AMT-2 C Study Guide questions with
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Arc |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |luminous |and |potentially |destructive |flash |or |flame |in |or |about |the
|wires, |third |rail, |or |electric |apparatus |caused |by |the |passage |of |electric |current |through |the
|air.
Autotransformer |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |power |transformer |with |only |one |winding |that |is |used
|to |boost |voltage.
Bus |Jumper |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |cable |used |to |transmit |high |voltage |power |between
|pantographs |and/or |one |unit |of |electric |equipment |to |another.
Circuit |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |complete |path |over |which |electric |current |is |transmitted |from
|and |returned |to |its |source.
Circuit |Breaker/Interrupter |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |device |which |normally |operates
|automatically |under |conditions |of |overload |, |short |circuit |, |or |by |remote |control |to |energize
|or |de |energize |transmission |lines |, |signal |power |lines |, |catenary |, |third |rail |, |or |primary
|circuits |on |electric |equipment |so |equipped |.
Class |A |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Linemen, |Substation |Electricians, |Third |Rail |Men, |and |C&S
|employees |who |are |trained |and |qualified |to |provide |protection |services |as |well |as |work |on
|or |about |the |electrification |system.
Class |A |ET |Trainee |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |ET |Trainees |who |have |passed |their |12 |month |test |and
|Class |A |qualification.
Class |A |Qualified |List |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |list |of |employees |qualified |in |a |defined |territory |to
|receive |clearances. |The |Assistant |Division |Engineer
, Class |B |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Mechanical |department |personnel |trained |to |perform |work |on |top
|of |electric |equipment |in |electrified |territory |under |the |conditions |authorized |in |these
|instructions, |for |their |protection |only.
Class |C |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Personnel |qualified |to |perform |work |in |electrified |territory.
Contact |Wire |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |wire |in |the |catenary |from |which |the |pantograph |collects
|current.
Dead |section |(DS) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |de-energized |section |of |the |catenary. |The |limits |are
|designated |by |dead |section |signs |at |locations |specified |in |the |Timetable.
De-Energized |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Electrical |circuits/apparatus |disconnected |from |the |power
|sources |are |considered |dangerous |to |life |until |tested |de-energized |and |properly |grounded.
Electric |Equipment |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Locomotives |and |multiple |unit |cars |operated |by |power
|received |from |the |catenary |or |third |rail.
Emergency |Condition |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |circumstance |which |presents |a |hazard |to |life
|infrastructure |or |equipment |that |may |interfere |with |train |movement.
Energized |- |Live |(Dangerous |to |Life) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Electrical |currents/apparatus
|connected |to |a |power |source.
High |Equipment |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Equipment |that, |when |on |top |of, |will |place |employee
|within |3 |feet |of |the |catenary.
Impedance |Bond |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |device |which |separates |signal |track |circuits |from
|traction |return |circuits |by |providing |a |path |for |traction |return |current |around |insulated
|block |joints
answers
Arc |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |luminous |and |potentially |destructive |flash |or |flame |in |or |about |the
|wires, |third |rail, |or |electric |apparatus |caused |by |the |passage |of |electric |current |through |the
|air.
Autotransformer |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |power |transformer |with |only |one |winding |that |is |used
|to |boost |voltage.
Bus |Jumper |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |cable |used |to |transmit |high |voltage |power |between
|pantographs |and/or |one |unit |of |electric |equipment |to |another.
Circuit |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |complete |path |over |which |electric |current |is |transmitted |from
|and |returned |to |its |source.
Circuit |Breaker/Interrupter |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |device |which |normally |operates
|automatically |under |conditions |of |overload |, |short |circuit |, |or |by |remote |control |to |energize
|or |de |energize |transmission |lines |, |signal |power |lines |, |catenary |, |third |rail |, |or |primary
|circuits |on |electric |equipment |so |equipped |.
Class |A |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Linemen, |Substation |Electricians, |Third |Rail |Men, |and |C&S
|employees |who |are |trained |and |qualified |to |provide |protection |services |as |well |as |work |on
|or |about |the |electrification |system.
Class |A |ET |Trainee |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |ET |Trainees |who |have |passed |their |12 |month |test |and
|Class |A |qualification.
Class |A |Qualified |List |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |list |of |employees |qualified |in |a |defined |territory |to
|receive |clearances. |The |Assistant |Division |Engineer
, Class |B |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Mechanical |department |personnel |trained |to |perform |work |on |top
|of |electric |equipment |in |electrified |territory |under |the |conditions |authorized |in |these
|instructions, |for |their |protection |only.
Class |C |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Personnel |qualified |to |perform |work |in |electrified |territory.
Contact |Wire |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |The |wire |in |the |catenary |from |which |the |pantograph |collects
|current.
Dead |section |(DS) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |de-energized |section |of |the |catenary. |The |limits |are
|designated |by |dead |section |signs |at |locations |specified |in |the |Timetable.
De-Energized |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Electrical |circuits/apparatus |disconnected |from |the |power
|sources |are |considered |dangerous |to |life |until |tested |de-energized |and |properly |grounded.
Electric |Equipment |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Locomotives |and |multiple |unit |cars |operated |by |power
|received |from |the |catenary |or |third |rail.
Emergency |Condition |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |circumstance |which |presents |a |hazard |to |life
|infrastructure |or |equipment |that |may |interfere |with |train |movement.
Energized |- |Live |(Dangerous |to |Life) |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Electrical |currents/apparatus
|connected |to |a |power |source.
High |Equipment |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Equipment |that, |when |on |top |of, |will |place |employee
|within |3 |feet |of |the |catenary.
Impedance |Bond |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A |device |which |separates |signal |track |circuits |from
|traction |return |circuits |by |providing |a |path |for |traction |return |current |around |insulated
|block |joints
