Holt, Electricians Exam Prep, Unit 5A

What is the area in square inches of a No. 8 bare solid?

.013

What is the area in square inches for a No. 10 THW?

.0243

Pull Box Sizing, Vertical Dimension: A junction box contains two 3 inch raceways on the left side and one 3 inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one of the 3 inch raceways on the left are pulled through the 3 inch raceway on the right wall. The other 3 inch raceways conductors are pulled through ta raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the vertical dimension of this box?

18

How many No. 14 THHN conductors can be pulled through a 4 x 1 ½ square box with a plaster ring of 3.6 cubic inches? The box contains two duplex receptacles, five No. 14 THHN and two grounding conductors.

2

Box Fill Requirements: Each yoke or strap containing one or more devices or equipment is considered as ____ conductors, based on the ______ conductor that terminates on the yoke.

2, largest

(Article 100) A junction box above a suspended ceiling that has removable panels is considered to be _______.

Accessible

Conductors larger than No. 4/0 are measured in _____.

Circular mils

A ______ location may be temporarily subject to dampness and wetness.

Dry

The highest current at rated voltage that a device is intended to interrupt under standard test conditions is the ______.

Interrupting rating

A qualifying term indicating that there is a purposely introduced delay in the tripping action of the circuit breaker, which delay decreases as the magnitude of the current increases, is defined by the Code as a _____ circuit breaker.

Inverse time

A(n) ______ is a point on a wiring system where current is taken to supply equipment that uses electricity.

Outlet

An enclosure or device so constructed that a beating rain will not enter is _______.

Raintight

Understanding Chapter 9 Tables: When equipment grounding conductors are installed in a raceway, the actual area of the conductor must be used when calculating raceway fill. T/F

T

A signaling circuit is any electric circuit that energizes signaling equipment. (True/False)

True

What is the area in square inches for a No. 12 RHH (with outer cover)?

.0353

Box Fill Requirements: Fixture wires smaller than NO. 14 from a domed fixture or similar canopy are considered as ______ conductor

0

Box Fill Requirements: Wirenuts, cable connectors, raceway fittings and conductors that originate and terminate within the outlet box (such as equipment bonding jumpers and pigtails) are considered _____ conductor .

0

Box Fill Requirements: Each conductor that originates outside the box and terminates or is spliced within the box is considered as ____ conductor.

1

Box Fill Requirements: Each conductor that runs through the box is considered as _____ conductor.

1

What size rigid metal nipple is required for three No. 4/0 THHN, one No. 1/0 THHN and one No. 4 THHN?

1 ½ inch

Box Fill Requirements: One or more fixture studs or hickeys within the box are considered as ____ conductors based on the _____ conductor that enters the box.

1, largest

Box Fill Requirements: One or more grounding conductors are considered ____ conductor based on the ____ grounding conductor that enters the box.

1, largest

Box Fill Requirements: One or more internal cable clamps are considered as _____ conductors based on the ____ conductor that enters the box

1, largest

How many #12 RHH (with outer cover) can be installed in 1" IMC raceway?

11

A junction box contains two 2 ½ inch raceways on the left side and one 2 ½ inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one 2 ½ inch raceway are pulled through the raceway on the righ wall. The other 2 ½ inch raceway conductors (on the side) are pulled through a 2 ½ inch raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the distance from between the raceways that contain the same conductors?

15 inches

A junction box contains two 2 ½ inch raceways on the left side and one 2 ½ inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one 2 ½ inch raceway are pulled through the raceway on the righ wall. The other 2 ½ inch raceway conductors (on the side) are pulled through a 2 ½ inch raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the distance from the bottom wall to the top wall?

15 inches

A junction box contains two 2 ½ inch raceways on the left side and one 2 ½ inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one 2 ½ inch raceway are pulled through the raceway on the righ wall. The other 2 ½ inch raceway conductors (on the side) are pulled through a 2 ½ inch raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the distance from the left wall to the right wall?

