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Things ||\\||\\ you ||\\||\\ should ||\\||\\ know ||\\||\\ by ||\\||\\ now ||\\||\\ as ||\\||\\ an ||\\||\\
apprentice ||\\||\\ lineman. ||\\||\\ Exam ||\\||\\ with ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\
answers
Polarity ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔The ||\\||\\ direction ||\\||\\ of ||\\||\\
current ||\\||\\ flow ||\\||\\ from ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\ primary ||\\||\\ coil ||\\||\\ to ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\
secondary
What ||\\||\\ constitutes ||\\||\\ a ||\\||\\ subtractive ||\\||\\ polarity ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\
answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔Any ||\\||\\ Tranz ||\\||\\ with ||\\||\\ a ||\\||\\ primary ||\\||\\ voltage ||\\||\\ of ||\\||\\
8660v ||\\||\\ & ||\\||\\ above ||\\||\\ or ||\\||\\ rated ||\\||\\ over ||\\||\\ 200kva
In ||\\||\\ our ||\\||\\ 7200v/12470v ||\\||\\ system ||\\||\\ what ||\\||\\ do ||\\||\\ we ||\\||\\
normally ||\\||\\ fuse ||\\||\\ the ||\\||\\ line ||\\||\\ & ||\\||\\ laterals ||\\||\\ at ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\
answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔Line-140a, ||\\||\\ laterals ||\\||\\ 80a
ELI ||\\||\\ - ||\\||\\ correct ||\\||\\ answers ||\\||\\ ✔✔Voltage ||\\||\\ leads ||\\||\\ current ||\\||\\
(inductive ||\\||\\ reactance)
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Things||\||\ you||\||\ should||\||\ know||\||\ by||\||\ now||\||\ as||\||\ an||\||\

apprentice||\||\ lineman.||\||\ Exam||\||\ with||\||\ correct||\||\

answers

Polarity||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ direction||\||\ of||\||\ current||\||\ flow||\||\ from||\||\ the||\||\ primary||\||\ coil||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ secondary What||\||\ constitutes||\||\ a||\||\ subtractive||\||\ polarity||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Any||\||\ Tranz||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ primary||\||\ voltage||\||\ of||\||\ 8660v||\||\ &||\||\ above||\||\ or||\||\ rated||\||\ over||\||\ 200kva In||\||\ our||\||\ 7200v/12470v||\||\ system||\||\ what||\||\ do||\||\ we||\||\ normally||\||\ fuse||\||\ the||\||\ line||\||\ &||\||\ laterals||\||\ at||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Line-140a,||\||\ laterals||\||\ 80a ELI||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Voltage||\||\ leads||\||\ current||\||\ (inductive||\||\ reactance)

ICE(man)||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Current||\||\ leads||\||\ voltage||\||\ (capacitive||\||\ reactance) Symbols||\||\ for||\||\ inductive||\||\ reactance||\||\ &||\||\ capacitive||\||\ reactance||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Xl,Xc Impedance||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔All||\||\ forces||\||\ which||\||\ resist||\||\ current||\||\ flow||\||\ in||\||\ an||\||\ AC||\||\ circuit.||\||\ (Total||\||\ opposition)||\||\ Symbol-||\||\ Z A||\||\ nonlinear||\||\ device||\||\ to||\||\ limit||\||\ the||\||\ amplitude||\||\ of||\||\ voltage||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ power||\||\ line.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Arrestor The||\||\ property||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ capacitor||\||\ that||\||\ determines||\||\ the||\||\ quantity||\||\ of||\||\ electric||\||\ energy||\||\ that||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ stored.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Capacitance symbol-||\||\ C True||\||\ power.||\||\ (Kilowatt||\||\ hour)||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔KWH

Symbol||\||\ for||\||\ American||\||\ wire||\||\ gauge...||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔AWG||\||\ dummy Unequal||\||\ loads||\||\ on||\||\ the||\||\ phase||\||\ lines||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ multiphase||\||\ feeder...||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Inbalance Ampere||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ electrical||\||\ current Ohm||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ electrical||\||\ resistance.||\||\ Symbol-||\||\ R Primary||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Voltage||\||\ exceeding ||\||\ 600volts||\||\ is||\||\ considered... Service||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ conductors||\||\ and||\||\ equipment||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ energize||\||\ a||\||\ customers||\||\ meter...

