Lineman /
Apprentice Test Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
The /
/difference /
/in //
a //3 //wire //& //4 //wire //distribution //circuit //is? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //Neutral //wire
What //is //the //formula //for //power //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔P=VxI
Transmission /
/voltage /
/is /
/generally //_________ //to //_________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔138,000 //to //765,000 //volts
If /
/the /
/diameter /
/of /
/the /
/pole /
/to /
/be /
/set /
/is /
/10", /
/the /
/diameter /
/of /
/the /
/hole /
/should /
,/be /
/____ /
/to /
/allow /
/sufficient /
/room //for //tamping. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔16", //3" //on //each //side //of //the //pole
What /
/are /
/the /
/component /
/parts /
/of //
a //distribution //system? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Distribution //Substation, //feeder //circuits,
//switches, /
/protective //equipment, //primary //circuits, //distribution //transformers, //secondaries, //services.
An /
/advantage /
/of //
a/
/Wye /
/Primary /
/system /
/over //
a/
/Delta /
/primary /
/system /
/is? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Increased //power //carrying //capacity, //better //voltage //regulation
The /
/total /
/flow /
,/of /
/current /
/from //
a/
/generating /
/plant //may //be //as //large //as //__________ //amps. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔20,000
How /
/many /
/Amps /
/does //
a/
/120 /
/volt, /
/60 /
/watt /
/incandescent //bulb //draw? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔.5 //amps, //P=IxE //I=P/E //60/120=.5
Thury /
/system //was //generators //connected //in //______ //to //transmit //________ //amps //at //max //voltage
//of //_______ //volts? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Series, //150 //amps, //27,000 //volts
An /
/aluminum /
/wire /
/must /
/be //________ //times //as //big //as //copper //is //a //cross //section //to //have //the //same //conductivity. //-
//CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.66 //(this //means //that //aluminum //is //only //2/3 //as //conductive //as //copper)
Slices /
/should /
/not /
/be /
, /installed /
/________ //ft //from //a //tie //wire //or //armor //rod. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1 //ft //(12")
Bolted /
/connections /
/may /
/be /
/used /
/when? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔If //the //wires //to //be //connected //are //not //under //tension
When /
/splicing /
/distribution /
/wires, /
/how /
/far /
/should //the //line //be //laid //out //straight //before //splicing? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔10 //ft
The /
/head /
/of //
a/
/hydraulic /
/operated /
/tool /
/weighs /
/approximately /
/________ /
/lbs. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔15 //lbs //(tools //operate //w/ //a //pressure //of //10,000 //psi)
In /
/the /
/process /
/of /
Apprentice Test Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
The /
/difference /
/in //
a //3 //wire //& //4 //wire //distribution //circuit //is? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //Neutral //wire
What //is //the //formula //for //power //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔P=VxI
Transmission /
/voltage /
/is /
/generally //_________ //to //_________. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔138,000 //to //765,000 //volts
If /
/the /
/diameter /
/of /
/the /
/pole /
/to /
/be /
/set /
/is /
/10", /
/the /
/diameter /
/of /
/the /
/hole /
/should /
,/be /
/____ /
/to /
/allow /
/sufficient /
/room //for //tamping. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔16", //3" //on //each //side //of //the //pole
What /
/are /
/the /
/component /
/parts /
/of //
a //distribution //system? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Distribution //Substation, //feeder //circuits,
//switches, /
/protective //equipment, //primary //circuits, //distribution //transformers, //secondaries, //services.
An /
/advantage /
/of //
a/
/Wye /
/Primary /
/system /
/over //
a/
/Delta /
/primary /
/system /
/is? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Increased //power //carrying //capacity, //better //voltage //regulation
The /
/total /
/flow /
,/of /
/current /
/from //
a/
/generating /
/plant //may //be //as //large //as //__________ //amps. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔20,000
How /
/many /
/Amps /
/does //
a/
/120 /
/volt, /
/60 /
/watt /
/incandescent //bulb //draw? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔.5 //amps, //P=IxE //I=P/E //60/120=.5
Thury /
/system //was //generators //connected //in //______ //to //transmit //________ //amps //at //max //voltage
//of //_______ //volts? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Series, //150 //amps, //27,000 //volts
An /
/aluminum /
/wire /
/must /
/be //________ //times //as //big //as //copper //is //a //cross //section //to //have //the //same //conductivity. //-
//CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1.66 //(this //means //that //aluminum //is //only //2/3 //as //conductive //as //copper)
Slices /
/should /
/not /
/be /
, /installed /
/________ //ft //from //a //tie //wire //or //armor //rod. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1 //ft //(12")
Bolted /
/connections /
/may /
/be /
/used /
/when? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔If //the //wires //to //be //connected //are //not //under //tension
When /
/splicing /
/distribution /
/wires, /
/how /
/far /
/should //the //line //be //laid //out //straight //before //splicing? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔10 //ft
The /
/head /
/of //
a/
/hydraulic /
/operated /
/tool /
/weighs /
/approximately /
/________ /
/lbs. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔15 //lbs //(tools //operate //w/ //a //pressure //of //10,000 //psi)
In /
/the /
/process /
/of /
