elevator mechanics Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
In a modernization they plan on moving the controller 30 feet away which ends up resulting in a
voltage drop. What do you do? A) Call electric company for a step-up transformer, B) Use a
bigger wire.
Answer: B) Use a bigger wire.
Q2
If you are cutting something with a power saw, which way does piece you are cutting face. Up
or down?
Answer: Down.
Q3
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?
Answer: 2KVA 2to1
Q4
Static load test - car drifts down 15 inches in ten minutes with no noticeable oil leak. Where is
the most likely leak?
Answer: Underground
Q5
You need to reset the step level switch on an escalator. Where is it located? A) top B) bottom C)
Both.
Answer: C) Both
Q6
What is needed for a false platform?
Answer: 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.
, Q7
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?
Answer: No answer noted.
Q8
Where would you look for how many fixtures you need for a job?
Answer: Abstract
Q9
What percentage of accidents are alcohol related?
Answer: 75%
Q10
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
Answer: A) 1/4 inch wire rope
Q11
What is the tolerance of a barricade?
Answer: 2"
Q12
Who can you demand a MSDS sheet from to check chemicals in a cleaning solvent? A) your
employer, B) the manufacturer, C) The GC
Answer: A) Your employer
Q13
What is needed on an intermediate floor?
Answer: A ground and common wire. Also, a wire for the up, a wire for the down, and a
wire for each light.
Q1
In a modernization they plan on moving the controller 30 feet away which ends up resulting in a
voltage drop. What do you do? A) Call electric company for a step-up transformer, B) Use a
bigger wire.
Answer: B) Use a bigger wire.
Q2
If you are cutting something with a power saw, which way does piece you are cutting face. Up
or down?
Answer: Down.
Q3
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?
Answer: 2KVA 2to1
Q4
Static load test - car drifts down 15 inches in ten minutes with no noticeable oil leak. Where is
the most likely leak?
Answer: Underground
Q5
You need to reset the step level switch on an escalator. Where is it located? A) top B) bottom C)
Both.
Answer: C) Both
Q6
What is needed for a false platform?
Answer: 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.
, Q7
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?
Answer: No answer noted.
Q8
Where would you look for how many fixtures you need for a job?
Answer: Abstract
Q9
What percentage of accidents are alcohol related?
Answer: 75%
Q10
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
Answer: A) 1/4 inch wire rope
Q11
What is the tolerance of a barricade?
Answer: 2"
Q12
Who can you demand a MSDS sheet from to check chemicals in a cleaning solvent? A) your
employer, B) the manufacturer, C) The GC
Answer: A) Your employer
Q13
What is needed on an intermediate floor?
Answer: A ground and common wire. Also, a wire for the up, a wire for the down, and a
wire for each light.
