ELEVATOR MECHANIC EXAM REVIEW
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
Amcontractormwantsmtomraisemthemcarmspeedmfromm100fpmmtom125fpm,mitmcurrentlymhasmam12"mshe
ave.mWhatmsheavemismrequired?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiam=12"m12/4=3"m25fpm=3"m100fpmm+m25fpm=m12"+3"=m15"msheave
AmMOVm(MetalmOxidemVaristor)mburnsmout.mYoumreplacemit,mbutmcannotmreadmvoltagemormresistanc
e.mWhatmshouldmyoumdo?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmReplacemitmwithmamlargermMOV
OnmamWard-
Leonardmcircuitmthembreakmismset,mbutmthemmotormismtryingmtomslipmthroughmthembreak.mWhatmismth
emissue?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSuicidemCircuit
YoumhavemanmoldmDCmmotormandmaremaddingmanmSCRmdrive,mwhatmdomyoumdomtomtheminterpoles?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeavemtheminterpolesmalone.mWhenmaddingmamSCRmdrivemtomthemgenerator,mt
hemseriesmloopmismremoved,masmaremthem3mresistors.mEverythingmelsemremainsmthemsame
Amhydromrunsmupmwithmnomload,mbutmwillmnotmrunmwithmamfullmload.mWhatmismthemissue?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemreliefmvalvemismsetmtoomlow
Runbymformam1:1mhitsmthemCWTmbufferm4"mbelowmthemtopmlanding.mCWTmrunbymshouldmbemsetmatm1
8".mHowmmuchmshouldmthemropesmbemshortened?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm22"
Youmneedmtomworkmonmamfreightmdoormretiringmcam,myoumLOTOmthemmainmlinembutmtheremismstillmpo
wermonmthemcam.mWhatmcircuitmismstillmhot?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDoormOperatormDisconnect/mMainmLinemDisconnect
,ThemcontractormrequestsmthatmthemverticalmcentermofmamRackmandmPinionmhoistmbemmoved.mHowmd
omyoumdomthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAdjustmTiemDownsmandmWallmTies
WorkingmpressuremonmamHydromism400psi.mWhatmismthemmaximummreliefmvalvemsetting?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm400psimxm150%=m600psi
Whatmmustmbeminstalledmonmamfalsemcarmbeforemoperation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSpringmLoadedmSafeties.
Theremismslightmarcingmbetweenmthembrushmandmcommutator.mWhatmactionmmustmbemtaken?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNone.m
Heavymarcing=Lightmbrushmpressure.mHeavymbushmpressure=mechanicalmwear
Ifmriggingmgearmismropedm3:1mandmamBEAMmCLAMPmismusedmtomliftmam6,000lbmload.mWhatmismthembe
ammcapacity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm18,000lbs.mBeammcapacitymismcutminmhalfmwithmusemofmclamp,mwhenmriggingm
allmblocks,mrope,mandmclampsmwillmbemEqualmtomthemlowestmloadmrating
Howmmuchmresistancemismmeasuredmovermamnormallymclosedmswitch?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.2ohms.mshouldmbemzero,mbutmwillmnevermbemthatmlow
Amcarmtravelingminmthemhoistwaymalwaysmstopsmatmthemsamemspotmandmblowsmamfuse.mWhatmcauses
mthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTravelingmcablemhasmamcut/exposedmwiremormamshort
Howmismamclassm1myearlymbuffermtestmpreformed?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCarmatmbottommlandingmandmonminspection,mjumpmoutmdirectionmandmfinalmli
mits.mWithmpitmclear,mrunmdownmtomcompressmbuffers,mbuffersmshouldmfullymextendmwithinm90msec
onds.m
5yr:mFullmloadmFullmspeedm
, CWT:mFullmspeedmEmpty
Howmmanymstrainmsupportsmaremrequiredmonmam350ftmraceway?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4.m1meverym100ft
Howmismstainlessmsteelmdrilledmout?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlowmspeedmandmconstantmpressure
Whatmismthemrequiredmamountmofmretainermclipsmformwedgemshacklesmandmwhatmismthemspacing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMinimumm2mclips.m1stmatmammaximumm4xmthemdiametermofmthemropem
2ndmatmammaximumm8xmthemdiametermabovemthem1stmclip
Am300ohmmresistormburnsmout,mbutmyoumdon'tmhavemanothermone.mHowmcanmyoummakemone?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm2m600ohmmresistorsminmparallelmism300ohms.mResistancemismhalfmofmhighestmr
esistorminmparallelmcircuit.m
3m225ohmmresistorsminmparallelmism75ohms.
