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JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
COMPREHENSIVE ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which of the following listed types of batteries is NOT permitted for use
as a source of power for emergency systems? - ANSWER- automotive
In regard to electric space heating equipment, heating cables shall be
furnished complete with factory-assembled nonheating leads at LEAST
_____ in length. - ANSWER- 7 feet
In guest rooms of hotels, motels, and sleeping rooms of dorms a
MINIMUM of _____ general purpose receptacles installed in the room
is/are required to be readily accessible. - ANSWER- two
A listed _____ shall be installed in or on all emergency systems
switchboards and panelboards? - ANSWER- surge protective device
(SPD)
Where a size 4 AWG or larger conductor enters a panelboard, which of
the following must be provided? - ANSWER- An insulated bushing.
Class _____ locations are those that are hazardous because of the
presence of easily ignitible fibers or where materials producing
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combustible flyings are handled, but in which such fibers/flyings are not
likely to be in suspension in the air in quantities sufficient to produce
ignitible mixtures. - ANSWER- III
A single-phase, 240-volt, 15 kva standby generator may be loaded to a
MAXIMUM of _____ per line. - ANSWER- 62.50 amperes
All motors shall be considered as _____ unless the nature of the
apparatus it drives is such that the motor will not operate continuously. -
ANSWER- continuous duty
Where the motor controller also serves as a disconnecting means, it shall
open all _____ conductors to the motor. - ANSWER- ungrounded
Before demand factors are taken into consideration for commercial
buildings, general-purpose receptacle loads are to be computed at NOT
less than _____ per outlet. - ANSWER- 180 VA
Conductors with ______ insulation have a greater ampacity when used
in a dry location compared to when used in a wet location. - ANSWER-
THHW
Where a submersible pump is housed in a metal well casing, the well
casing shall be _____ the pump circuit equipment grounding conductor?
- ANSWER- connected to
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A single-phase, 125-volt receptacle installed to serve a washing machine
in the laundry room of a dwelling unit must be installed within at
LEAST ______ of the intended location of the appliance? - ANSWER-
6 feet
When ambient temperature is not a factor, a size 8 AWG single copper
conductor with type FEPB insulation, installed in free air, will have a
MAXIMUM allowable ampacity of _____? - ANSWER- 80 amperes
For the purpose of determining conductor fill in a device box, a single-
pole switch and/or a three-way switch is counted as equal to _____
conductor(s), based on the largest conductor connected to the switch. -
ANSWER- two
When determining the required ampacity of the branch-circuit
conductors to supply a 3-phase, continuous-duty ac motor, current
values given on _____ shall be used. - ANSWER- Table 430.250 of the
NEC
Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is
done _____. - ANSWER- only in the ungrounded circuit conductor
Determine the MAXIMUM number of size 1 AWG XHHW compact
conductors permitted in a trade size 3 in., rigid Schedule 40 PVC
conduit more than 24 inches long. - ANSWER- 21
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
COMPREHENSIVE ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which of the following listed types of batteries is NOT permitted for use
as a source of power for emergency systems? - ANSWER- automotive
In regard to electric space heating equipment, heating cables shall be
furnished complete with factory-assembled nonheating leads at LEAST
_____ in length. - ANSWER- 7 feet
In guest rooms of hotels, motels, and sleeping rooms of dorms a
MINIMUM of _____ general purpose receptacles installed in the room
is/are required to be readily accessible. - ANSWER- two
A listed _____ shall be installed in or on all emergency systems
switchboards and panelboards? - ANSWER- surge protective device
(SPD)
Where a size 4 AWG or larger conductor enters a panelboard, which of
the following must be provided? - ANSWER- An insulated bushing.
Class _____ locations are those that are hazardous because of the
presence of easily ignitible fibers or where materials producing
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combustible flyings are handled, but in which such fibers/flyings are not
likely to be in suspension in the air in quantities sufficient to produce
ignitible mixtures. - ANSWER- III
A single-phase, 240-volt, 15 kva standby generator may be loaded to a
MAXIMUM of _____ per line. - ANSWER- 62.50 amperes
All motors shall be considered as _____ unless the nature of the
apparatus it drives is such that the motor will not operate continuously. -
ANSWER- continuous duty
Where the motor controller also serves as a disconnecting means, it shall
open all _____ conductors to the motor. - ANSWER- ungrounded
Before demand factors are taken into consideration for commercial
buildings, general-purpose receptacle loads are to be computed at NOT
less than _____ per outlet. - ANSWER- 180 VA
Conductors with ______ insulation have a greater ampacity when used
in a dry location compared to when used in a wet location. - ANSWER-
THHW
Where a submersible pump is housed in a metal well casing, the well
casing shall be _____ the pump circuit equipment grounding conductor?
- ANSWER- connected to
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A single-phase, 125-volt receptacle installed to serve a washing machine
in the laundry room of a dwelling unit must be installed within at
LEAST ______ of the intended location of the appliance? - ANSWER-
6 feet
When ambient temperature is not a factor, a size 8 AWG single copper
conductor with type FEPB insulation, installed in free air, will have a
MAXIMUM allowable ampacity of _____? - ANSWER- 80 amperes
For the purpose of determining conductor fill in a device box, a single-
pole switch and/or a three-way switch is counted as equal to _____
conductor(s), based on the largest conductor connected to the switch. -
ANSWER- two
When determining the required ampacity of the branch-circuit
conductors to supply a 3-phase, continuous-duty ac motor, current
values given on _____ shall be used. - ANSWER- Table 430.250 of the
NEC
Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is
done _____. - ANSWER- only in the ungrounded circuit conductor
Determine the MAXIMUM number of size 1 AWG XHHW compact
conductors permitted in a trade size 3 in., rigid Schedule 40 PVC
conduit more than 24 inches long. - ANSWER- 21