Bus||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ heavy||\||\ rigid||\||\ conductor... System||\||\ nuetral||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ grounded||\||\ conductor.||\||\ Fourth||\||\ wire||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ Y||\||\ system. 1 ||\||\ million||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Mega Symbol||\||\ for||\||\ Thousand||\||\ volt||\||\ amp||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers ||\||\ ✔✔KVA Turns||\||\ ratio||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ ratio||\||\ of||\||\ primary||\||\ to||\||\ secondary||\||\ windings... The||\||\ turns||\||\ ratio||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ primary||\||\ voltage||\||\ of||\||\ 7200 ||\||\ and||\||\ secondary||\||\ voltage||\||\ of||\||\ 120/240...||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 30 ||\||\ to||\||\ 1 Henry||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ practical||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ induction.||\||\ Symbol||\||\ H

Megger||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Device||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ measure||\||\ resistance Corona||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ ionization||\||\ of||\||\ air ||\||\ around||\||\ energized||\||\ high-voltage||\||\ transmission||\||\ line||\||\ conductors. Micro-farad||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ measurement||\||\ of||\||\ capacitance Dynometer||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ device||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ measure||\||\ tension The||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ measurement||\||\ for||\||\ capacitive||\||\ reactance,||\||\ inductive||\||\ reactance,||\||\ and||\||\ resistance||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔All||\||\ three||\||\ are||\||\ measured||\||\ in||\||\ ohms When||\||\ closing||\||\ the||\||\ cut||\||\ outs||\||\ to||\||\ an||\||\ open||\||\ or||\||\ closed||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank||\||\ which||\||\ door||\||\ should||\||\ you||\||\ close||\||\ first||\||\ and||\||\ why?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ cut||\||\ out||\||\

to||\||\ the||\||\ can||\||\ with||\||\ the||\||\ neutral||\||\ leg||\||\ on||\||\ the||\||\ secondary||\||\ side||\||\ or||\||\ (lighter||\||\ pot).||\||\ Closing||\||\ this||\||\ cut||\||\ out||\||\ first||\||\ ties||\||\ the||\||\ neutral||\||\ leg||\||\ down||\||\ giving||\||\ it||\||\ a||\||\ reference||\||\ to||\||\ ground,||\||\ where||\||\ closing||\||\ the||\||\ cut||\||\ out||\||\ to||\||\ a||\||\ power||\||\ pot||\||\ allows||\||\ a||\||\ vector||\||\ to||\||\ float||\||\ and||\||\ possibly||\||\ overvoltage ||\||\ when||\||\ closing. Automatic||\||\ transfer||\||\ switch||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ switch||\||\ that||\||\ will||\||\ automatically||\||\ change||\||\ circuits||\||\ in||\||\ the||\||\ event||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ fault||\||\ or||\||\ short.||\||\ The||\||\ switch||\||\ must||\||\ be||\||\ programmed||\||\ when||\||\ set||\||\ and||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ manually||\||\ cranked||\||\ &||\||\ switched||\||\ if||\||\ power||\||\ to||\||\ control||\||\ panel||\||\ is||\||\ lost||\||\ usually||\||\ found||\||\ near||\||\ hospitals,||\||\ airports,||\||\ casinos,||\||\ etc. What||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ PD||\||\ # &||\||\ CD||\||\ #||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔-Project||\||\ ID||\||\ number -Clearance||\||\ number||\||\ (given||\||\ by||\||\ dispatch||\||\ when||\||\ picking||\||\ up||\||\ a||\||\ clearance)

What||\||\ are||\||\ our||\||\ distribution||\||\ voltages||\||\ on||\||\ Mount||\||\ Charleston?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1990/ EMF||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Electromotive||\||\ force.||\||\ The||\||\ ability||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ circuit||\||\ to||\||\ do||\||\ work.The||\||\ force||\||\ which ||\||\ produces||\||\ an||\||\ electric||\||\ current||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ circuit.||\||\ The||\||\ common||\||\ unit||\||\ of||\||\ EMF||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ volt. What||\||\ phase||\||\ angles||\||\ are||\||\ standard?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 0 °||\||\ and||\||\ 30 ° What||\||\ phase||\||\ angles||\||\ are||\||\ considered||\||\ alternate?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 180 °||\||\ and||\||\ 210 ° S.C.A.D.A.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Supervisory||\||\ Control||\||\ And||\||\ Data||\||\ Acquisition. (Communication||\||\ line||\||\ that||\||\ controls||\||\ systems||\||\ remote||\||\ equipment) How||\||\ do||\||\ you||\||\ find||\||\ the||\||\ three||\||\ phase||\||\ kVA||\||\ available||\||\ in ||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1.73||\||\ x

