\||\ path||\||\ is||\||\ called||\||\ a||\||\ __________||\||\ circuit?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔series

What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ formula||\||\ for||\||\ total||\||\ current||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ parallel||\||\ circuit?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔It||\||\ =||\||\ I₁||\||\ +||\||\ I₂||\||\ +||\||\ I₃||\||\ +||\||\ I₄... What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ formula||\||\ to||\||\ find||\||\ total||\||\ power||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ parallel||\||\ circuit?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Pt||\||\ =||\||\ P₁||\||\ +||\||\ P₂||\||\ +||\||\ P₃||\||\ +||\||\ P₄... What||\||\ is||\||\ produced||\||\ when||\||\ a||\||\ conductor||\||\ is||\||\ moved||\||\ through||\||\ magnetic||\||\ lines||\||\ of||\||\ force?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔an||\||\ EMF||\||\ is||\||\ induced A||\||\ device||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ convert||\||\ AC||\||\ power||\||\ from||\||\ one||\||\ combination||\||\ of||\||\ voltage||\||\ and||\||\ current||\||\ to||\||\ another||\||\ is ||\||\ called||\||\ a||\||\ __________||\||\ ?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔transformer The||\||\ sheet||\||\ iron||\||\ core||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ forms||\||\ a||\||\ closed:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔magnetic||\||\ circuit

How||\||\ are||\||\ the||\||\ primary||\||\ and||\||\ secondary||\||\ windings||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ coupled?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔magnetically What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ formula||\||\ for||\||\ number||\||\ of||\||\ windings||\||\ to||\||\ voltage?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔voltage||\||\ primary/voltage||\||\ secondary||\||\ =||\||\ number||\||\ of||\||\ turns||\||\ primary/number||\||\ of||\||\ turns||\||\ secondary What||\||\ destroys||\||\ transformers||\||\ in||\||\ an||\||\ overload||\||\ situation?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔heat The||\||\ purpose||\||\ of||\||\ oil||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔cool||\||\ and||\||\ insulate||\||\ the||\||\ coils What||\||\ keeps||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ from||\||\ acting||\||\ as||\||\ a||\||\ short||\||\ circuit?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Counter||\||\ voltage||\||\ (aka:||\||\ back||\||\ voltage,||\||\ CEMF)

Where:||\||\ R||\||\ =||\||\ resistance ||\||\ K||\||\ =||\||\ specific||\||\ resistance ||\||\ L||\||\ =||\||\ length||\||\ of||\||\ wire||\||\ in||\||\ feet ||\||\ A||\||\ =||\||\ circular||\||\ mil||\||\ area What||\||\ are||\||\ the||\||\ specific||\||\ resistance's||\||\ of||\||\ copper||\||\ and||\||\ aluminum?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Copper||\||\ (Cu)||\||\

Aluminum||\||\ (Al)||\||\ 17. *||\||\ 10.4/17||\||\ =||\||\ .6118||\||\ ...approx.||\||\ 60%||\||\ conductivity||\||\ of||\||\ Cu What||\||\ is||\||\ specific||\||\ resistivity?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ resistance||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ wire||\||\ one||\||\ mil||\||\ in||\||\ diameter||\||\ one||\||\ foot||\||\ long. A||\||\ generator||\||\ with||\||\ only||\||\ two||\||\ slip||\||\ rings||\||\ is||\||\ know||\||\ as||\||\ a:||\||\

  • ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ single||\||\ phase||\||\ generator||\||\ (alternating||\||\ current).

A||\||\ generator||\||\ equipped||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ commutator||\||\ delivers||\||\ __________||\||\ current.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔direct What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ equivalent||\||\ resistance||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ magnetic||\||\ circuit?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔reluctance What||\||\ term||\||\ represents||\||\ the||\||\ amount||\||\ of||\||\ current||\||\ multiplied||\||\ by||\||\ the||\||\ specific||\||\ coil?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Ampere-turns Name||\||\ three||\||\ methods||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ cool||\||\ transformers?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Oil 2.||\||\ Air 3.||\||\ Water How||\||\ many||\||\ hertz||\||\ are||\||\ used||\||\ in||\||\ AC||\||\ in||\||\ the||\||\ United||\||\ States?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 60 ||\||\ Hz

