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National Electrical JATC Apprentice Lineman Test Guide exam with correct answers
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medium||\||\ cable||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔cable||\||\ rated||\||\ at||\||\ up||\||\ to||\||\ 35,000||\||\ volts. 133 ||\||\ %||\||\ insulation||\||\ level||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔must||\||\ have||\||\ adequate||\||\ assurance||\||\ that||\||\ the||\||\ faulted||\||\ section||\||\ will||\||\ be||\||\ cleared||\||\ within||\||\ 1 ||\||\ hour. employee||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔has||\||\ legal||\||\ rights||\||\ and||\||\ is||\||\ entitled||\||\ to||\||\ protection||\||\ for||\||\ safety||\||\ on||\||\ the||\||\ job. fall||\||\ arrest||\||\ system||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔must||\||\ be||\||\ worn||\||\ when||\||\ preparing||\||\ to||\||\ install||\||\ a||\||\ termination||\||\ from||\||\ an||\||\ aerial||\||\ bucket. insulating||\||\ tape||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔is||\||\ a||\||\ highly||\||\ conformable,||\||\ self-fusing||\||\ ethylene||\||\ propylene||\||\
rubber||\||\ (EPR)||\||\ tape||\||\ that||\||\ may||\||\ have||\||\ a||\||\ 'snakeskin'||\||\ liner||\||\ that||\||\ is||\||\ easily||\||\ removed||\||\ as||\||\ the||\||\ tape||\||\ is||\||\ applied. annular||\||\ conductor||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔is||\||\ generally||\||\ used||\||\ for||\||\ sizes||\||\ above||\||\ 1,000||\||\ MCM||\||\ to||\||\ help||\||\ combat||\||\ the||\||\ 'skin||\||\ effect'||\||\ problem. poor||\||\ workmanship||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔is||\||\ a||\||\ common||\||\ cause||\||\ due||\||\ to||\||\ strands||\||\ of||\||\ material||\||\ left||\||\ in||\||\ joint. tape||\||\ splice||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔requires||\||\ that||\||\ the||\||\ cable||\||\ insulation||\||\ ends||\||\ are||\||\ penciled||\||\ in||\||\ addition||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ normal||\||\ cable||\||\ cutbacks. insulation||\||\ shield||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔must||\||\ be||\||\ carefully||\||\ removed||\||\ to||\||\ leave||\||\ a||\||\ smooth,||\||\ square||\||\ leading||\||\ edge||\||\ to||\||\ minimize||\||\ electrical||\||\ stresses.
splice||\||\ kits||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔are||\||\ easier||\||\ and||\||\ faster||\||\ to||\||\ install||\||\ but||\||\ are||\||\ sensitive||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ proper||\||\ kit ||\||\ selection,||\||\ cable||\||\ preparation||\||\ dimensions,||\||\ and||\||\ unique||\||\ installation||\||\ steps. bushing||\||\ well||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔is||\||\ an||\||\ apparatus||\||\ bushing||\||\ component||\||\ that||\||\ forms||\||\ a||\||\ cavity||\||\ to||\||\ accept||\||\ an||\||\ accessory. 200-ampere||\||\ elbows||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔are||\||\ sized||\||\ to||\||\ fit||\||\ up||\||\ to||\||\ 4/0||\||\ AWG||\||\ copper||\||\ or||\||\ 250 ||\||\ kcmil||\||\ aluminum||\||\ conductor. 600-ampere||\||\ connecting||\||\ component||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔made||\||\ of||\||\ copper||\||\ instead||\||\ of||\||\ aluminum||\||\ is||\||\ rated||\||\ at||\||\ 900 ||\||\ A. IEEE||\||\ 386 ||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔states||\||\ that||\||\ elbows||\||\ are||\||\ available||\||\ in||\||\ 2 ||\||\ general||\||\ categories.
600-ampere||\||\ elbows||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔are||\||\ designed||\||\ to||\||\ operate||\||\ as||\||\ a||\||\ dead||\||\ break||\||\ only. poorly||\||\ grounded||\||\ cables||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔are||\||\ vulnerable||\||\ to||\||\ outages||\||\ and||\||\ to||\||\ being||\||\ damaged||\||\ by||\||\ surges. Rural||\||\ Utility||\||\ Service||\||\ (RUS)||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔introduced||\||\ regulations||\||\ stating||\||\ that||\||\ a||\||\ jacketed||\||\ cable||\||\ must||\||\ be||\||\ grounded||\||\ a||\||\ minimum||\||\ of||\||\ 4 ||\||\ ground(s)||\||\ per||\||\ mile||\||\ to||\||\ reduce||\||\ shield||\||\ voltages||\||\ to ||\||\ 25 ||\||\ volts||\||\ or||\||\ less. multiple||\||\ grounds||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔will||\||\ induce||\||\ currents||\||\ in||\||\ the||\||\ metallic||\||\ shield,||\||\ which||\||\ reduces||\||\ the||\||\ cable's||\||\ overall||\||\ ampacity. bonding||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔neutralizes||\||\ shielding||\||\ currents||\||\ and||\||\ reduces||\||\ fault||\||\ currents.
