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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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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