Elevator Mechanic Exam (2026 Edition)
| 100% Pass
• Governor trips at 115% of rated speed, the over speed switch trips at
90% of the 115%. -✓✓
• If you are cutting something with a power saw, which way does piece
you are cutting face. Up or down? -✓✓Down.
• They give you a voltage of 480 on primary and 216 on secondary and a
current. What transformer would you need to order? 1KVA 1to1, 2KVA
2to1, or 3KVA 2to1? -✓✓2KVA 2to1
• You have 15 full 16lob rails, and two 8' sections. How much do they
weigh? -✓✓
• Static load test - car drifts down 15 inches in ten minutes with no
noticeable oil leak. Where is the most likely leak? -✓✓Underground
• You need to reset the step level switch on an escalator. Where is it
located? A) top B) bottom C) Both. -✓✓C) Both
• What is needed for a false platform? -✓✓False cars require spring-
loaded safeties held in locked position and barricades and netting on top,
600-pound capacity. A working platform requires the governor to be
installed, and to be counterbalanced correctly.
• 3 cars, 12 floors. 3 floors do not get PIs. How many PIs do you order? -
✓✓27 PIs.
, • The should you a call button wirting diagram with 3 floors, up and
down with a common and ground wire. How many wires are needed to
wire it? -✓✓No answer noted.
• Where would you look for how many fixtures you need for a job? -
✓✓Abstract
• PI goes out too fast at 2nd floor, what contacts are problem on print? -
✓✓
• What percentage of accidents are alcohol related? -✓✓75%
• What is an ok substitute for a top rail for a barricade? A) 1/4 inch wire
rope, B) 1/4 steel banding, C) 3/16 nylon rope -✓✓A) 1/4 inch wire rope
• What is the tolerance of a barricade? -✓✓2"
• Who can you demand a MSDS sheet from to check chemicals in a
cleaning solvent? A) your employer, B) the manufacturer, C) The GC -
✓✓A) Your employer
• What is needed on an intermediate floor? -✓✓A ground and common
wire. Also, a wire for the up, a wire for the down, and a wire for each
light.
• What do you need to do when you are going to hang a car? -✓✓Trip
the governor before you start to hoist the car
• How do you test incoming power with a meter? A) 1 to 2, B) 2 to 3, C)
1 to 3, D) Ground to 1,2,3 -✓✓D) Ground to 1, 2, 3
• Sill to sill has to be set between _____ - ____ -✓✓.5" -- 1.5"
| 100% Pass
• Governor trips at 115% of rated speed, the over speed switch trips at
90% of the 115%. -✓✓
• If you are cutting something with a power saw, which way does piece
you are cutting face. Up or down? -✓✓Down.
• They give you a voltage of 480 on primary and 216 on secondary and a
current. What transformer would you need to order? 1KVA 1to1, 2KVA
2to1, or 3KVA 2to1? -✓✓2KVA 2to1
• You have 15 full 16lob rails, and two 8' sections. How much do they
weigh? -✓✓
• Static load test - car drifts down 15 inches in ten minutes with no
noticeable oil leak. Where is the most likely leak? -✓✓Underground
• You need to reset the step level switch on an escalator. Where is it
located? A) top B) bottom C) Both. -✓✓C) Both
• What is needed for a false platform? -✓✓False cars require spring-
loaded safeties held in locked position and barricades and netting on top,
600-pound capacity. A working platform requires the governor to be
installed, and to be counterbalanced correctly.
• 3 cars, 12 floors. 3 floors do not get PIs. How many PIs do you order? -
✓✓27 PIs.
, • The should you a call button wirting diagram with 3 floors, up and
down with a common and ground wire. How many wires are needed to
wire it? -✓✓No answer noted.
• Where would you look for how many fixtures you need for a job? -
✓✓Abstract
• PI goes out too fast at 2nd floor, what contacts are problem on print? -
✓✓
• What percentage of accidents are alcohol related? -✓✓75%
• What is an ok substitute for a top rail for a barricade? A) 1/4 inch wire
rope, B) 1/4 steel banding, C) 3/16 nylon rope -✓✓A) 1/4 inch wire rope
• What is the tolerance of a barricade? -✓✓2"
• Who can you demand a MSDS sheet from to check chemicals in a
cleaning solvent? A) your employer, B) the manufacturer, C) The GC -
✓✓A) Your employer
• What is needed on an intermediate floor? -✓✓A ground and common
wire. Also, a wire for the up, a wire for the down, and a wire for each
light.
• What do you need to do when you are going to hang a car? -✓✓Trip
the governor before you start to hoist the car
• How do you test incoming power with a meter? A) 1 to 2, B) 2 to 3, C)
1 to 3, D) Ground to 1,2,3 -✓✓D) Ground to 1, 2, 3
• Sill to sill has to be set between _____ - ____ -✓✓.5" -- 1.5"
