NYC MASTER ELECTRICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
TypeM____MisMmulticonductorMcableMidentifiedMforMuseMasMundergroundMserviceMentranceMcable.M-
MANSWERMTypeMUSEMcable
KnifeMswitchMratedMforMmoreMthanM1200MAmpsMatM250VoltsMorMlessM-
MANSWERMCanMbeMusedMonlyMasMisolatingMswitch,MshallMnotMbeMopenedMunderMload
TrackMlightingMwithMoutletsMinMaMbathroomMisMnotMallowedMbecauseM?M-
MANSWERMTrackMlightingMhasMreceptacle
WhereMinternalMcombustionMenginesMareMusedMasMtheMprimeMmotor,ManMonMsiteMfuelMsupplyMshallMbeMpr
ovidedMwithManMonMpremiseMfuelMsupplyMsufficientMforMnotMlessMthanM____MhoursMfullMdemandMoperatio
nMofMtheMsystemM-MANSWERM6Mhours
FixedMinMplaceMX-
rayMequipmentMproperlyMsuppliedMbyMaMbranchMcircuitMratedMatMnotMoverM____MamperesMshallMbeMpermi
ttedMtoMbeMsuppliedMthroughMaMsuitableMattachmentMplugMcapMandMhardMserviceMcableMcord.M-
MANSWERM30MAmps
WhereMskinMeffectMexistMtheMferromagneticMenvelopeMshallMbeMbondedMatM____.M-MANSWERMBothMends
GFCIMprotectionMatMaMcarnivalMisMnotMrequiredMforMequipmentMatMcircuitMifMtheMreceptacleMisMofMtheM___
_type.M-MANSWERMLocking
TheMmaximumMvoltageMdropMfromMserviceMpointMtoMtheMlastMover-currentMdeviceMinMaMdwellingMunit?M-
MANSWERM4%
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMbestMdescribeMtheMgroundingMrequirementMforMcentralMvacuumMout
letM-
MANSWERMAccessibleMnonMcurrentMcarryingMmetalMpartsMareMrequiredMtoMbeMconnectedMtoManMequipme
ntMgroundingMconductor.
,InMhealthcareMfacilities,MpatientMbedMreceptaclesMlocatedMinMgeneralMcareMareasMshallMbeMsuppliedMbyMat
MleastMtwoMbranchMcircuits,MwhichM____permittedMtoMoriginateMfromMtwoMseparateMtransferMswitchesMo
nMtheMemergencyMsystemM-MANSWERMAreMpermitted
PatientMcareMareasMofMhealthcareMfacilitiesM____MareasMsuchMasMbusinessMoffices,Mcorridors,MloungesM,da
yMrooms,MorMsimilarMareasM-MANSWERMDoMnotMinclude
TheMpatientMcareMareaMisManyMportionMofMtheMhealthcareMfacilityMwhereMpatientsMareMintendedMtoMbeM__
__orM____.M-MANSWERMExaminedMorMtreated
EachMgeneralMcareMareaMpatientMbedMlocationMinMaMhealthcareMfacilityMmustMbeMprovidedMwithMfourM___
_MorM____MduplexMreceptaclesM-MANSWERMSingleMorMtwo
AMhospitalMisMaMbuildingMorMportionMthereofMusedMforMmedical,Mpsychiatric,obstetricalM,MorMsurgical,Mcare
MonMaM24MhourMbasisMofM____MorMmoreMpatientsM-MANSWERMFour
WhereMinstalledMtoMreduceMelectricalMnoiseMforMelectronicMequipment,MelectricalMcontinuityMofMtheMmet
alMracewaysMshallMnotMbeMrequiredMandMmetalMracewayMcanMterminateMaM(an)M____MnonmetallicMfittingM
orMspacerMonMelectronicMequipmentM-MANSWERMListedMfitting
FeederMandMbranchMcircuitMconductorsMwithinM____MinchesMofMaMBallastMshallMhaveManMinsulationMtempe
ratureMratingMnotMlowerMthanM90°CM(194°F)MunlessMsupplyingMaMluminaiereMmarkedMasMsuitableMforMaMdif
ferentMinsulationMtemperatureM-MANSWERM3Minches
ManufacturedMwiringMsystemsMconstructedMwithMtypeMMCMcableMshallMbeMsupportedMandMsecuredMatMin
tervalsMnotMexceedingM____Mft.M-MANSWERM6Mft
WhereMaMmainMbondingMjumperMorMaMsystemMbondingMjumperMisMaMscrewMonlyMtheMscrewMshallMbeMiden
tifiedMwithMaM____MthatMshallMbeMvisibleMwithMtheMscrewMinstalledM-MANSWERMGreenMfinish
PlugMfusesMaM15MamperesMandMlowerMratingMshallMbeMidentifiedMbyMaM____MconfigurationMofMtheMwindo