20 inches

Determine the minimum cubic inches required for two No. 10 TW passing through a box, four No. 14 THHN terminating, two No. 12 TW terminating to a receptacle, and one No. 12 equipment bonding jumper from the receptacle to the box.

22 cubic inches

Pull Box Sizing, Horizontal Dimension: A junction box contains two 3 inch raceways on the left side and one 3 inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one of the 3 inch raceways on the left are pulled through the 3 inch raceway on the right wall. The other 3 inch raceways conductors are pulled through ta raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the horizontal dimension of this box?

24

If we have a 2 inch rigid metal conduit and we want to install three THHN aluminum compact conductors, what is the largest aluminum compact conductor permitted to be installed?

300 kcmil

Depth of Box and Conduit body sizing: When conductors enter an enclosure opposite a removable cover, such as the back of a pull box or conduit body, the distance from where the conductors enter to the removable cover should be calculated according to Table _____, one wire per terminal.

312.6

What size square box is required for 6 No. 14 THHN and 3 No. 14 THW?

4 x 1 ¼

What size outlet box is required for 14/3 type NM cable (with ground) that terminates on a switch, with 14/2 NM cable that terminates on a receptacle, if the box has internal cable clamps factory installed?

4 x 2 1/8 square

If a 250kcmil wire is run through a 3 inch raceway entry in the wall opposite to a removable cover, the distance from that cover must not be less than _______.

4 ½ inches

The actual area of conductor fill is dependent on the raceway size and the number of conductors installed. If there are three or more conductors installed in a raceway, the total area of conductor fill is limited to _____ percent.

40

What size square outlet box is required for: one 12/2 NM cable that terminates on a switch, one 12/3 NM cable that terminates on a receptacle, and the box has manufactured cable clamps.

4x2 1/8

Conductors Added to Existing Box: How many No. 14 THHN conductors can be pulled through a 4 x 2 ½ square box that has a plaster ring 3.6 cubic inches? The box already contains two receptacles, five No. 12 THHN conductors, and one No. 12 bare grounding conductor.

5

Existing Metal Raceways: An existing Rigid metal nipple contains four No. 10 THHN and one No. 10 (bare stranded) ground wire in a 1/2 inch metal conduit. How many additional No. 10 THHN can be installed?

5

Angle Pull Calculation (90 degrees, diameter of raceway) must not be less than ___ times the trade diameter of the largest raceway plus the sum of the diameters of the remaining raceways on the same wall of the box.

6

U-Pull Calculations: The distance from were the raceways enter to the opposite wall must not be less than _____ times the trade diameter of the largest raceway plus the sum of te diameters of the remaining raceways on the same wall.

6

Understanding Chapter 9 Tables: When a raceway does not exceed 24 inches, the raceway is permitted to be filled to _____ of its cross-sectional area.

60%

How many No. 1/0 XHHW can be installed in 2" flexible metal conduit?

7

Compliance with the provisions of the Code will result in _____. (Article 90)

An electrical system free from hazard

Understanding Chapter 9 Tables: When all the conductors are the same size and insulation, the number of conductors permitted in a raceway can be determined simply by looking at the Tables in ______.

Annex C

Equipment approved for use in dry locations shall be protected against permanent damage from the weather during _____.

Building construction

A _____ switch is a manually operated device used in conjunction with a transfer switch to provide a means of directly connecting load conductors to a power source and of disconnecting the transfer switch.

Bypass isolation

A unit of an electrical system, which is intended to carry, but not utilize electrical energy. Is a______.

Device

Table 314-16 does not take in to consideration the volume of _____.

Devices, cable clamps, fixture studs or hickeys.

So constructed that dust will not enter the enclosing case under specified test conditions is known as _____.

Dusttight

An outlet intended for the direct connection of a lampholder, a lighting fixture, or a pendant cord terminating in a lampholder is a(n) _____.

