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Accessible (as applied to equipment)
Right Answer - Admitting close approach; not guarded by locked doors,
elevation, or other effective means.
Accessible (as applied to wiring methods)
Right Answer - Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging
the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure
or finish of the building.
Accessible, Readily (Readily Accessible)
Right Answer - Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or
inspections without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to
actions such as to use tools, to climb over or remove obstacles, or to resort
to portable ladders, and so forth.
Adjustable (as applied to circuit breakers)
Right Answer - A qualifying term indicating that the circuit breaker can be
set to trip at various values of current, time, or both within a predetermined
range.
Adjustable speed drive
Right Answer - Power conversion equipment that provides a means of
adjusting the speed of an electric motor.
Adjustable speed drive system
Right Answer - A combination of an adjustable speed drive, its associated
motor(s), and auxiliary equipment.
,Ampacity
Right Answer - The maximum current, in amperes, that a conductor can
carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its
temperature rating.
Appliance
Right Answer - Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, that is
normally built in standardized sizes or types and is installed or connected
as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air-
conditioning, food mixing, deep frying, etc.
Approved
Right Answer - Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI)
Right Answer - A device intended to provide protection from the effects of
arc faults by recognizing characteristics unique to arcing and by functioning
to de-energize the circuit when an arc fault is detected.
Askarel
Right Answer - A generic term for a group of nonflammable synthetic
chlorinated hydrocarbons used as electrical insulating media.
Associated Apparatus [as applied to Hazardous (Classified) Locations]
Right Answer - Apparatus in which circuits are not necessarily interested in
simply being safe themselves, but that affects the energy in the intrinsically
safe circuits and is relied on to maintain intrinsic safety. Such apparatus is
one of the following:
(1) electrical apparatus that has an alternative type of protection for use in
the appropriate hazardous parentheses (classified) location
,(2) electrical apparatus not so protected that shall not be used within a
hazardous (classified) location
Associated nonicendive field apparatus [as applied to hazardous
(Classified) locations]
Right Answer - Apparatus in which the circuits are not necessarily
nonincendive send of themselves but that affect the energy in nonincendive
field wiring circuits in our relied upon to maintain non-incentive energy
levels. Such apparatuses are one of the following:
(1) electrical apparatus that has an alternative type of protection for use in
the appropriate hazardous (classified) location
(2) electrical apparatus not so protected that shall not be used in a
hazardous (classified) location
Attachment Plug (Plug Cap) (Plug)
Right Answer - A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes a
connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the
conductors connected permanently to the receptacle.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
Right Answer - An organization, office, or individual responsible for
enforcing the requirements of a code or standard or for approving
equipment, materials, installation, or procedure.
Automatic
Right Answer - Performing a function without the necessity of human
intervention.
, Bathroom
Right Answer - An area including a basin with one or more of the following:
a toilet, a urinal, a tub, a shower, a bidet, or similar plumbing fixtures.
Battery System
Right Answer - Interconnected battery subsystems consisting of one or
more storage batteries and battery chargers and can include inverters,
converters, and associated electrical equipment.
Bonded (Bonding)
Right Answer - Connected to establish electrical continuity and
conductivity.
Bonding Conductor or Jumper
Right Answer - A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical
conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected.
Bonding Jumper, Equipment
Right Answer - The connection between two or more portions of the
equipment grounding conductor.
Bonding Jumper, Main
Right Answer - The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and
the equipment grounding conductor at the service.
Bonding Jumper, System
Right Answer - The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and
the supply-side bonding jumper, or the equipment grounding conductor, or
both, at a separately derived system.
Branch Circuit
Right Answer - The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device
protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
researched explanations| Graded A+
Accessible (as applied to equipment)
Right Answer - Admitting close approach; not guarded by locked doors,
elevation, or other effective means.
Accessible (as applied to wiring methods)
Right Answer - Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging
the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure
or finish of the building.
Accessible, Readily (Readily Accessible)
Right Answer - Capable of being reached quickly for operation, renewal, or
inspections without requiring those to whom ready access is requisite to
actions such as to use tools, to climb over or remove obstacles, or to resort
to portable ladders, and so forth.
Adjustable (as applied to circuit breakers)
Right Answer - A qualifying term indicating that the circuit breaker can be
set to trip at various values of current, time, or both within a predetermined
range.
Adjustable speed drive
Right Answer - Power conversion equipment that provides a means of
adjusting the speed of an electric motor.
Adjustable speed drive system
Right Answer - A combination of an adjustable speed drive, its associated
motor(s), and auxiliary equipment.
,Ampacity
Right Answer - The maximum current, in amperes, that a conductor can
carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its
temperature rating.
Appliance
Right Answer - Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, that is
normally built in standardized sizes or types and is installed or connected
as a unit to perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air-
conditioning, food mixing, deep frying, etc.
Approved
Right Answer - Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI)
Right Answer - A device intended to provide protection from the effects of
arc faults by recognizing characteristics unique to arcing and by functioning
to de-energize the circuit when an arc fault is detected.
Askarel
Right Answer - A generic term for a group of nonflammable synthetic
chlorinated hydrocarbons used as electrical insulating media.
Associated Apparatus [as applied to Hazardous (Classified) Locations]
Right Answer - Apparatus in which circuits are not necessarily interested in
simply being safe themselves, but that affects the energy in the intrinsically
safe circuits and is relied on to maintain intrinsic safety. Such apparatus is
one of the following:
(1) electrical apparatus that has an alternative type of protection for use in
the appropriate hazardous parentheses (classified) location
,(2) electrical apparatus not so protected that shall not be used within a
hazardous (classified) location
Associated nonicendive field apparatus [as applied to hazardous
(Classified) locations]
Right Answer - Apparatus in which the circuits are not necessarily
nonincendive send of themselves but that affect the energy in nonincendive
field wiring circuits in our relied upon to maintain non-incentive energy
levels. Such apparatuses are one of the following:
(1) electrical apparatus that has an alternative type of protection for use in
the appropriate hazardous (classified) location
(2) electrical apparatus not so protected that shall not be used in a
hazardous (classified) location
Attachment Plug (Plug Cap) (Plug)
Right Answer - A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes a
connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the
conductors connected permanently to the receptacle.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
Right Answer - An organization, office, or individual responsible for
enforcing the requirements of a code or standard or for approving
equipment, materials, installation, or procedure.
Automatic
Right Answer - Performing a function without the necessity of human
intervention.
, Bathroom
Right Answer - An area including a basin with one or more of the following:
a toilet, a urinal, a tub, a shower, a bidet, or similar plumbing fixtures.
Battery System
Right Answer - Interconnected battery subsystems consisting of one or
more storage batteries and battery chargers and can include inverters,
converters, and associated electrical equipment.
Bonded (Bonding)
Right Answer - Connected to establish electrical continuity and
conductivity.
Bonding Conductor or Jumper
Right Answer - A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical
conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected.
Bonding Jumper, Equipment
Right Answer - The connection between two or more portions of the
equipment grounding conductor.
Bonding Jumper, Main
Right Answer - The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and
the equipment grounding conductor at the service.
Bonding Jumper, System
Right Answer - The connection between the grounded circuit conductor and
the supply-side bonding jumper, or the equipment grounding conductor, or
both, at a separately derived system.
Branch Circuit
Right Answer - The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device
protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
