Journeyman Lineman Test exam with ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ||\\||\\
Delta Secondary Voltages? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Delta doubles (Phase to phase is always 2 x Phase to neutral.)
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WYE Secondary Voltages? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Phase to phase is always 1.73 x phase to neutral ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Shoring and Latter placement? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
3 4 5-Shoring
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Latter extends 3' past rest point ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
At 4' you need a ladder
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At 5' you need shoring
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1 Ladders every 25'
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What causes resistance in a conductor? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The Type: Copper/ACSR, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Size, Length, and Temperature (the more heat more resistance.)
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How do you take a capacitor off line? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Open oil switch or open cutout with load break. The internal resistor should bleed the
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voltage to 50 volts or less in 5 min. Then shunt and ground the capacitors.
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What do capacitors do? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Improve power factor, when the current is lagging the voltage. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Why does a recloser stay energized longer on the 3rd or 4th shot?
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To allow a fuse to blow if there is a tree fault and also to narrow down the area of the fault
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after the fuse blows. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The reason it holds open is to allow an sectionalizer to open cause it operates under no
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voltage.
, What determines the strength of a magnetic field? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the current ||\\||\\
Types of over current protection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Circuit breaker, Recloser-OCR, and Cutout. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Can you look at a circuit breaker and determine the line voltage?
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NO (Because they are not rated in voltage just amps)
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In CPR how many chest compressions are needed to how many breaths?
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30 Chest compressions to 2 Breaths 30-2
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How would you parallel two regulators? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Leave them on the step they were at, lock them down, and turn them off. Once the work is
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complete put back to manual. OR take one or both off line and do the same thing. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
LTC is powered by? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
PT by volts ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Safe working limits with ropes? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
If the breaking strength of a rope is 5,000lbs and the assigned WLL is 1,000lbs then the
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safety factor is 5. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Color of service lines on vehicles? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Red- Emergency ||\\||\\
Blue- Service ||\\||\\
Green- Electrical ||\\||\\
How much bigger do you need to drill a hole in a wood pole?
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1/16" bigger (Example 3/4" bolt = 13/16" Hole) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How often do you need to electrically test live line tools?
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Every 2 years (100,000 volts for fiber glass, 75,000 volts for wood.)
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At what size do transformers start being subtractive not additive?
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200 KVA and up or 8660 Volts. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
At what depth do you need egress and digress in the ditch?
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correct answers ||\\||\\
Delta Secondary Voltages? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Delta doubles (Phase to phase is always 2 x Phase to neutral.)
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WYE Secondary Voltages? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Phase to phase is always 1.73 x phase to neutral ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Shoring and Latter placement? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
3 4 5-Shoring
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Latter extends 3' past rest point ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
At 4' you need a ladder
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At 5' you need shoring
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1 Ladders every 25'
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What causes resistance in a conductor? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The Type: Copper/ACSR, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Size, Length, and Temperature (the more heat more resistance.)
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How do you take a capacitor off line? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Open oil switch or open cutout with load break. The internal resistor should bleed the
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voltage to 50 volts or less in 5 min. Then shunt and ground the capacitors.
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What do capacitors do? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Improve power factor, when the current is lagging the voltage. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Why does a recloser stay energized longer on the 3rd or 4th shot?
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To allow a fuse to blow if there is a tree fault and also to narrow down the area of the fault
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after the fuse blows. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
The reason it holds open is to allow an sectionalizer to open cause it operates under no
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voltage.
, What determines the strength of a magnetic field? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the current ||\\||\\
Types of over current protection? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Circuit breaker, Recloser-OCR, and Cutout. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Can you look at a circuit breaker and determine the line voltage?
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
NO (Because they are not rated in voltage just amps)
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In CPR how many chest compressions are needed to how many breaths?
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30 Chest compressions to 2 Breaths 30-2
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How would you parallel two regulators? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Leave them on the step they were at, lock them down, and turn them off. Once the work is
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
complete put back to manual. OR take one or both off line and do the same thing. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
LTC is powered by? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
PT by volts ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Safe working limits with ropes? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
If the breaking strength of a rope is 5,000lbs and the assigned WLL is 1,000lbs then the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
safety factor is 5. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Color of service lines on vehicles? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Red- Emergency ||\\||\\
Blue- Service ||\\||\\
Green- Electrical ||\\||\\
How much bigger do you need to drill a hole in a wood pole?
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1/16" bigger (Example 3/4" bolt = 13/16" Hole) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How often do you need to electrically test live line tools?
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Every 2 years (100,000 volts for fiber glass, 75,000 volts for wood.)
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At what size do transformers start being subtractive not additive?
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200 KVA and up or 8660 Volts. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
At what depth do you need egress and digress in the ditch?
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