||\||\ the||\||\ smallest||\||\ can||\||\ Kva||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ tranz||\||\ bank||\||\ =||\||\ 3 ø||\||\ power||\||\ available. The||\||\ remaining||\||\ kVA||\||\ is||\||\ your||\||\ single||\||\ phase||\||\ power||\||\ available.||\||\ Or||\||\ (3cans=total||\||\ kva/3||\||\ x||\||\ 1.73) (2cans=total||\||\ KVA/2||\||\ x||\||\ 1. What||\||\ are||\||\ the||\||\ measurements||\||\ for||\||\ a||\||\ 1/0||\||\ splice.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔12"&||\||\ 6"||\||\ back||\||\ from||\||\ cut||\||\ mark||\||\ for||\||\ ring,||\||\ 3 ||\||\ 3/8"||\||\ from||\||\ cut||\||\ for||\||\ semicon,||\||\ &||\||\ 1 ||\||\ 1/4"||\||\ for||\||\ lug. (For||\||\ long||\||\ splice||\||\ remove||\||\ 5 ||\||\ &||\||\ 1/2"||\||\ of||\||\ faulted||\||\ cable||\||\ &||\||\ use||\||\ same||\||\ measurements||\||\ above) List||\||\ proper||\||\ steps||\||\ in||\||\ changing||\||\ out||\||\ an||\||\ overhead||\||\ CSP||\||\ transformer.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔-Check||\||\ for||\||\ any||\||\ hazards||\||\ (open||\||\ pole||\||\ ground||\||\ etc) -Butt||\||\ check||\||\ Pole||\||\ before||\||\ climbing -Check||\||\ gloves||\||\ before||\||\ gloving-up||\||\ and||\||\ test||\||\ secondary||\||\ voltage. -Open||\||\ secondary||\||\ breaker||\||\ on||\||\ CSP||\||\

energized||\||\ cable/wire||\||\ through||\||\ a||\||\ possibly||\||\ faulted||\||\ underground||\||\ cable. -Cable||\||\ to||\||\ be||\||\ tested||\||\ must||\||\ be||\||\ stood||\||\ off||\||\ on||\||\ both||\||\ ends.(you||\||\ can||\||\ not||\||\ test||\||\ cable||\||\ through||\||\ a||\||\ transformer) -by||\||\ connecting||\||\ one||\||\ end||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ high||\||\ pot||\||\ stick||\||\ to||\||\ energized||\||\ source,||\||\ the||\||\ other||\||\ end||\||\ is||\||\ then||\||\ connected||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ cable||\||\ that||\||\ is||\||\ suspect. -if||\||\ the||\||\ needle||\||\ on||\||\ the||\||\ meter||\||\ stays||\||\ up,||\||\ Cable||\||\ is||\||\ faulted. -if||\||\ the||\||\ needle||\||\ returns||\||\ back||\||\ down,||\||\ the||\||\ cable||\||\ is||\||\ good. -if||\||\ the||\||\ reading||\||\ is||\||\ unclear,||\||\ snap||\||\ off||\||\ capacitance||\||\ from||\||\ high||\||\ pot||\||\ sticks||\||\ and||\||\ start||\||\ over. True||\||\ power||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ power||\||\ actually||\||\ consumed||\||\ (measured||\||\ in||\||\ Kwh) Apparent||\||\ power||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ power ||\||\ assumed (measured||\||\ in||\||\ kva)

Reactive||\||\ power||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Non-useful ||\||\ power||\||\ (Measured||\||\ in||\||\ Kvar/Ohms) Eddy||\||\ current||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ current||\||\ that||\||\ is||\||\ induced||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ core||\||\ &||\||\ lost||\||\ through||\||\ heat BIL||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Basic||\||\ impulse||\||\ level A||\||\ reference||\||\ voltage||\||\ for||\||\ the||\||\ insulation||\||\ strength||\||\ of||\||\ a||\||\ piece||\||\ of||\||\ equipment||\||\ or||\||\ the||\||\ maximum||\||\ peak||\||\ voltage||\||\ it||\||\ can||\||\ withstand. PT||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ potential||\||\ transformer||\||\ that||\||\ is||\||\ designed||\||\ to||\||\ reduce||\||\ voltage||\||\ so||\||\ that||\||\ it||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ used||\||\ or||\||\ metered||\||\ at||\||\ a||\||\ much||\||\ lower||\||\ level KVAR||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔TheMeasure||\||\ of||\||\ additional||\||\ reactive||\||\ current||\||\ flow||\||\ which||\||\ occurs||\||\

