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1. Which of the following MUST be on lockout devices? B. 1, 2 and 4 only
1. Identity of the employee applying the device
2. the date the device was applied
3. the key to open the lock
4. a legend that says "do not energize"
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only
2. Two lighting circuits are run from the same distribu- B. Use larger cabling
tion box with 120V metered at the source:
Circuit 1: 75 ft. (23m), 208V, 2000W load, 208V metered
at the load
Circuit 2: 500 ft. (152m), 208V, 2000W load, 190V me-
tered at the load
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate tech-
nique to correct the problem in Circuit 2?
A. increase Voltage
B. Use Larger Cabling
C. Modify frequency
D. Convert to DC
3. Which of the following items protects the lighting con- B. opto-splitter
trol system from overvoltage on the DMX cable?
A. uninterruptible power supply
B. opto-splitter
C. full duplex switch
D. ground fault circuit interrupter
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4. Which of the following allows an entertainment elec- A. Bull/ Company Switch
trician to disconnect power from a system?
A. Bull/Company switch
B. Cam Spiderbox/Splicing Block
C. fuse block
D. Lunch/ Gang Box
5. On a film set, an entertainment electrician has a sus- D. 125kW
tained load of 3-24k\W fresnels (240V) powered by a
three-phase generator set to a single-phase. Which
of the following generators is the MINIMUM size re-
quired to power the luminaries?
A. 50kW
B. 75kW
C. 100kW
D. 125kW
6. A touring entertainment electrician was working at a B. The longer cable run
venue where a cable run to the chain motors was 100 caused a voltage drop
ft. (30.5m), and the motors were working properly. At
the next venue, the cable run to the chain motors is
300 ft. (91m), and the motors are intermittent. Which
of the following is MOST likely causing this problem?
A. the motors are overloaded
B. The longer cable run caused a voltage drop
C. the X and Y phases are reversed
D. the motor clutches need to be adjusted.
7. There are 1000lb. (454kg) of fixtures to be hung on a D. Attach all the fixtures
single-purchase counterweight batten. Which of the before loading all the
following is the FIRST action the entertainment elec- counterweights
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trician should take?
A. load 1000lb (454kg) of counterweight on the arbor
before hanging fixtures
B. Hold onto the pipe while 500lb (227kg) of counter-
weights are loaded on the arbor
C. Hang half the fixtures before loading half the coun-
terweights
D. Attach all the fixtures before loading all the coun-
terweights
8. Which of the following is the best material to use when D. schedule 40 iron pipe
temporarily hanging 15 conventional luminaries?
A. schedule 40 PVC pipe
B. copper water tubing
C. electrical metallic tubing
D. schedule 40 iron pipe
9. a generator is being brought in to supplement house D. at the house power
power for a show. it has been decided to place the source
conventional lights on the generator, with the moving
lights, audio, and video on the house panel. Which of
the following is the BEST location to bond the genera-
tor?
A. at the power distribution racks
B. at the dimmer power
C. at the generator
D. at the house power source
10. an entertainment electrician has the following equip- C. 3
ment list:
10 racks of 96 dimmers (each rack with 1 DMX input)
1 rack of 48 dimmers (with 1 DMX input)
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1 conventional lighting console (with 4 DMX outputs)
DMX Opto isolators as required
Assuming no two dimmers have the same DMX ad-
dress, what is the MINIMUM number of DMX universe
required to operate these dimmer racks from the Con-
vention Lighting Console?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
11. an entertainment electrician is measuring voltage on B. 116.4V
a branch circuit. the voltage at the distribution panel is
120V. Which of the following is the MINIMUM voltage
allowable according to the NEC/CEC?
A. 115.2V
B. 116.4V
C. 117.6V
D. 118.8V
12. An entertainment electrician is setting up power dis- C. the neutral/ground
tribution for an event. the sole supply consists of a bond at the transformer
generator producing 240V delta, which then feeds a secondary
75kVA step-down transformer to 120/208V wye. The
video department is requesting a separate "isolated
ground." Which of the following describes the BEST
connection point for the isolated ground?