w,Mcap,MorMotherMprominentMpartMtoMdistinguishMthemMfromMfusesMofMhigherMampereMratingM-
MANSWERMHexagon
, TheMloadMforMhouseholdMelectricMclothesMdryer'sMinMaMdwellingMunit(s)MshallMbeMeitherM____MwattsM(volt-
amperes)MorMtheMnameplateMrating,MwhichMeverMisMlarger,MforMeachMdryerMservedM?M-
MANSWERM5000Mwatts
ServiceMconductorsMinstalledMasMunjacketedMmulticonductorMcableMshallMhaveMaMminimumMclearanceMofM
____MwindowsMthatMareMdesignedMtoMbeMopened,Mdoors,Mporches,MstairsMfireMescapeMorMsimilarMlocation
s.M-MANSWERM3MftM(36Minches)
——
MCartridgeMfusesMofMtheMrenewableMtypeMshallMbeMpermittedMtoMbeMusedMonlyMforMreplacementMinMexisti
ngMinstallationMisMwhereMthereMisMnoMevidenceMofMover-fusingMorMtampering.M-MANSWERMClassMH
BranchMcircuitMconductorsMwithinM____inchesMofMtheMballastMshallMhaveManMinsulationMtemperatureMrati
ngMnotMlowerMitM90°CM194°FM-MANSWERM3"Minches
TheMminimumMradiusMofMaMfieldMbendMonMtradeMsizeM1M"1/4MRMCMisM____.M-MANSWERM8
InMaMdwellingMunitMwhichMapplianceMisMallowedMtoMhaveMaM24"inchMcordMwithMAttachmentMgroundMplugM
?M-MANSWERMCombinationMrangeMhood/microwaveMoven
TypeM3MSurgeMProtectiveMdevicesMcanMbeMinstalledMonMtheMloadMsideMofMaMbranchMcircuitMovercurrentMde
viceMupMtoMtheMequipmentMserved.ifM____MtheMtypeM3MSPDMconnectionMmustMbeMaMminimumM30'ftMofMc
onductorMaMdistanceMfromMtheMserviceMorMseparatelyMderivedMsystemMdisconnectM-
MANSWERMIncludedMinMtheMmanufacturesMinstructions
WhichMflexibleMcableMisMAllowedMtoMbeMusedMforMelectricMvehicleMchargingMstationM300MVoltsM?M-
MANSWERMEVJ
TypeM____MfuseMadaptersMshallMbeMdesignedMsoMthatMonceMinsertedMinMaMfuseMholderMthatMcannotMbeMre
movedM-MANSWERMTypeMSMfuse
ServiceMdropsMInstalledMoverMroofMshallMhaveMaMverticalMclearanceMofM____MaboveMtheMroofMsurface,Man
dMunlessMaMlesserMdistanceMisMpermittedMbyMandMexceptionsM-MANSWERM8'ft
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
TypeM____MisMmulticonductorMcableMidentifiedMforMuseMasMundergroundMserviceMentranceMcable.M-
MANSWERMTypeMUSEMcable
KnifeMswitchMratedMforMmoreMthanM1200MAmpsMatM250VoltsMorMlessM-
MANSWERMCanMbeMusedMonlyMasMisolatingMswitch,MshallMnotMbeMopenedMunderMload
TrackMlightingMwithMoutletsMinMaMbathroomMisMnotMallowedMbecauseM?M-
MANSWERMTrackMlightingMhasMreceptacle
WhereMinternalMcombustionMenginesMareMusedMasMtheMprimeMmotor,ManMonMsiteMfuelMsupplyMshallMbeMpr
ovidedMwithManMonMpremiseMfuelMsupplyMsufficientMforMnotMlessMthanM____MhoursMfullMdemandMoperatio
nMofMtheMsystemM-MANSWERM6Mhours
FixedMinMplaceMX-
rayMequipmentMproperlyMsuppliedMbyMaMbranchMcircuitMratedMatMnotMoverM____MamperesMshallMbeMpermi
ttedMtoMbeMsuppliedMthroughMaMsuitableMattachmentMplugMcapMandMhardMserviceMcableMcord.M-
MANSWERM30MAmps
WhereMskinMeffectMexistMtheMferromagneticMenvelopeMshallMbeMbondedMatM____.M-MANSWERMBothMends
GFCIMprotectionMatMaMcarnivalMisMnotMrequiredMforMequipmentMatMcircuitMifMtheMreceptacleMisMofMtheM___
_type.M-MANSWERMLocking
TheMmaximumMvoltageMdropMfromMserviceMpointMtoMtheMlastMover-currentMdeviceMinMaMdwellingMunit?M-
MANSWERM4%
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMstatementsMbestMdescribeMtheMgroundingMrequirementMforMcentralMvacuumMout
letM-
MANSWERMAccessibleMnonMcurrentMcarryingMmetalMpartsMareMrequiredMtoMbeMconnectedMtoManMequipme
ntMgroundingMconductor.