The||\||\ Top||\||\ conductor||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔When||\||\ sagging||\||\ a||\||\ bundle||\||\ of||\||\ conductors,||\||\ which||\||\ conductor||\||\ is||\||\ sagged||\||\ first? 90°||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ right||\||\ angle||\||\ represents||\||\ what||\||\ degree? Customer||\||\ needs||\||\ and||\||\ secondary||\||\ voltage||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ type||\||\ of||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank||\||\ installed||\||\ depends||\||\ on||\||\ which||\||\ two||\||\ things? To||\||\ 1/3||\||\ it's||\||\ original||\||\ width||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Rubber||\||\ tape||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ pulled||\||\ to||\||\ what? False||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔T||\||\ or||\||\ F?||\||\ It's||\||\ not||\||\ necessary||\||\ to||\||\ ground||\||\ De-energized||\||\ conductors||\||\ when||\||\ sagging True||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔True||\||\ or||\||\ false?||\||\ In||\||\ and||\||\ inductive||\||\ reactive||\||\ circuit||\||\ current||\||\ lags||\||\ the||\||\ circuit||\||\ voltage.

True||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔True||\||\ or||\||\ false?||\||\ To||\||\ connect||\||\ an||\||\ open||\||\ wye||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ Wye||\||\ system,||\||\ two||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ three||\||\ phases||\||\ are||\||\ used. No||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Is||\||\ it||\||\ possible||\||\ to||\||\ parallel||\||\ a||\||\ three||\||\ phase||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank||\||\ with||\||\ another||\||\ that||\||\ has||\||\ a||\||\ different||\||\ angular||\||\ displacement? Yes.||\||\ As||\||\ long||\||\ as||\||\ they||\||\ have||\||\ the||\||\ same||\||\ angular||\||\ displacement.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Is||\||\ it||\||\ possible ||\||\ to||\||\ parallel||\||\ an||\||\ open||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ closed||\||\ transformer||\||\ bank? What||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ slang,||\||\ or||\||\ politically||\||\ incorrect||\||\ term||\||\ for ||\||\ the||\||\ square,||\||\ double||\||\ roller||\||\ dolly,||\||\ typically||\||\ used||\||\ over||\||\ a||\||\ sharp||\||\ edge||\||\ when||\||\ pulling||\||\ mule||\||\ tape||\||\ or||\||\ underground||\||\ cable?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ lip||\||\ dolly||\||\ you||\||\ racist||\||\ motherf***er!

In||\||\ a||\||\ transformer,||\||\ which||\||\ coil||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ tap||\||\ changer||\||\ located?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ primary||\||\ coil On||\||\ a||\||\ transformer||\||\ what||\||\ is||\||\ the||\||\ common||\||\ number||\||\ of||\||\ positions||\||\ in||\||\ the||\||\ tap||\||\ changer||\||\ and||\||\ what||\||\ percentage||\||\ does||\||\ each||\||\ represent?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 5 ||\||\ positions.||\||\ Usually||\||\ 2 ||\||\ up||\||\ &||\||\ 2 ||\||\ down.||\||\ Each||\||\ position||\||\ changes||\||\ the||\||\ voltage||\||\ 2.5%||\||\ or||\||\ 3volts||\||\ per||\||\ leg||\||\ on||\||\ a||\||\ 120/240||\||\ secondary In||\||\ a||\||\ transformer,||\||\ which||\||\ coil||\||\ has||\||\ fewer||\||\ wraps||\||\ &||\||\ a||\||\ larger||\||\ conductor?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ secondary||\||\ coil What||\||\ do||\||\ we||\||\ torque||\||\ our||\||\ utilcos||\||\ &||\||\ tranz||\||\ block||\||\ connectors||\||\ at||\||\ per||\||\ standards?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔20ft||\||\ lbs||\||\ for||\||\ wire||\||\ that's||\||\ 350 ||\||\ or||\||\ below||\||\ &||\||\ 25ft||\||\ lbs||\||\ anything||\||\ above.

What||\||\ are||\||\ 3 ||\||\ methods||\||\ to||\||\ avoid||\||\ Ferroresonance?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔-||\||\ Standing||\||\ 3 ø||\||\ cable||\||\ off||\||\ at||\||\ can

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