Whenmcuttingmlaminatedmpanels,mwhichmdirectionmshouldmthemfinishmsidemface?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFinishmsidemfacingmthemcuttingmedgemofmthemtool.mBlademwillmburrmthembacksi
de
Howmdomyoumcutmamfinishedmfloor?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCuttingmblademawaymfrommfinishedmside
Am480vacmstepdownm240vacmtransformermismconnectedmtomam3mphasemrectifier,mwhatmismthemoutp
utmvoltage?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm320vacm
3mphasemfullmwavem=m1.33xmoutputmvoltage
Amcarmismloadedmwithm125%mandmsinks,mwhy?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlippingmthroughmthembreak
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
Amcontractormwantsmtomraisemthemcarmspeedmfromm100fpmmtom125fpm,mitmcurrentlymhasmam12"mshe
ave.mWhatmsheavemismrequired?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDiam=12"m12/4=3"m25fpm=3"m100fpmm+m25fpm=m12"+3"=m15"msheave
AmMOVm(MetalmOxidemVaristor)mburnsmout.mYoumreplacemit,mbutmcannotmreadmvoltagemormresistanc
e.mWhatmshouldmyoumdo?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmReplacemitmwithmamlargermMOV
OnmamWard-
Leonardmcircuitmthembreakmismset,mbutmthemmotormismtryingmtomslipmthroughmthembreak.mWhatmismth
emissue?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSuicidemCircuit
YoumhavemanmoldmDCmmotormandmaremaddingmanmSCRmdrive,mwhatmdomyoumdomtomtheminterpoles?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeavemtheminterpolesmalone.mWhenmaddingmamSCRmdrivemtomthemgenerator,mt
hemseriesmloopmismremoved,masmaremthem3mresistors.mEverythingmelsemremainsmthemsame
Amhydromrunsmupmwithmnomload,mbutmwillmnotmrunmwithmamfullmload.mWhatmismthemissue?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemreliefmvalvemismsetmtoomlow
Runbymformam1:1mhitsmthemCWTmbufferm4"mbelowmthemtopmlanding.mCWTmrunbymshouldmbemsetmatm1
8".mHowmmuchmshouldmthemropesmbemshortened?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm22"
Youmneedmtomworkmonmamfreightmdoormretiringmcam,myoumLOTOmthemmainmlinembutmtheremismstillmpo
wermonmthemcam.mWhatmcircuitmismstillmhot?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDoormOperatormDisconnect/mMainmLinemDisconnect
,ThemcontractormrequestsmthatmthemverticalmcentermofmamRackmandmPinionmhoistmbemmoved.mHowmd
omyoumdomthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAdjustmTiemDownsmandmWallmTies
WorkingmpressuremonmamHydromism400psi.mWhatmismthemmaximummreliefmvalvemsetting?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm400psimxm150%=m600psi
Whatmmustmbeminstalledmonmamfalsemcarmbeforemoperation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSpringmLoadedmSafeties.
Theremismslightmarcingmbetweenmthembrushmandmcommutator.mWhatmactionmmustmbemtaken?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNone.m
Heavymarcing=Lightmbrushmpressure.mHeavymbushmpressure=mechanicalmwear
Ifmriggingmgearmismropedm3:1mandmamBEAMmCLAMPmismusedmtomliftmam6,000lbmload.mWhatmismthembe
ammcapacity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm18,000lbs.mBeammcapacitymismcutminmhalfmwithmusemofmclamp,mwhenmriggingm
allmblocks,mrope,mandmclampsmwillmbemEqualmtomthemlowestmloadmrating
Howmmuchmresistancemismmeasuredmovermamnormallymclosedmswitch?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.2ohms.mshouldmbemzero,mbutmwillmnevermbemthatmlow
Amcarmtravelingminmthemhoistwaymalwaysmstopsmatmthemsamemspotmandmblowsmamfuse.mWhatmcauses
mthis?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTravelingmcablemhasmamcut/exposedmwiremormamshort
Howmismamclassm1myearlymbuffermtestmpreformed?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCarmatmbottommlandingmandmonminspection,mjumpmoutmdirectionmandmfinalmli
mits.mWithmpitmclear,mrunmdownmtomcompressmbuffers,mbuffersmshouldmfullymextendmwithinm90msec
onds.m
5yr:mFullmloadmFullmspeedm
, CWT:mFullmspeedmEmpty
Howmmanymstrainmsupportsmaremrequiredmonmam350ftmraceway?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4.m1meverym100ft
Howmismstainlessmsteelmdrilledmout?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlowmspeedmandmconstantmpressure
Whatmismthemrequiredmamountmofmretainermclipsmformwedgemshacklesmandmwhatmismthemspacing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMinimumm2mclips.m1stmatmammaximumm4xmthemdiametermofmthemropem
2ndmatmammaximumm8xmthemdiametermabovemthem1stmclip
Am300ohmmresistormburnsmout,mbutmyoumdon'tmhavemanothermone.mHowmcanmyoummakemone?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm2m600ohmmresistorsminmparallelmism300ohms.mResistancemismhalfmofmhighestmr
esistorminmparallelmcircuit.m
3m225ohmmresistorsminmparallelmism75ohms.
Whenmcuttingmlaminatedmpanels,mwhichmdirectionmshouldmthemfinishmsidemface?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFinishmsidemfacingmthemcuttingmedgemofmthemtool.mBlademwillmburrmthembacksi
de
Howmdomyoumcutmamfinishedmfloor?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCuttingmblademawaymfrommfinishedmside
Am480vacmstepdownm240vacmtransformermismconnectedmtomam3mphasemrectifier,mwhatmismthemoutp
utmvoltage?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm320vacm
3mphasemfullmwavem=m1.33xmoutputmvoltage
Amcarmismloadedmwithm125%mandmsinks,mwhy?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSlippingmthroughmthembreak