BCTC Industrial Maintenance Technology AMTEC (NOCTI Mechatronic)
Review Exam PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2026
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Technical College
What tool is used to measure the turning force when tightening a
fastener?
Correct Answer: Torque Wrench
When working on an electrical, fluid power, or mechanical system a ____
procedure should be performed to lock out the energy.
Correct Answer: LOTO
The section of a technical report which summarizes the report's contents
is called what?
Correct Answer: Abstract
What does a thick line represent in a schematic diagram?
Correct Answer: Current flow
A switch is an example of a ____ into a motor control circuit.
Correct Answer: input
,How does the overload of a motor provide protection when current
exceeds a predetermined value?
Correct Answer: It opens a normally closed contact.
Overload protection is designed to protect the _________ by
disconnecting it from the power source when an overload is sensed.
Correct Answer: Electric motor
Motors are normally protected from overload by a _____ device.
Correct Answer: thermal
T/F: A two-wire control for a motor will restart automatically when power
is restored after a power failure.
Correct Answer: True
What is the most common machine wire type?
Correct Answer: THHN
T/F: A three-wire controlled motor will restart automatically after power is
restored after a power failure.
Correct Answer: False
Jogging is a type of motor control in which what happens?
Correct Answer: The motors rotation is moved (bumped) slightly.
, A wire's current carrying limit is known as what?
Correct Answer: Ampacity
A motor _______ is a motor controller that includes overload protection.
Correct Answer: Starter
If a switch is described by the term DPDT, what does this stand for?
Correct Answer: Dual pole, Dual Throw
An interlock prevents two of the three phases on a reversing motor from
shorting by doing what?
Correct Answer: Preventing the opposite coil from shutting it's contacts
when a coil is energized.
Wire labelled THW means it has what characteristics?
Correct Answer: Thermoplastic insulated, heat resistant, damp and wet
location.
What is happening in the circuit when the fuse fails?
Correct Answer: Too much current for too long.
Review Exam PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2026
EDITION ||JUST RELEASED||Bluegrass Community and
Technical College
What tool is used to measure the turning force when tightening a
fastener?
Correct Answer: Torque Wrench
When working on an electrical, fluid power, or mechanical system a ____
procedure should be performed to lock out the energy.
Correct Answer: LOTO
The section of a technical report which summarizes the report's contents
is called what?
Correct Answer: Abstract
What does a thick line represent in a schematic diagram?
Correct Answer: Current flow
A switch is an example of a ____ into a motor control circuit.
Correct Answer: input
,How does the overload of a motor provide protection when current
exceeds a predetermined value?
Correct Answer: It opens a normally closed contact.
Overload protection is designed to protect the _________ by
disconnecting it from the power source when an overload is sensed.
Correct Answer: Electric motor
Motors are normally protected from overload by a _____ device.
Correct Answer: thermal
T/F: A two-wire control for a motor will restart automatically when power
is restored after a power failure.
Correct Answer: True
What is the most common machine wire type?
Correct Answer: THHN
T/F: A three-wire controlled motor will restart automatically after power is
restored after a power failure.
Correct Answer: False
Jogging is a type of motor control in which what happens?
Correct Answer: The motors rotation is moved (bumped) slightly.
, A wire's current carrying limit is known as what?
Correct Answer: Ampacity
A motor _______ is a motor controller that includes overload protection.
Correct Answer: Starter
If a switch is described by the term DPDT, what does this stand for?
Correct Answer: Dual pole, Dual Throw
An interlock prevents two of the three phases on a reversing motor from
shorting by doing what?
Correct Answer: Preventing the opposite coil from shutting it's contacts
when a coil is energized.
Wire labelled THW means it has what characteristics?
Correct Answer: Thermoplastic insulated, heat resistant, damp and wet
location.
What is happening in the circuit when the fuse fails?
Correct Answer: Too much current for too long.