A. any ground point separate from the lighting distri-
bution system
B. an isolated ground rod at the generator location
C. the neutral/ground bond at the transformer sec-
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1. Which of the following MUST be on lockout devices? B. 1, 2 and 4 only
1. Identity of the employee applying the device
2. the date the device was applied
3. the key to open the lock
4. a legend that says "do not energize"
A. 1, 2, and 3 only
B. 1, 2, and 4 only
C. 1, 3, and 4 only
D. 2, 3, and 4 only
2. Two lighting circuits are run from the same distribu- B. Use larger cabling
tion box with 120V metered at the source:
Circuit 1: 75 ft. (23m), 208V, 2000W load, 208V metered
at the load
Circuit 2: 500 ft. (152m), 208V, 2000W load, 190V me-
tered at the load
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate tech-
nique to correct the problem in Circuit 2?
A. increase Voltage
B. Use Larger Cabling
C. Modify frequency
D. Convert to DC
3. Which of the following items protects the lighting con- B. opto-splitter
trol system from overvoltage on the DMX cable?
A. uninterruptible power supply
B. opto-splitter
C. full duplex switch
D. ground fault circuit interrupter
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4. Which of the following allows an entertainment elec- A. Bull/ Company Switch
trician to disconnect power from a system?
A. Bull/Company switch
B. Cam Spiderbox/Splicing Block
C. fuse block
D. Lunch/ Gang Box
5. On a film set, an entertainment electrician has a sus- D. 125kW
tained load of 3-24k\W fresnels (240V) powered by a
three-phase generator set to a single-phase. Which
of the following generators is the MINIMUM size re-
quired to power the luminaries?
A. 50kW
B. 75kW
C. 100kW
D. 125kW
6. A touring entertainment electrician was working at a B. The longer cable run
venue where a cable run to the chain motors was 100 caused a voltage drop
ft. (30.5m), and the motors were working properly. At
the next venue, the cable run to the chain motors is
300 ft. (91m), and the motors are intermittent. Which
of the following is MOST likely causing this problem?
A. the motors are overloaded
B. The longer cable run caused a voltage drop
C. the X and Y phases are reversed
D. the motor clutches need to be adjusted.
7. There are 1000lb. (454kg) of fixtures to be hung on a D. Attach all the fixtures
single-purchase counterweight batten. Which of the before loading all the
following is the FIRST action the entertainment elec- counterweights
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trician should take?
A. load 1000lb (454kg) of counterweight on the arbor
before hanging fixtures
B. Hold onto the pipe while 500lb (227kg) of counter-
weights are loaded on the arbor
C. Hang half the fixtures before loading half the coun-
terweights
D. Attach all the fixtures before loading all the coun-
terweights
8. Which of the following is the best material to use when D. schedule 40 iron pipe
temporarily hanging 15 conventional luminaries?
A. schedule 40 PVC pipe
B. copper water tubing
C. electrical metallic tubing
D. schedule 40 iron pipe
9. a generator is being brought in to supplement house D. at the house power
power for a show. it has been decided to place the source
conventional lights on the generator, with the moving
lights, audio, and video on the house panel. Which of
the following is the BEST location to bond the genera-
tor?
A. at the power distribution racks
B. at the dimmer power
C. at the generator
D. at the house power source
10. an entertainment electrician has the following equip- C. 3
ment list:
10 racks of 96 dimmers (each rack with 1 DMX input)
1 rack of 48 dimmers (with 1 DMX input)
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1 conventional lighting console (with 4 DMX outputs)
DMX Opto isolators as required
Assuming no two dimmers have the same DMX ad-
dress, what is the MINIMUM number of DMX universe
required to operate these dimmer racks from the Con-
vention Lighting Console?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
11. an entertainment electrician is measuring voltage on B. 116.4V
a branch circuit. the voltage at the distribution panel is
120V. Which of the following is the MINIMUM voltage
allowable according to the NEC/CEC?
A. 115.2V
B. 116.4V
C. 117.6V
D. 118.8V
12. An entertainment electrician is setting up power dis- C. the neutral/ground
tribution for an event. the sole supply consists of a bond at the transformer
generator producing 240V delta, which then feeds a secondary
75kVA step-down transformer to 120/208V wye. The
video department is requesting a separate "isolated
ground." Which of the following describes the BEST
connection point for the isolated ground?
A. any ground point separate from the lighting distri-
bution system
B. an isolated ground rod at the generator location
C. the neutral/ground bond at the transformer sec-
