Electrical Troubleshooting Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to electrical troubleshooting, focusing on motor control circuits, wiring diagrams, and electrical schematics. It covers topics such as identifying circuit components, understanding electrical symbols, and diagnosing common electrical failures. The questions address practical aspects of electrical maintenance and repair, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals in electrical engineering. Insights into troubleshooting techniques, electrical safety, and the interpretation of electrical diagrams, enhancing problem-solving skills in electrical systems. This resource is designed to test and reinforce knowledge of electrical troubleshooting principles, offering a comprehensive review of key concepts and best practices in the field. It serves as a practical guide for diagnosing and resolving electrical issues in various applications, from motor control to lighting systems.

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Developing |\Electrical |\Troubleshooting |\TPC |\
EXAM |\QUESTIONS |\WITH |\ANSWERS
The |\actual |\location |\and |\routing |\of |\circuits |\is |\shown |\on |\a |\- |\CORRECT
|\ANSWERS |\✔✔wiring |\diagram
A |\power-installation |\drawing |\shows |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔only |\
power |\outlets
Changing |\the |\number |\of |\magnetic |\poles |\in |\the |\stator |\of |\a |\squirrel-
cage |\motor |\permits |\the |\motor |\to |\run |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔two |\
or |\more |\fixed |\speeds
Most |\reversing |\starters |\with |\low-voltage |\remote |\pushbuttons |\are |\all
|\of |\the |\following |\EXCEPT |\- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔mechanically |\
interconnected
Deterioration |\in |\a |\selenium |\rectifier |\is |\indicated |\by |\- |\CORRECT |\
ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\gradual |\rise |\in |\the |\input |\current
In |\autotransformer |\input |\circuits, |\each |\input |\line |\should |\be |\- |\
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔fused
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Developing |\Electrical |\Troubleshooting |\TPC |\

EXAM |\QUESTIONS |\WITH |\ANSWERS

The |\actual |\location |\and |\routing |\of |\circuits |\is |\shown |\on |\a |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔wiring |\diagram A |\power-installation |\drawing |\shows |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔only |
power |\outlets Changing |\the |\number |\of |\magnetic |\poles |\in |\the |\stator |\of |\a |\squirrel- cage |\motor |\permits |\the |\motor |\to |\run |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔two |
or |\more |\fixed |\speeds Most |\reversing |\starters |\with |\low-voltage |\remote |\pushbuttons |\are |\all |\of |\the |\following |\EXCEPT |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔mechanically |
interconnected Deterioration |\in |\a |\selenium |\rectifier |\is |\indicated |\by |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\gradual |\rise |\in |\the |\input |\current In |\autotransformer |\input |\circuits, |\each |\input |\line |\should |\be |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔fused

Which |\of |\the |\following |\is |\NOT |\a |\common |\cause |\of |\mechanical |
vibration? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Worn |\brushes All |\of |\the |\following |\are |\common |\reasons |\why |\a |\split-phase |\motor |
makes |\a |\noticeable |\noise |\when |\operating, |\EXCEPT |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔too |\little |\end |\play On |\an |\electrical |\diagram, |\a |\control |\relay |\is |\indicated |\by |\the |
designation |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔CR The |____________ |\circuit |\of |\an |\electrical |\schematic |\is |\the |\simplest |\part |\of |\the |\diagram |\and |\the |\easiest |\to |\follow. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔power Mixing |\brush |\grades |\in |\a |\dc |\motor |\causes |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔unequal |\load |\distribution |\among |\brushes A |\film |\of |\oil |\on |\the |\commutator |\does |\all |\of |\the |\following |\EXCEPT |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔prolong |\brush |\life Overvoltage, |\excessive |\current |\and |\too-frequent |\operation |\are |
possible |\causes |\of |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔burned |\or |\short- circuited |\magnet |\coils

Thermal |\overload |\relays |\can |\generally |\be |\reset |\after |\cooling |\for |
about |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ 1 |\minute One |\added |\feature |\of |\newer |\motor |\starters |\is |\a |\single-phase |\sensor |\that |\detects |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔current |\unbalance A |\circuit |\that |\provides |\undervoltage |\release |\and |\has |\two |\wires |
connected |\to |\the |\pilot |\device |\that |\energizes |\the |\magnetic |\control |
circuit |\is |\said |\to |\have |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔two-wire |\control The |____________ |\contacts |\on |\a |\motor |\starter |\provide |\a |\parallel |\path |
for |\the |\current |\to |\the |\coil |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔auxiliary Most |\methods |\of |\reducing |\motor |\speed |\when |\using |\multispeed |
controllers |\involve |\the |\operator |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔pressing |
the |\STOP |\button Operating |\a |\heavily |\loaded |\motor |\at |__________ |\can |\cause |\a |\high |\slip |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔reduced |\voltage Adding |\limit |\switches |\to |\the |\control |\circuit |\of |\a |\reversing |\motor |
provides |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔overtravel |\protection

