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SPECIAL HAZARDS SYSTEMS LVL 2

Abgdevicebgthatbgreducesbgthebginputbgvoltagebgtobgabglowerbgvoltagebgforbgusebginbganbgelectricalbgcircuitbgisbgcalledbgabg__
_____.bg-bganswer--Step-downbgtransformer.bgAbgstep-
downbgtransformerbgreducesbgthebginputbgvoltagebgtobgabglowerbgvoltage.

Anbgelectromechanicalbgrelaybghasbgabgcoilbgthat,bgwhenbgenergized,bgallowsbgabgsetbgofbgelectricalbgcontactsbgtobgchang
statebgwithbgnobgmovingbgparts.bg-bganswer--False.bgAnbgelectromechanicalbgrelaybghasbgmoveablebgcontacts.bgAbgsolid
statebgrelaybghasbgnobgmovingbgparts.

AbgDiode.bg-bganswer--Abgdevicebgthatbgpermitsbgcurrentbgtobgflowbgthroughbgitbginbgonlybgonebgdirection.

Tobgensurebgcopperbgconductorsbgcanbgbebgbentbgwithoutbgbreaking,bgtobgremovebgstiffness,bgandbgimprovebgoverallbgfle
bility,bgthebgconductorsbgarebgheatedbgtobgoverbg700°bgFbg(371°bgC)bgandbgallowedbgtobgcool.bgThisbgprocessbgisbgcalledbg_
_____.bg-bganswer--Annealing

abgdisadvantagebgabgcircuitbgbreakerbghasbgcomparedbgtobgabgfuse?bg-bganswer--
Internalbgcomponentsbgcanbgdeterioratebgoverbgtimebgorbgfrombgrepeatedbguse.

Abgnon-latchingbgpushbgbuttonbgswitchbgisbgsometimesbgcalledbgabg__________bgswitch.bg-bganswer--Momentary

Solenoidbg-bganswer--
Anbgelectromechanicalbgsolenoidbgisbgusedbginbgfirebgsuppressionbgsystemsbgtobgreleasebgthebgsuppressionbgagentbgfrom
storagebgcylinders.bgWhenbgelectricbgcurrentbgisbgappliedbgtobgthebgcoilbgofbgabgrelaybgorbgabgsolenoid,bgthebgmagneticbgfie
attractsbganbgarmature.bgThebgarmaturebgthenbgcausesbgdifferentbgactionsbginbgthebgrelaybgandbgthebgsolenoid.

Abgdouble-throwbgswitchbghasbgabgcontactbgthatbgcanbgbebgconnectedbgtobgeitherbgofbgthreebgotherbgcontacts.bg-bganswer-
False.bgAbgdouble-
throwbgswitchbghasbgabgcontactbgthatbgcanbgbebgconnectedbgtobgeitherbgofbgTWObgotherbgcontacts.bgAbgswitchbgthatbgcanbg
bgconnectedbgtobgonebgofbgTHREEbgotherbgcontactsbgisbgabgtriple-throwbgswitch.



AnbgaddressablebgfirebgalarmbgsystembghasbgabgfiberbgopticbgcircuitbgthatbgrunsbgfrombgBuildingbgA,bggoesbgunderground,
ndbggoesbgintobgBuildingbgB.bgTobgconvertbgthebgelectricalbgsignalbgofbgthebgaddressablebgcontrolbgpanelbginbgBuildingbgAb
obglightbgandbgthenbgbackbgtobgelectricalbgenergybgforbgusebginbgBuildingbgB,bgwebgwillbgneedbgtobgusebgabg____________.b
bganswer--

Transducer.bgAbgtransducerbgcanbgconvertbgabgsignalbginbgonebgformbgofbgenergybgtobgabgsignalbginbganotherbgformbgofbgen
gy.bgInbgthisbgcase,bgelectricalbgenergybgintobglightbgandbglightbgbackbgintobgelectricalbgenergy.