,InMhealthcareMfacilities,MpatientMbedMreceptaclesMlocatedMinMgeneralMcareMareasMshallMbeMsuppliedMbyMat
MleastMtwoMbranchMcircuits,MwhichM____permittedMtoMoriginateMfromMtwoMseparateMtransferMswitchesMo
nMtheMemergencyMsystemM-MANSWERMAreMpermitted
PatientMcareMareasMofMhealthcareMfacilitiesM____MareasMsuchMasMbusinessMoffices,Mcorridors,MloungesM,da
yMrooms,MorMsimilarMareasM-MANSWERMDoMnotMinclude
TheMpatientMcareMareaMisManyMportionMofMtheMhealthcareMfacilityMwhereMpatientsMareMintendedMtoMbeM__
__orM____.M-MANSWERMExaminedMorMtreated
EachMgeneralMcareMareaMpatientMbedMlocationMinMaMhealthcareMfacilityMmustMbeMprovidedMwithMfourM___
_MorM____MduplexMreceptaclesM-MANSWERMSingleMorMtwo
AMhospitalMisMaMbuildingMorMportionMthereofMusedMforMmedical,Mpsychiatric,obstetricalM,MorMsurgical,Mcare
MonMaM24MhourMbasisMofM____MorMmoreMpatientsM-MANSWERMFour
WhereMinstalledMtoMreduceMelectricalMnoiseMforMelectronicMequipment,MelectricalMcontinuityMofMtheMmet
alMracewaysMshallMnotMbeMrequiredMandMmetalMracewayMcanMterminateMaM(an)M____MnonmetallicMfittingM
orMspacerMonMelectronicMequipmentM-MANSWERMListedMfitting
FeederMandMbranchMcircuitMconductorsMwithinM____MinchesMofMaMBallastMshallMhaveManMinsulationMtempe
ratureMratingMnotMlowerMthanM90°CM(194°F)MunlessMsupplyingMaMluminaiereMmarkedMasMsuitableMforMaMdif
ferentMinsulationMtemperatureM-MANSWERM3Minches
ManufacturedMwiringMsystemsMconstructedMwithMtypeMMCMcableMshallMbeMsupportedMandMsecuredMatMin
tervalsMnotMexceedingM____Mft.M-MANSWERM6Mft
WhereMaMmainMbondingMjumperMorMaMsystemMbondingMjumperMisMaMscrewMonlyMtheMscrewMshallMbeMiden
tifiedMwithMaM____MthatMshallMbeMvisibleMwithMtheMscrewMinstalledM-MANSWERMGreenMfinish
PlugMfusesMaM15MamperesMandMlowerMratingMshallMbeMidentifiedMbyMaM____MconfigurationMofMtheMwindo
w,Mcap,MorMotherMprominentMpartMtoMdistinguishMthemMfromMfusesMofMhigherMampereMratingM-
MANSWERMHexagon
, TheMloadMforMhouseholdMelectricMclothesMdryer'sMinMaMdwellingMunit(s)MshallMbeMeitherM____MwattsM(volt-
amperes)MorMtheMnameplateMrating,MwhichMeverMisMlarger,MforMeachMdryerMservedM?M-
MANSWERM5000Mwatts
ServiceMconductorsMinstalledMasMunjacketedMmulticonductorMcableMshallMhaveMaMminimumMclearanceMofM
____MwindowsMthatMareMdesignedMtoMbeMopened,Mdoors,Mporches,MstairsMfireMescapeMorMsimilarMlocation
s.M-MANSWERM3MftM(36Minches)
——
MCartridgeMfusesMofMtheMrenewableMtypeMshallMbeMpermittedMtoMbeMusedMonlyMforMreplacementMinMexisti
ngMinstallationMisMwhereMthereMisMnoMevidenceMofMover-fusingMorMtampering.M-MANSWERMClassMH
BranchMcircuitMconductorsMwithinM____inchesMofMtheMballastMshallMhaveManMinsulationMtemperatureMrati
ngMnotMlowerMitM90°CM194°FM-MANSWERM3"Minches
TheMminimumMradiusMofMaMfieldMbendMonMtradeMsizeM1M"1/4MRMCMisM____.M-MANSWERM8
InMaMdwellingMunitMwhichMapplianceMisMallowedMtoMhaveMaM24"inchMcordMwithMAttachmentMgroundMplugM
?M-MANSWERMCombinationMrangeMhood/microwaveMoven
TypeM3MSurgeMProtectiveMdevicesMcanMbeMinstalledMonMtheMloadMsideMofMaMbranchMcircuitMovercurrentMde
viceMupMtoMtheMequipmentMserved.ifM____MtheMtypeM3MSPDMconnectionMmustMbeMaMminimumM30'ftMofMc
onductorMaMdistanceMfromMtheMserviceMorMseparatelyMderivedMsystemMdisconnectM-
MANSWERMIncludedMinMtheMmanufacturesMinstructions
WhichMflexibleMcableMisMAllowedMtoMbeMusedMforMelectricMvehicleMchargingMstationM300MVoltsM?M-
MANSWERMEVJ
TypeM____MfuseMadaptersMshallMbeMdesignedMsoMthatMonceMinsertedMinMaMfuseMholderMthatMcannotMbeMre
movedM-MANSWERMTypeMSMfuse
ServiceMdropsMInstalledMoverMroofMshallMhaveMaMverticalMclearanceMofM____MaboveMtheMroofMsurface,Man
dMunlessMaMlesserMdistanceMisMpermittedMbyMandMexceptionsM-MANSWERM8'ft