On |\a |\reversing |\starter, |\mechanical |\interlocks |\are |\used |\to |\prevent |
both |\sets |\of |\three-phase |\contacts |\from |\being |\operated |\at |\the |\same |\time. |\The |\closing |\of |____________ |\operates |\a |\mechanism |\that |
prevents |\the |\closing |\of |\the |\opposite |\contactor. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔one |\contactor Which |\of |\the |\following |\is |\not |\typically |\used |\to |\identify |\conductors |\in |\a |\motor-control |\circuit? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Colors The |\NEC |\requires |\a |\fuse |\to |\be |\installed |\in |\all |__________ |\conductors |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ungrounded A |\sequence |\of |\operation |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔is |\used |\with |\an |
elementary |\diagram One |\of |\the |\best |\ways |\to |\learn |\about |\new |\equipment |\is |\to |\begin |
troubleshooting |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔before |\installation A |\detailed |\step-by-step |\description |\of |\all |\input |\commands, |\logic |
responses, |\outputs |\and |\machine |\motions |\is |\provided |\on |\the |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔log Most |\equipment |\manufacturers |\adhere |\to |\some |\kind |\of |\standard |
for |\electrical |\prints |\and |\symbols; |\the |\most |\widely |\used |\is |\the |\one |
proposed |\by |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔JIC

The |\no-load |\current |\in |\a |\three-phase |\rectifier |\is |\typically |\ 6 |\to |\10% |
of |\the |____________ |\current, |\and |\usually |\includes |\the |\cooling |\fan |
motor. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔full |\load Operation |\of |\an |\air-piloted |\valve |\is |\initiated |\by |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\surge |\of |\air A |\riser |\diagram |\shows |\the |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔power |
distribution |\wiring |\from |\input |\through |\output On |\a |\blueprint, |\wall |\outlets |\are |\indicated |\by |\a |\circle |\with |\a |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔short |\line |\drawn |\to |\it On |\a |\building |\blueprint, |\a |\solid |\electrical |\line |\generally |\indicates |\a |
____________ |\in |\the |\ceiling, |\while |\a |\dashed |\line |\indicates |\the |\same |
thing |\concealed |\in |\a |\concrete |\floor. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔conduit A |\one-line |\diagram |\shows |\paths |\of |\energy |\transfer |\rather |\than |
individual |\current |\paths. |\For |\example, |\to |\show |\a |\three-phase, |\four- wire |\circuit, |\it |\would |\use |\a |____________ |\line |____________. |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔single; |\for |\all |\the |\wires DC |\motors |\and |\generators |\have |____________, |\which |\cause |\special |
problems |\not |\normally |\found |\in |\ac |\machines. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔commutators |\and |\brushes

In |\a |\shunt |\motor, |\the |\field |\windings |\are |\separately |____________ |\so |
they |\carry |\just |\a |\fraction |\of |\the |\load |\current |\compared |\to |\the |\full |
load |\current |\of |\the |\series |\motor's |\field |\windings. |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔excited An |\open |\armature |\winding |\in |\a |\dc |\motor |\is |\indicated |\by |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔a |\decrease |\in |\speed In |\the |\electronic |\timing |\relay, |\the |\time-delay |\assembly |\is |\connected |
in |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔series |\with |\the |\relay |\coil When |\troubleshooting |\combination |\starters, |\the |\number-one |
symptom |\of |\a |\problem |\is |\the |\operator |\saying, |"The |\motor |
____________." |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔does |\not |\run On |\architectural |\working |\drawings, |\an |\electrician |\is |\concerned |
mainly |\with |\the |\electrical |\drawings |\superimposed |\on |\the |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔floor |\plan When |\you |\arrive |\to |\troubleshoot |\a |\defective |\machine, |\the |\next |
thing |\to |\do |\after |\talking |\to |\the |\machine |\operator |\is |\to |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔press |\the |\START |\button

