MECHANICS EXAM NEIEP (2025/2026)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. The operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of the
car by normal operating devices in... - ANSWER both directions of travel.
2. The ASME safety code requires oil buffer for elevators when traveling at a
car speed of... - ANSWER over 200 fpm
3. How are the ends of the rails made so they may be joined together? -
ANSWER The ends have a tongue and groove
4. What is the main link between the hoistway walls or building structural steel
and the rails? - ANSWER Rail Brackets
5. You are responsible for storing 64 standard 15lb T rails on one of the floors
of a highrise building. What is the total weight it will put on the floor where
it will be stored? - ANSWER 15,360lbs
6. You are on a T-rail job and have been told to stagger them. What should be
done? - ANSWER One side of the installed rail job has the groove up, while
the other side has the tongue up.
7. If the distanve between the face of the two T-rail brckets (DBB) is 8' 11"
what is the back to back guide distance? - ANSWER 8' 10 1/2"
,8. When laying out the rail locations for a bank of elevators,... - ANSWER Use
the column lines to locate the two outermost rails in the bank
9. If a two-speed AC Motor having a ratio 8:1 has a rated speed of 225FPM.,
what is the leveling speed? - ANSWER 28 fpm
10.Why are even minor electrical shocks dangerous? - ANSWER The
involuntary reflex to pull away
11.Which safety device detects small imbalances between the hot and neutral
current carrying conductors? - ANSWER GFCI
12.The symbol E is used to represent what? - ANSWER Voltage
13.Two negative charges placed next to each other will... - ANSWER Repel
each other
14.One ampere equals ____ - ANSWER 1,000 mA
15.The difference of electrical potential between two points is called... -
ANSWER Voltage
16.What is equivalent to 35 microamps? - ANSWER .000035 amperes
17.What happens to the total resistance in a wire if its length is doubled? -
ANSWER The resistance is doubled
18.What happens to the total resistance in a wire if its cross sectional area is
increased by four times? - ANSWER The resistance is one fourth of what it
was originally.
19.solve:
-863 x -1224 - ANSWER +1,056,312
20.Calculate the resistance in a circuit if the voltage is 24 VDC and 40 watts of
power are consumed. - ANSWER 14.4 Ohms
21.What will happen to the current in a circuit of constant voltage if the
resistance is halved? - ANSWER The current will double
,22.How should ohmmeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER Connected in parallel across the load with one lead of the load to
be measured disconnected.
23.How should voltmeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER Connected in parallel across the load to be measured
disconnected
24.What will happen to the current of a constant voltage if the resistance is
doubled? - ANSWER The current will be halved
25.Calculate the voltage in a circuit with 87 ohms of resistance and .225
amperes of current flowing in it. - ANSWER 19.575
26.If the current is 120mA and the voltage is 245 VDC, what is the amount of
power consumed by this circuit? - ANSWER 29.4 Watts
27.If a circuit is rated to use 1478 Watts and the source voltage is 68 volts, what
is the resistance in the circuit? - ANSWER 21.74 amps
28.How should ammeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER connected in series with the circuit
29.What does the designation DPDTNO switch represent? - ANSWER Double
Pole- Double Throw- Normal Open Switch
30.Switches are generally rated by the maximum ____ across the contacts when
the switch is open and the maximum ____ through the switch when it is
closed. - ANSWER Voltage, Current
31.What type of resistor is often found in door operators where it can be used to
control the voltage available to the motor fields? - ANSWER Wire Wound
Adjustable Resistor
32.What is the maximum amount of resistance that would be found on a 4.7K
ohm resistor with 20% tolerance? - ANSWER 3760 ohms
33.All electrical tools should be checked... - ANSWER regularly
, 34.You are putting up a stringer of lights in a hoist way with lights spaced at 6
foot intervals. If using 100 watt light bulbs, how many feet of the houstway
can you cover before tripping the breaker on a 20A circuit? - ANSWER 144
feet
35.The ____ is the same across all branches of a parallel circuit. - ANSWER
voltage
36.You are taking a night call and your troubleshooting leads you to find a
burnt out resistor. The original resistor was 215Ohms. You do not have a
215Ohm resistor on site. Which combination of resistors could you use to
get the car running again? - ANSWER 90Ohm, 75Ohm, and 50Ohm wired
in series
37.The ease with which magnetic lines of force distrubute themselves
throughout a material is known as ____ - ANSWER Permeability
38.The point at which a given piece of material contains all the lines of force it
can hold is called ____. - ANSWER Saturation
39.Current flows from left to right on a conductor, what is true of the magnetic
lines of force? - ANSWER The magnetic lines of force will be in the
counterclockwise direction.
40.____ measures current in a circuit without disconnecting wires. - ANSWER
Clamp-on meter
41.The moveable portion of a relay is referred to as the ____ - ANSWER
Armature
42.The period of a sine wave is .0083 seconds. What is the frequency? -
ANSWER 120 Hz
f= 1/t
43.With an effective value of 20.2 amps of AC current, what is the peak value -
ANSWER 28.6
44.1" is equal to ______ cm - ANSWER 2.54 cm
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. The operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of the
car by normal operating devices in... - ANSWER both directions of travel.