Whichbgtypebgofbgconductorbgisbgmorebgresistantbgtobgvibrations?bg-bganswer--Stranded

Atbgitsbgmostbgbasicbglevel,bganbgelectromechanicalbgorbgsolid-statebgrelaybgisbga(n)bg__________bgoperatedbgswitch.bg-
bganswer--

Electrically.bgWhenbgthebgcorrectbgelectricbgcurrentbgisbgappliedbgtobgthebgrelay'sbginput,bgthebgrelaybgwillbgswitchbgcircuitsb
nbgorbgoffbgdependingbguponbghowbgitbgisbgwiredbgintobgabgcircuit.


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bgfusebgprotectsbgthebgcircuitbgconductorsbgandbgcomponents,bgitbgmustbgbebgwiredbginbgseriesbgwithbgthebgc

uit.bg-bganswer--
True.bgAbgfusebgmustbgbebgconnectedbginbgseriesbgtobgthebgcircuitbgorbgcomponentbgitbgisbgmeantbgtobgprotect.

Whichbgcomponentbgallowsbganbgelectricbgcurrentbgtobgbebgswitchedbgonbgorbgoffbgwhenbgabgsmallbgelectricbgcurrentbgisbga
liedbgtobgitsbgbase?bg-bganswer--
Transistor.bgAbgtransistorbghasbganbgemitter,bgcollector,bgandbgabgbase.bgWhenbgelectricbgcurrentbgisbgappliedbgtobgthebgba
,bgabglargebgamountbgofbgcurrentbgcanbgflowbgbetweenbgthebgcollectorbgandbgthebgemitter.bgThisbgallowsbgthebgtransistorbgto
actbgasbganbgamplifier,bgabgswitch,bgorbganbgoscillator

Whichbgcomponentbgisbgusedbgtobglimitbgcurrentbgflowbginbganbgelectricalbgcircuit?bg-bganswer--
Resistor.bgResistorsbglimitbgcurrentbgflowbginbgcircuitsbgandbgarebgoftenbgusedbginbgfirebgalarmbgcircuitsbgtobghelpbgwithbgsup
vision.

Abgtransformerbgthatbghasbg100bgturnsbgonbgitsbgprimarybgwindingsbgandbg200bgturnsbgonbgitsbgsecondarybgwindingsbgisbgc
edbgabgstep-upbgtransformer.bgIfbgthebgtransformer'sbgvolt-
amperebg(VA)bgratingbgisbg600bgVAbgwithbganbginputbgvoltagebgofbg120bgvoltsbgAC,bgwhatbgwillbgbebgthebgvoltagebgandbgamp
agebgonbgthebgoutputbgsidebgofbgthebgtransformer?bg-bganswer--
240bgvoltsbgACbgandbg2.5bgamps.bgThebgVAbgratingbgofbgabgstep-upbgorbgstep-
downbgtransformerbgwillbgalwaysbgbebgthebgsame.
So,bgwhenbgthebgoutputbgvoltagebglevelbgchanges,bgthebgamountbgofbgcurrentbgthebgtransformerbgproducesbgchangesbgas
well.bgInbgabgstep-
upbgtransformer,bgthebgamountbgofbgcurrentbgavailablebgisbginverselybgproportionalbgtobgthebgincreasebginbgthebgoutputbgvo
age.
Inbgourbgexample,bgabg600bgVAbgtransformerbgwithbganbginputbgofbg120bgvoltsbgmeansbgthatbgwebghavebg5bgampsbgavailabl
onbgthebginputbgside.
600bgVAbg÷bg120bgvoltsbg=bg5bgamps
SincebgthebgsamebgVAbgenergybgisbgpresentbgonbgthebgoutputbgside,bgbutbgourbgvoltagebghasbgincreased,bgourbgamperage
vailablebghasbgdecreased.
600bgVAbg÷bg240bgvoltsbg=bg2.5bgamps

Abgfirebgalarmbgsystembginbgwhichbgthebgdetectorsbgreportbgalarmsbgusingbgdigitalbgcommunicationsbgprotocolsbginbgabgsig
alingbglinebgcircuitbgisbgcalledbgabgconventionalbgfirebgalarmbgsystem.bg-bganswer--
False.bgThisbgtypebgofbgfirebgalarmbgsystembgisbganbgaddressablebgfirebgalarmbgsystem.