Primary||\||\ metering||\||\ requires||\||\ both||\||\ __________||\||\ transformers||\||\ and||\||\ __________||\||\ transformers.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔potential,||\||\ current Current||\||\ transformers||\||\ are||\||\ connected||\||\ in||\||\ __________||\||\ with||\||\ the||\||\ load.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔series In||\||\ a||\||\ large-sized||\||\ generator||\||\ which||\||\ conductors||\||\ spin||\||\ and||\||\ which||\||\ remain||\||\ stationary?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ armature||\||\ conductors||\||\ are||\||\ stationary||\||\ and||\||\ the||\||\ poles||\||\ revolve. What||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ done||\||\ to||\||\ rubber||\||\ gloves||\||\ each||\||\ time ||\||\ they||\||\ are||\||\ used?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Visually||\||\ inspected,||\||\ air||\||\ tested,||\||\ check||\||\ for||\||\ proper||\||\ voltage||\||\ (dielectric||\||\ strength),||\||\ check||\||\ for||\||\ ozone||\||\ cutting||\||\ and||\||\ mechanical||\||\ damage.

What||\||\ current||\||\ are||\||\ constant||\||\ current||\||\ transformers||\||\ usually||\||\ fixed||\||\ at?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔6.6||\||\ amps Which||\||\ winding||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ constant||\||\ current||\||\ transformer||\||\ is||\||\ moveable,||\||\ primary||\||\ or||\||\ secondary?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔secondary What||\||\ moves||\||\ the||\||\ windings||\||\ apart||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ constant||\||\ current||\||\ transformer?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔magnetic||\||\ repulsion What||\||\ type||\||\ of||\||\ series||\||\ street||\||\ light||\||\ circuit||\||\ uses||\||\ only||\||\ one||\||\ wire?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔open||\||\ loop Why||\||\ is||\||\ filler||\||\ paste||\||\ injected||\||\ into||\||\ the||\||\ sleeve?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔To||\||\ prevent||\||\ oxidation||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ splice. Name||\||\ four||\||\ ways||\||\ that||\||\ electric||\||\ shock||\||\ may||\||\ effect||\||\ the||\||\ human||\||\ body?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Asphyxia

__________||\||\ percent||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ resistance||\||\ surrounding ||\||\ an||\||\ electrode||\||\ is||\||\ within||\||\ a||\||\ radius||\||\ of||\||\ 6'||\||\ to||\||\ 10'||\||\ from||\||\ an||\||\ electrode.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 90 Ground||\||\ rods||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ long||\||\ enough||\||\ to||\||\ reach||\||\ __________||\||\ moisture||\||\ level||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ soil?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔permanent Codes||\||\ require||\||\ that||\||\ the||\||\ resistance||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ driven||\||\ ground||\||\ shall||\||\ not||\||\ exceed||\||\ __________||\||\ ohms.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 25 Grounds||\||\ for||\||\ lightning||\||\ arrestors||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ __________||\||\ than||\||\ 25 ||\||\ ohms.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔less What||\||\ are||\||\ the||\||\ two||\||\ types||\||\ of||\||\ counterpoise||\||\ grounding?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Continuos||\||\ (parallel) 2.||\||\ Crowfoot||\||\ (radial)

List||\||\ two||\||\ methods||\||\ to||\||\ test||\||\ that||\||\ the||\||\ line||\||\ is||\||\ dead||\||\ before||\||\ installing||\||\ protective||\||\ grounds?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Rated||\||\ and||\||\ calibrated||\||\ high||\||\ voltage||\||\ volt||\||\ meter 2.||\||\ Fuzzing:||\||\ not||\||\ an||\||\ accepted||\||\ safe||\||\ method,||\||\ you||\||\ may||\||\ not||\||\ see||\||\ or||\||\ hear||\||\ much||\||\ of||\||\ anything||\||\ on||\||\ lower||\||\ voltage||\||\ primary||\||\ systems,||\||\ especially||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ windy||\||\ day||\||\ or||\||\ at||\||\ a||\||\ noisy||\||\ location.||\||\ These||\||\ lower||\||\ primary||\||\ voltages||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ difficult||\||\ to||\||\ read||\||\ on||\||\ certain||\||\ meters||\||\ even...causing||\||\ many||\||\ linemen||\||\ to||\||\ bump||\||\ the||\||\ phase||\||\ with||\||\ the||\||\ ground||\||\ before||\||\ coming||\||\ on||\||\ hard||\||\ with||\||\ the||\||\ head/bill||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ ground.||\||\ Just||\||\ in||\||\ case ||\||\ a||\||\ mistake||\||\ was||\||\ made,||\||\ you||\||\ could||\||\ pull||\||\ away||\||\ easier. What||\||\ does||\||\ a||\||\ good||\||\ ground||\||\ require?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.||\||\ Low||\||\ resistance||\||\ path||\||\ to||\||\ ground 2.||\||\ Clean||\||\ tight||\||\ connections||\||\ made||\||\ at||\||\ proper||\||\ points