Lighting outlet

A round 3 x 1 ½ box has a volume of 6 cubic inches and has factory internal cable clamps. Can this pancake box be used with a lighting fixture that has a domed canopy? Thee branch circuit wiring is 14/2 NM sheath cable and a paddle fan has three fixture wires and one ground wire all smaller than No. 14

No

A value assigned to a circuit or system for the purpose of conveniently designating its voltage class such as 120/240 volts is called ______voltage.

Nominal

The Code prohibits damage to the internal parts of electrical equipment by foreign material such as paint, plaster, cleaners, etc. Precautions must be taken to provide protection from the detrimental effects of paint, plaster, cleaners, etc. on the internal parts of ______ and ______.

Panelboards, receptacles

Equipment enclosed in a case or cabinet that is provided with a means of sealing or locking so that live parts cannot be made accessible without opening the enclosure is said to be _______.

Sealable

The necessary equipment, usually a circuit breaker or switch and fuse and their accessories, intended to constitute the main control and cutoff of the supply is referred to as _____.

Service equipment

(Article 100) According to the Code, automatic is self-acting, operating by its own mechanism when actuated by some impersonal influence such as change in current strength, mechanical configuration, temperature. (True/False)

True

(Article 90) Plans and specification that provide ample space in raceways, spare raceways, and additional spaces will allow for future increases in the use of electricity. Distribution centers located in readily accessible locations will provide convenience and safety of operation. (True/False)

True

(Article 90) The Code applies to the installation of electrical conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings, of outside conductors and equipment on the premises, and of optical fiber cable. (True,False)

True

Can a round 4 x ½ box marked as 8 cubic inches with manufactured cable clamps supplied with 14/2 NM be used with a fixture that has two No. 18 TFN and a canopy cover?

Yes

It is permitted to omit one equipment grounding conductor and not more than ______ that enter a box from a fixture canopy.

four No. 16 or No. 18 fixture wires

A single panel or group of panel units designed for assembly in the form of a single panel is called a _______

panelboard

A two-family dwelling unit, such as a duplex apartment, is considered a single family dwelling. (True/False)

False

The 2011 NEC defined ______ as all conductors between a source of power from a battery, a solar voltaic system, generator, transformer, or converter windings, and the final branch circuit overcurrent protections device(s).

feeder

A 3 inch schedule 40 PVC raceway contains seven No. 1 RHW conductors without outer cover. How many No. 2 THW conductors may be installed in this raceway with the existing conductors?

11

A junction box contains two 2 inch raceways on the left side and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the distance between the 2 inch raceways that contain the same conductors?

12 inches

A junction box contains two 2 inch raceways on the left side and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the distance from the bottom to the top wall?

14 inches

A junction box contains two 2 inch raceways on the left side and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the distance from the left to the right wall?

14 inches

Pull Box Sizing, Vertical Dimension: A pull box contains two 4 inch raceways on the left and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the vertical dimension of the box?

14 inches

Pull Box Sizing, Distance between Raceways: A junction box contains two 3 inch raceways on the left side and one 3 inch raceway on the right side. The conductors from one of the 3 inch raceways on the left are pulled through the 3 inch raceway on the right wall. The other 3 inch raceways conductors are pulled through ta raceway at the bottom of the pull box. What is the minimum distance between the two three inch raceways that contain the same conductors (314-28a-2)?

18

Pull Box Sizing, Distance between Raceways: A pull box contains two 4 inch raceways on the left and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the minimum distance between the two 4 inch raceways that contain the same conductors?

24 inches

Pull Box Sizing, Horizontal Dimension: A pull box contains two 4 inch raceways on the left and two 2 inch raceways on the top. What is the horizontal dimension of the box?

28 inches

A 200 ampere feeder installed in rigid nonmetallic conduit schedule 80, has three No. 3/0 THHN, one No. 2 THHN, and one No. 6 THHN. What size raceway is required?

3

When conductors enter an eclosure opposite a removable cover, the distance from where the conductors enter to the removable cover determined using Table _____ (1 terminal column)

312.6(A)

When all conductors are the same size, Table _______ can be used to determine the number of conductors permitted in the outlet box, or determine the size outlet box required for the given number of conductors

314-16a

Pull Boxes, Junction Boxes and Conduit Bodies must be sized according to Section _____

314.28

Depth of Pull or Junction Box: A 24" x 24" pull box has two 2 inch conduits that enter the back of the box with No. 4/0 conductors. What is the minimum depth of the box?