Whenbgtwobgorbgmorebgautomaticbgfirebgdetectorsbginbgtwobgseparatebgzonesbgarebgusedbgtobgdetectbgabgfirebginbgthebgsam
area,bgthisbgisbgknownbgasbg__________.bg-bganswer--Cross-zoning.bgInbgcross-
zoning,bgthebgdetectorsbgwithinbgthebgdifferentbgzonesbgarebgmountedbginbgrelativebgclosebgproximitybgandbgwillbgmonitorb
ebgsamebgarea.bgWhenbgbothbgdetectorsbgsensebgthebgsamebgfire,bgthebgfirebgalarmbgreleasingbgpanelbgwillbgallowbgthebgsu
pressionbgagentbgtobgdischarge.

Thebgbestbgtestbgequipmentbgtobgtestbgconductorbginsulation?bg-bganswer--
Megohmmeter.bgItbgisbgcapablebgofbgtestingbghighbgresistancebgandbgprovidingbgabgreliablebgreading.bgConductorbginsula
nbghasbgabghighbgresistancebgthatbgcannotbgbebgaccuratelybgreadbgusingbganbgohmmeter.

Abgnotificationbgappliancebgcircuitbgdevelopsbganbgopenbgsomewherebginbgitsbgcircuit.bgWhenbgthisbghappens,bginbgwhatbgt
ebgframebgshouldbgthebgfirebgalarmbgsystembgindicatebgthebgfaultbgatbgthebgcontrolbgpanel?bg-bganswer--
200bgseconds.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionbg12.6.1.

WherebginbgNFPAbg72bgwouldbgwebgfindbgthebgtestingbgproceduresbgforbgverifyingbgthebgcircuitbgintegritybgofbgcopperbgcon
ctors?bg-bganswer--Thebgcorrectbganswerbgis:bgTablebg14.4.3.2(15)(5).
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Allbgfirebgalarmbgsystemsbgmonitorbgdetectorbgandbgnotificationbgappliancebgcircuitsbgforbgfaults.bgThisbgisbgcalledbgsuperv
on,bgorbgmonitoringbgforbgintegrity.bg-bganswer--
True.bgAnybgcircuitbgusedbgtobgreportbgabgfirebgalarmbgorbgtobgalertbgoccupantsbgtobgabgfirebgisbgmonitoredbg(supervised)bgfo
aults.

Inbgabgsystembgwherebgtwobgflamebgdetectorsbgarebgusedbginbgabgcross-
zoningbgsetupbgtobgdetectbgabgfire,bgthebgfirebgalarmbgcontrolbgpanelbgisbgsetbgupbgforbgabg__________bgconfiguration.bg-
bganswer--Countingbgzones.



Tobgfindbgabggroundbgfaultbgonbgabgcircuit,bgthebgbestbgpiecebgofbgtestbgequipmentbgtobgusebgwouldbgbebga(n)bg__________
bganswer--

Ohmmeter.bgWhenbgmeasuringbgthebgconductors,bgyoubgarebgtestingbgagainstbgabgreliablebggroundbgpoint.bgYoubgcanbgd
erminebgifbgyourbgconductor(s)bgisbg(are)bggroundedbgifbgtherebgisbgabglowbgresistancebgreadingbgbetweenbgthebgconducto
andbgthebggroundbgpoint.

A(n)bg__________bginbgabgcircuitbgpathwaybgisbganbgunwantedbgdisconnectionbgfrombgthebgpowerbgsourcebginbgwhichbgno
urrentbgcanbgflow.bg-bganswer--Open.

A(n)bg__________bgcanbgbebgdefinedbgasbganbgelectricalbgcircuitbgofbglowerbgresistancebgthanbgthatbgofbgabgnormalbgcircui
typicallybgresultingbgfrombgthebgunintendedbgcontactbgofbgcomponents.bg-bganswer--Short.