2. The ASME safety code requires oil buffer for elevators when traveling at a
car speed of... - ANSWER over 200 fpm
3. How are the ends of the rails made so they may be joined together? -
ANSWER The ends have a tongue and groove
4. What is the main link between the hoistway walls or building structural steel
and the rails? - ANSWER Rail Brackets
5. You are responsible for storing 64 standard 15lb T rails on one of the floors
of a highrise building. What is the total weight it will put on the floor where
it will be stored? - ANSWER 15,360lbs
6. You are on a T-rail job and have been told to stagger them. What should be
done? - ANSWER One side of the installed rail job has the groove up, while
the other side has the tongue up.
7. If the distanve between the face of the two T-rail brckets (DBB) is 8' 11"
what is the back to back guide distance? - ANSWER 8' 10 1/2"
,8. When laying out the rail locations for a bank of elevators,... - ANSWER Use
the column lines to locate the two outermost rails in the bank
9. If a two-speed AC Motor having a ratio 8:1 has a rated speed of 225FPM.,
what is the leveling speed? - ANSWER 28 fpm
10.Why are even minor electrical shocks dangerous? - ANSWER The
involuntary reflex to pull away
11.Which safety device detects small imbalances between the hot and neutral
current carrying conductors? - ANSWER GFCI
12.The symbol E is used to represent what? - ANSWER Voltage
13.Two negative charges placed next to each other will... - ANSWER Repel
each other
14.One ampere equals ____ - ANSWER 1,000 mA
15.The difference of electrical potential between two points is called... -
ANSWER Voltage
16.What is equivalent to 35 microamps? - ANSWER .000035 amperes
17.What happens to the total resistance in a wire if its length is doubled? -
ANSWER The resistance is doubled
18.What happens to the total resistance in a wire if its cross sectional area is
increased by four times? - ANSWER The resistance is one fourth of what it
was originally.
19.solve:
-863 x -1224 - ANSWER +1,056,312
20.Calculate the resistance in a circuit if the voltage is 24 VDC and 40 watts of
power are consumed. - ANSWER 14.4 Ohms
21.What will happen to the current in a circuit of constant voltage if the
resistance is halved? - ANSWER The current will double
,22.How should ohmmeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER Connected in parallel across the load with one lead of the load to
be measured disconnected.
23.How should voltmeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER Connected in parallel across the load to be measured
disconnected
24.What will happen to the current of a constant voltage if the resistance is
doubled? - ANSWER The current will be halved
25.Calculate the voltage in a circuit with 87 ohms of resistance and .225
amperes of current flowing in it. - ANSWER 19.575
26.If the current is 120mA and the voltage is 245 VDC, what is the amount of
power consumed by this circuit? - ANSWER 29.4 Watts
27.If a circuit is rated to use 1478 Watts and the source voltage is 68 volts, what
is the resistance in the circuit? - ANSWER 21.74 amps
28.How should ammeters be used to take measurements in a circuit? -
ANSWER connected in series with the circuit
29.What does the designation DPDTNO switch represent? - ANSWER Double
Pole- Double Throw- Normal Open Switch
30.Switches are generally rated by the maximum ____ across the contacts when
the switch is open and the maximum ____ through the switch when it is
closed. - ANSWER Voltage, Current
31.What type of resistor is often found in door operators where it can be used to
control the voltage available to the motor fields? - ANSWER Wire Wound
Adjustable Resistor
32.What is the maximum amount of resistance that would be found on a 4.7K
ohm resistor with 20% tolerance? - ANSWER 3760 ohms
33.All electrical tools should be checked... - ANSWER regularly
, 34.You are putting up a stringer of lights in a hoist way with lights spaced at 6
foot intervals. If using 100 watt light bulbs, how many feet of the houstway
can you cover before tripping the breaker on a 20A circuit? - ANSWER 144
feet
35.The ____ is the same across all branches of a parallel circuit. - ANSWER
voltage
36.You are taking a night call and your troubleshooting leads you to find a
burnt out resistor. The original resistor was 215Ohms. You do not have a
215Ohm resistor on site. Which combination of resistors could you use to
get the car running again? - ANSWER 90Ohm, 75Ohm, and 50Ohm wired
in series
37.The ease with which magnetic lines of force distrubute themselves
throughout a material is known as ____ - ANSWER Permeability
38.The point at which a given piece of material contains all the lines of force it
can hold is called ____. - ANSWER Saturation
39.Current flows from left to right on a conductor, what is true of the magnetic
lines of force? - ANSWER The magnetic lines of force will be in the
counterclockwise direction.
40.____ measures current in a circuit without disconnecting wires. - ANSWER
Clamp-on meter
41.The moveable portion of a relay is referred to as the ____ - ANSWER
Armature
42.The period of a sine wave is .0083 seconds. What is the frequency? -
ANSWER 120 Hz
f= 1/t
43.With an effective value of 20.2 amps of AC current, what is the peak value -
ANSWER 28.6
44.1" is equal to ______ cm - ANSWER 2.54 cm