You |\can |\measure |\the |\current |\in |\the |\leads |\of |\a |\three-phase |\motor |
with |\a |\clamp-on |\ammeter; |\the |\continuity |\of |\the |\motor |\is |\tested |
with |\a(n) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ohmmeter On |\a |\rewound |\three-phase |\motor, |\occasionally |\an |\entire |\pole-phase |\group |\may |\be |\accidentally |\reversed. |\This |\results |\in |\overheating |\and |\an |\increase |\in |\the |____________ |\of |\the |\machine |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔magnetic |\hum A |\pneumatic |\shuttle |\valve |\is |\used |\for |\operating |\a |\conventional |
pneumatic |____________ |\or |\electrical |\relay |\from |\either |\of |\two |\control |
sources. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔valve In |\a |\pneumatic |\circuit, |\a |\check |\valve |\allows |\flow |\in |\only |\one |
direction. |\In |\an |\electrical |\circuit, |\this |\function |\is |\performed |\by |\a(n) |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔diode The |\three |\most |\common |\causes |\of |\electrical |\failure |\in |\three-phase |
motors |\are |\shorted, |____________, |\and |\burned |\out |\windings. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔grounded A |\gaseous |\discharge |\lamp, |\such |\as |\a |\fluorescent |\or |\an |\HID, |
requires |\a(n) |____________, |\to |\provide |\proper |\starting |\voltage |\and |
regulate |\current. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔ballast

Which |\of |\the |\following |\would |\show |\where |\the |\power-distribution |
system, |\ducts, |\and |\manholes |\are |\located |\for |\a |\manufacturing |\plant |
consisting |\of |\several |\buildings? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Plot |\plan Each |\motor |\in |\the |\plant |\should |\bear |\a |\metal |\tag |\with |\the |__________ |\stamped |\on |\it |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔company's |\inventory |
number Which |\of |\the |\following |\provides |\both |\overload |\protection |\and |\short- circuit |\protection |\in |\one |\unit? |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Combination |\motor |\starter If |\you |\close |\the |\contacts |\of |\a |\motor |\controller |\and |\measure |\a |
potential |\difference |\of |\zero |\between |\the |\motor |\terminals, |\the |\fault |
is |\probably |\in |\the |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔controller Commutator |\overheating |\is |\sometimes |\caused |\by |\the |\direction |\of |
rotation |\of |\the |\motor |\being |\changed |\without |\changing |\the |\position |\of |\the |\brushes |\to |\the |\new |____________ |\plane. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔neutral Worn |\or |\damaged |\ball |\and |\roller |\bearings |\are |\easily |\detected |\by |
the |____________ |\they |\produce. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔unusual |
noise

When |\preparing |\an |\elementary |\diagram, |\you |\should |\number |\all |
lines |\with |__________ |\numbers |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔consecutive The |\following |\symbol |\represents |\an |____________ |\outlet |\in |\a |
____________. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔exit |\light; |\wall In |\addition |\to |\the |\locations |\of |\lighting |\and |\lighting |\panels, |\lighting |
diagrams |\show |\the |\locations |\of |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔telephone |
outlets The |\systematic |\testing |\of |\all |\controls |\in |\a |\building |\to |\ensure |\that |
they |\perform |\and |\interact |\properly |\is |\known |\as |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔commissioning Rapid-start |\fluorescent |\systems |\are |____________ |\circuit |\systems |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔series Most |\control |\cycle |\faults |\are |\remedied |\by |\locating |\and |\correcting |
____________ |\errors, |\which |\can |\be |\very |\difficult |\to |\diagnose. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔switching When |\troubleshooting |\a |\starter, |\if |\line |\voltage |\is |\present, |\the |
problem |\is |\probably |\in |\the |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔? |
mechanical,hydraulic, |\or |\pneumatic

If |\you |\find |\a |\defective |\relay |\coil, |\you |\should |\replace |\it. |\Test |\the |\new |\coil |\for |\proper |____________ |\with |\a |____________. |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔current |\clamp |\on |\ammeter A |\latched |\electrical |\relay |\is |\an |\example |\of |\a |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |
✔✔bistable If |\you |\suspect |\that |\a |\ground |\fault |\is |\the |\cause |\of |\a |\machine's |
electrical |\problem, |\make |\careful |\checks |\with |\the |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔power |\off When |\checking |\faults |\in |\a |\single-phase, |\split-phase |\motor, |\test |\both |\the |____________ |\windings |\for |\grounds, |\opens, |\and |\shorts. |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔run |\and |\start Memory |\can |\be |\built |\into |\either |\a |\pneumatic |\or |\electric |\control |
circuit |\containing |\only |\monostable |\devices |\by |\using |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔feedback 3 |\Whenever |\equipment |\undergoes |\circuit |\changes |\and/or |
modifications, |\make |\sure |\that |\you |\record |\the |\information |- |
CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔.....on |\the |\schematic