Inbgorderbgtobgcorrectlybgaimbgabgflamebgdetector,bgyoubgmaybgneedbgtobgusebga(n)bg__________.bg-bganswer--
AnbgAnglebgfinder.bgYoubgmaybgalsobgneedbgtobgusebgabglaserbgpointer.bgAlwaysbgcheckbgthebgmanufacturer'sbgpublished
nstructions.

Inbgwhatbgtimeframebgmustbgabgsprinklerbgwaterflowbgalarmbgactivatebgwhenbgabgflowbgequalbgto,bgorbggreaterbgthanbgthatb
ombgthebgsmallestbgorificebgsprinklerbgactivatesbginbgthebgsprinklerbgsystem?bg-bganswer--
90bgseconds.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionbg17.13.2.

Carbonbgmonoxidebgconcentrationsbgasbglowbgasbg__________bgcanbgcausebgheadaches,bgnausea,bgandbgdizzinessbga
rbg45bgminutesbgofbgexposure.bg-bganswer--800bgpartsbgperbgmillion.

Whichbgtypebgofbgheatbgdetectionbgusesbgtwobgsteelbgconductorsbgcoatedbgwithbgabgheatbgsensitivebgpolymer?
bgThebgpolymerbgmeltsbgawaybgallowingbgthebgsteelbgconductorsbgtobgmakebgcontactbgandbgcausebganbgalarm.bg-bganswer

Line-type.

Whatbgisbgthebgminimumbgdistancebgthatbgabgpullbgstation'sbgoperablebgpartbgmaybgbebglocatedbgfrombgthebgfinishedbgfloor
bg-bganswer--42bgin.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionbg17.15.6.



Whichbgdetectorbgisbgabg"line-of-sight"bgdevice?bg-bganswer--
Flamebgdetector.bgFlamebgdetectorsbgarebgopticalbgdevicesbgthatbgmustbgbebgablebgtobg"see"bgthebgareabgwherebgtheybgar
monitoring.bgIfbgthebglensbgisbgdirtybgorbgthebgline-of-
sightbgisbgblocked,bgthebgdetectorbgwillbgnotbgbebgablebgtobgsensebgthebgfire.

Abgrate-of-
risebgheatbgdetectorbgwillbgsignalbganbgalarmbgonlybgwhenbgabgpredeterminedbgtemperaturebgisbgreachedbginbgthebgareabgt
bgdetectorbgisbgmonitoring.bg-bganswer--False.bgAbgrate-of-

risebgheatbgdetectorbgwillbgsignalbganbgalarmbgwhenbgthebgtemperaturebginbgthebgareabgrisesbgrapidly,bgusuallybg15bgdegre
bgFbg(orbghigher)bgperbgminute.



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Abgwaterbgtemperature bgswitchbgisbgabgtypebgofbg__________bgdevicebgusedbgtobgalertbgusbgtobganbgabnormalbgcondition.b

bganswer--

Supervisory.bgSupervisorybgdevicesbgletbgusbgknowbgwhenbgpartbgofbgthebgsystembgisbginbganbgabnormalbgconditionbgorbgp
ition.

Whichbgautomaticbgfirebgdetectorsbghavebgthebgfastestbgreactionbgtimebgcomparedbgtobgthebgothers?bg-bganswer--
Flamebgdetector.bgFlamebgdetectorsbgarebgverybgfastbgreactingbgdetectorsbgandbgarebgusedbginbgfirebgsuppressionbgsyste
sbgtobgextinguishbgfiresbgbeforebgthebgfirebghasbgthebgchancebgtobggrow.

Mechanicalbgheatbgdetectorsbgarebgtypicallybglowerbginbgcostbgthanbgelectronicbgheatbgdetectorsbgandbgarebgalsobgtypicall
ablebgtobgbebgresetbgafterbgsignalingbganbgalarm.bg-bganswer--
False.bgMechanicalbgheatbgdetectorsbgarebgtypicallybglowerbginbgcost,bgbutbgoncebgthebgmechanicalbgportionbgofbgthebgdet
torbghasbgactuated,bgthebgdetectorbgwillbgneedbgtobgbebgreplaced.