concentric||\||\ neutral||\||\ splices||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔In||\||\ the||\||\ case||\||\ of||\||\ concentric||\||\ neutral||\||\ splices,||\||\ the||\||\ neutral||\||\ bundles||\||\ are||\||\ connected||\||\ across||\||\ the||\||\ splice||\||\ with||\||\ strand(s)||\||\ from||\||\ each||\||\ bundle||\||\ connected||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ splice's||\||\ grounding||\||\ tab(s). pulling||\||\ tension||\||\ formula||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Using||\||\ the||\||\ provided||\||\ formula||\||\ and||\||\ drawing,||\||\ determine||\||\ the||\||\ pulling||\||\ tension||\||\ from||\||\ C||\||\ to||\||\ D||\||\ assuming||\||\ the||\||\ cable||\||\ weighs||\||\ 6.4||\||\ pounds||\||\ per||\||\ foot||\||\ and||\||\ is||\||\ being||\||\ pulled||\||\ from||\||\ A||\||\ to||\||\ D.||\||\ T||\||\ =||\||\ L||\||\ x||\||\ W||\||\ xf. maximum||\||\ pulling||\||\ speed||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔To||\||\ ensure||\||\ safety,||\||\ the||\||\ maximum||\||\ pulling||\||\ speed||\||\ is||\||\ 60 ||\||\ fpm. synthetic||\||\ rope||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔To||\||\ avoid||\||\ the||\||\ hazard||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ pulling||\||\ line||\||\ burning||\||\ the||\||\ conduit,||\||\ the||\||\ use||\||\ of||\||\ synthetic||\||\ rope||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ used||\||\ as||\||\ a||\||\ pulling||\||\ line.
acceptance||\||\ test||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Time||\||\ and||\||\ money||\||\ might||\||\ be||\||\ saved||\||\ by||\||\ performing||\||\ an||\||\ acceptance||\||\ test||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ cable||\||\ that||\||\ may||\||\ have||\||\ been||\||\ damaged||\||\ during||\||\ shipping||\||\ and||\||\ handling. megohmmeter||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔When||\||\ using||\||\ a||\||\ megohmmeter,||\||\ connect||\||\ the||\||\ guard||\||\ (G)||\||\ terminal||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ surface||\||\ insulation. megohmmeters||\||\ rating||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Megohmmeters||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ test||\||\ power||\||\ company||\||\ cable||\||\ are||\||\ normally||\||\ rated||\||\ at||\||\ DC||\||\ or||\||\ higher||\||\ and||\||\ are||\||\ equipped||\||\ with||\||\ three||\||\ terminals. test||\||\ duration||\||\ recommendation||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Most||\||\ manufacturers||\||\ recommend||\||\ all ||\||\ cables||\||\ be||\||\ left||\||\ in||\||\ place||\||\ for||\||\ at||\||\ least||\||\ 5 ||\||\ times||\||\ the||\||\ duration||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ test||\||\ after||\||\ the||\||\ machine||\||\ is||\||\ shut||\||\ down||\||\ and||\||\ the||\||\ MODE||\||\ SELECT||\||\ switch||\||\ is||\||\ set||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ ground||\||\ position.
spiral-wire||\||\ drain||\||\ cable||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Spiral-wire||\||\ drain||\||\ cable||\||\ is||\||\ less||\||\ sensitive||\||\ to||\||\ bending||\||\ but||\||\ should||\||\ not||\||\ be||\||\ bent||\||\ more||\||\ than||\||\ 6 ||\||\ times||\||\ the||\||\ cables||\||\ outside||\||\ diameter. poor||\||\ workmanship||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔When||\||\ installing||\||\ an||\||\ underground||\||\ system,||\||\ poor||\||\ workmanship||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ main||\||\ cause||\||\ of||\||\ future||\||\ cable||\||\ failure. C-clamp||\||\ type||\||\ tool||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ C- clamp||\||\ type||\||\ tool||\||\ grounds||\||\ the||\||\ line||\||\ when||\||\ it||\||\ is||\||\ in||\||\ contact||\||\ with||\||\ the||\||\ concentric||\||\ and||\||\ when||\||\ the||\||\ point||\||\ is||\||\ turned||\||\ and||\||\ driven||\||\ into||\||\ the||\||\ conductor. system||\||\ inspection||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔During||\||\ a||\||\ piece-by-piece||\||\ system||\||\ inspection,||\||\ look||\||\ for||\||\ equipment||\||\ that||\||\ may||\||\ be||\||\ loose||\||\ or||\||\ damaged. inspection||\||\ hazards||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔During||\||\ an||\||\ inspection,||\||\ look||\||\ for||\||\ burn||\||\ marks,||\||\ smoke||\||\
discoloration,||\||\ damaged||\||\ or||\||\ loose||\||\ equipment,||\||\ or||\||\ animals,||\||\ people,||\||\ traffic,||\||\ vehicles||\||\ that||\||\ can||\||\ also||\||\ cause||\||\ outages. fan||\||\ placement||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ fan||\||\ used||\||\ for||\||\ delivering||\||\ air||\||\ into||\||\ a||\||\ permit-required||\||\ space||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ at||\||\ least||\||\ 10 ||\||\ feet||\||\ away||\||\ from||\||\ the||\||\ opening. oxygen||\||\ content||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Oxygen||\||\ content||\||\ within||\||\ a||\||\ permit-required||\||\ confined||\||\ space ||\||\ must||\||\ be||\||\ between||\||\ 19.5%||\||\ and||\||\ 23.5%. stress||\||\ relief||\||\ material||\||\ (SRM)||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Stress||\||\ relief||\||\ material||\||\ (SRM)||\||\ is||\||\ also||\||\ referred||\||\ to||\||\ as||\||\ jacketing||\||\ or||\||\ semi-conductive||\||\ insulation.