4

How many NO. 6 RHH (without outer cover) can be installed in a 1 " nonmetallic tubing?

4

Number of Conductors in an Outlet Box: Using Table 314-16a, how many No. 14 THHN conductors are permitted in a 4 x 1 ½ round box?

7

How many #10 THHN are permitted in a 4 x 1 ½ square box?

8

Straight Pull Calculation (length of raceway): The minimum distance from where the raceway enters to the opposite wall must not be less than _____ times the trade size of the largest raceway.

8

Outlet Box Size: What size outlet box is required for six No. 12 THHN conductors, and three No. 12 THW conductors?

9

When determining the number of conductors in a box fill two No. 18 fixture wires, one 14/3 nonmetallic sheathed cable with ground, one duplex switch, and two cable clamps would count as ______ conductors.

9

____ branch circuits supply energy to one or more outlets to which appliances are to be connected.

Appliance

(Article 100) Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction means that the equipment has been _____.

Approved

(Article 90)Installations of communications equipment under the exclusive control of communications utilities located outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such installations ______ covered by the Code.

Are not

Circuit protective devices are used to clear a fault without the occurrence of extensive damage to te electrical components of the circuit. This fault shall be assumed to be either between two or more of the _____ or between any circuit conductor and the grounding conductor or enclosing metal raceway.

Circuit conductors

The temperature rating associated with the ampacity of a _____ shall be so selected and coordinated so as to not exceed the lowest temperature rating of any connected termination, conductor, or device.

Conductor

A separate portion of a conduit or tubing system that provides access through a removable cover(s) to the interior of the system at a junction of two or more sections of the system or at a terminal point of the system is defined as a(n)

Conduit body

A device or group of devices that serves to govern in some predetermined manner the electric power delivered to the apparatus to which it is connected is a ________

Controller

An apparatus enclosed in a case that is capable of withstanding an explosion of specified gas or vapor that may occur within it, and of preventing the ignition of a specified gas or vapor surrounding the enclosure by sparks, flashes, or explosion of the gas or vapor within, and that operates at such an external temperature that a surrounding flammable atmosphere will not be ignited is defined as _____.

Explosion-proof

A system intended to provide protection of equipment from damaging line-to-ground-fault currents by operating to cause a disconnecting means to open all ungrounded conductors of the faulted circuit is defined as _____.

Ground-fault protection of equipment

A system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded is a(n)_____ This conductor is often called a neutral conductor in the field, and is identified with the color white or gray.

Grounded conductor

(Article 90)Explanatory material, such as references to other standards, references to related Sections of the Code or information related to a Code rule is included in the NEC in the form of informational notes. (True/False)

True

A thermal protector may consist of one or more heat-sensing element integral with the motor or motor-compressor and an external control device.(True/False)

True

Connection of conductors to terminal parts shall ensure a thoroughly good connection without damaging the conductors and shall be made by means of solder lugs, pressure connectors, splices to flexible leads. (True/False)

True

Equipment intended to break current at other than fault levels shall have an interrupting rating at system voltage sufficient for the current that must be interrupted.(True/False)

True

For a circuit to be considered a multiwire branch circuit, it must have two or more ungrounded conductors with a potential difference between them, a grounded conductor having equal potential difference between it and each ungrounded conductor of the circuit, and a grounded conductor connected to the neutral (grounded) conductor of the system.(True/False)

True

In judging equipment, considerations such as mechanical strength and arcing effects should be evaluated(True/False)

True

Service conductors only originate from the service point and terminate at the service equipment (disconnect). Conductors supplied from back-up generators, battery UPS systems, transformers, etc., are considered "feeders".

True

The number of conductors permitted in a raceway is dependent on _____(3 things)

area of the raceway, percent area fill allowed, area of the conductors