Truebgstatementsbgaboutbgpullbgstationsbg-bganswer--(1)bgPullbgstationsbgshallbgbebgredbginbgcolor
(2)bgPullbgstationsbgshallbgbebglocatedbgwithinbg5bgft.bgofbgeachbgexitbgopeningbgatbgeachbgexitbgonbgeachbgfloor
(3)bgPullbgstationsbgshallbgbebginstalledbgonbgeachbgsidebgofbggroupedbgopeningsbgoverbg40bgft.bginbgwidthbgandbgwithinbg5bg
gofbgeachbgsidebgofbgthebgopening.

ReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionsbg17.15.9.3,bg17.15.9.4,bgandbg17.15.9.6bgrespectively.

Electronicbgheatbgdetectorsbgutilizebg___________,bgwhichbgarebgelectronicbgcomponentsbgthatbgchangebgresistancebgb
edbgonbgthebgambientbgtemperature.bg-bganswer--
Thermistors.bgThermistorsbgchangebgtheirbgresistancebgvaluebgbasedbguponbgthebgtemperature.bgThermistorsbgarebguse
ginbgelectronicbgheatbgdetectorsbgallowingbgthebgheatbgdetectorsbgtobgbebgrestorablebgtypebgdetectors.



Abgwaterbglevelbgsupervisorybgswitchbgforbgabgpressurebgtankbgmustbgsignalbganbgoff-
normalbgconditionbgwhenbgthebgwaterbglevelbginbgthebgpressurebgstoragebgtankbgrisesbgorbglowersbgmorebgthanbg________
_.bg-bganswer--3bgin.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionbg17.17.3.2.1.

Afterbgcleaningbgabgsmokebgdetector,bgyoubgmustbgtestbgthebgsensitivitybgagain.bg-bganswer--
True.bgAfterbgthebgsmokebgdetectorbghasbgbeenbgreassembled,bgyoubgmustbgretestbgitbgtobgseebgifbgitbgisbgwithinbgthebglisted
sensitivitybgrange.bgIfbgitbgisbgnot,bgitbgmustbgbebgreplaced.

Videobgsmokebgdetectionbgcanbgdetectbgsmokebginbgwhichbgways?bg-bganswer--
Presencebgofbgsmokebgwithinbgthebgfieldbgofbgviewbgofbgthebgcamerabgandbgpresencebgofbgambientbgsmoke.

Photoelectricbgspot-typebgsmokebgdetectorsbgoperatebgusingbgthebg___________bgconcept.bg-bganswer--
Lightbgscattering.bgWhenbgsmokebgentersbgthebgchamber,bglightbgfrombganbgLEDbghitsbgthebgsmokebgparticlesbgandbgscatt
sbgthebglight.bgAbgsensorbgthatbgnormallybgdoesbgnotbgreceivebganybglightbgwillbggetbglightbgoffbgthebgsmokebgparticles.bgWhe
gabgpredeterminedbgamountbgofbglightbgisbgcollectedbgbybgthebgsensor,bgthebgsmokebgdetectorbgwillbgsignalbganbgalarm.



Ifbganybgsmokebgdetectorbgfailsbgabgsensitivitybgtestbgbybgbeingbgwithinbg5%bgofbgitsbgupperbglistedbgsensitivitybgrange,bgthe
etectorbgshallbgbebgcleanedbgandbgrecalibrated,bgorbgbebgreplaced.bg-bganswer--
False.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgSectionbg14.4.4.3.4.bgThebgsmokebgdetectorbgfailsbgabgsensitivitybgtestbgwhenbgitb
asbgabgsensitivitybgoutsidebgofbgitsbglistedbgrange.

beam-typebgsmokebgdetectorsbgarebgnotbgnormallybgaffectedbgby?bg-bganswer--
Altitudebgabovebg3,000bgft.bgReferencebgNFPAbg72bg2019,bgTablebgA.17.7.1.8.



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