NEIEP 500 FINAL EXAM,
NEIEP 500 FINAL EXAM WITH 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEIEP 500 FINAL
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A (NEWEST!)
What is the name of the code that is the accepted standard for all electrical wiring in the United
States? - ANS :National Electrical Code
What is the maximum distance between supports of a vertical raceway, based on NEC Article
620-32? - ANS :15 feet
What type of flex would be used to pipe a switch in a wet location? - ANS :Liquidtight Flex
What is the name for the complete metal system of duct, conduit and flex that protects the
wiring? - ANS :Raceway
How is the work divided when planning piping and wiring of an elevator installation? - ANS
:Hoistway, car and machine room
What document may be the only place to look for such information as type of fixtures, car panel,
fire service floor, etc? - ANS :Job abstract
What information is shown on a pull sheet? - ANS :Terminal connections
Which type of diagram shows a simplified path from positive to negative for all components in a
circuit? - ANS :Straight line
How are multiple installations of traveling cables numbered for a single car? - ANS :From the
rail regardless of placement in the hoistway
What is shown on the final layout? - ANS :A plan drawing and an elevation giving dimensions
In the circuit shown, which is the common wired for the second level? - ANS :DC+
How are wire sizes larger than 4/0 measured? - ANS :In circular mils
What is the abbreviated term for current carry8ing capacity? - ANS :Ampacity
What is the minimum size wired for lighting circuits in an elevator installation? - ANS :#14
What is the special about wire used for the interlock circuit? - ANS :It must be rated for 200
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What is the smallest wire that is permitted in an elevator installation? - ANS :#24
When bending conduit, what is the maximum number of decrees of bend allowed between access
points? - ANS :90 degrees
What is the reference point on the thin-wall bender for the finish line of a back to back bend? -
ANS :The star point
What is the total in degrees of the bends in a three-bend saddle? - ANS :90 degrees
You have 10' length of ¾" rigid conduit which needs to have a 90 degree bend with a 16" stub
height. With a 7" take- up, what is the distance from the end of the pipe to the mark where the
hickey arrow is aligned? - ANS :9 inches
21 - ANS :Size of conduit is determined by the inside diameter
22 - ANS :NEC states wire used in elevators must have flame retardant insulation
23 - ANS :Thin wall pipe, the radius of the bend is controlled by the bender
24 - ANS :Three bend offset, center bend is 45 degrees, other bends are 22 ½
25 - ANS :Final layout, pipe planning/wiring
26 - ANS :Job abstract, fixture
27 - ANS :Single travel cable may contain over 100 conductors
28 - ANS :Straight line diagrams are intended for troubleshooting
29 - ANS :Ampacity- means current carrying capacity
What is the maximum distance between supports on a vertical raceway? - ANS :15 feet
What must be installed every 100 ft in a vertical raceway? - ANS :Strain supports
What switch is installed in areas of the country subjects to earthquakes which detects ground
motion when an earthquake is imminent? - ANS :A seismic switch
What is the minimum overhead clearance for raceways mounted in the machine room overhead?
- ANS :7ft
What is the maximum length of motor generator leads that may be connected directly to the
controller without being run inside a raceway? - ANS :6ft
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NEIEP 500 FINAL EXAM WITH 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEIEP 500 FINAL
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A (NEWEST!)
What is the name of the code that is the accepted standard for all electrical wiring in the United
States? - ANS :National Electrical Code
What is the maximum distance between supports of a vertical raceway, based on NEC Article
620-32? - ANS :15 feet
What type of flex would be used to pipe a switch in a wet location? - ANS :Liquidtight Flex
What is the name for the complete metal system of duct, conduit and flex that protects the
wiring? - ANS :Raceway
How is the work divided when planning piping and wiring of an elevator installation? - ANS
:Hoistway, car and machine room
What document may be the only place to look for such information as type of fixtures, car panel,
fire service floor, etc? - ANS :Job abstract
What information is shown on a pull sheet? - ANS :Terminal connections
Which type of diagram shows a simplified path from positive to negative for all components in a
circuit? - ANS :Straight line
How are multiple installations of traveling cables numbered for a single car? - ANS :From the
rail regardless of placement in the hoistway
What is shown on the final layout? - ANS :A plan drawing and an elevation giving dimensions
In the circuit shown, which is the common wired for the second level? - ANS :DC+
How are wire sizes larger than 4/0 measured? - ANS :In circular mils
What is the abbreviated term for current carry8ing capacity? - ANS :Ampacity
What is the minimum size wired for lighting circuits in an elevator installation? - ANS :#14
What is the special about wire used for the interlock circuit? - ANS :It must be rated for 200
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, NEIEP 500 FINAL EXAM,
degrees C
What is the smallest wire that is permitted in an elevator installation? - ANS :#24
When bending conduit, what is the maximum number of decrees of bend allowed between access
points? - ANS :90 degrees
What is the reference point on the thin-wall bender for the finish line of a back to back bend? -
ANS :The star point
What is the total in degrees of the bends in a three-bend saddle? - ANS :90 degrees
You have 10' length of ¾" rigid conduit which needs to have a 90 degree bend with a 16" stub
height. With a 7" take- up, what is the distance from the end of the pipe to the mark where the
hickey arrow is aligned? - ANS :9 inches
21 - ANS :Size of conduit is determined by the inside diameter
22 - ANS :NEC states wire used in elevators must have flame retardant insulation
23 - ANS :Thin wall pipe, the radius of the bend is controlled by the bender
24 - ANS :Three bend offset, center bend is 45 degrees, other bends are 22 ½
25 - ANS :Final layout, pipe planning/wiring
26 - ANS :Job abstract, fixture
27 - ANS :Single travel cable may contain over 100 conductors
28 - ANS :Straight line diagrams are intended for troubleshooting
29 - ANS :Ampacity- means current carrying capacity
What is the maximum distance between supports on a vertical raceway? - ANS :15 feet
What must be installed every 100 ft in a vertical raceway? - ANS :Strain supports
What switch is installed in areas of the country subjects to earthquakes which detects ground
motion when an earthquake is imminent? - ANS :A seismic switch
What is the minimum overhead clearance for raceways mounted in the machine room overhead?
- ANS :7ft
What is the maximum length of motor generator leads that may be connected directly to the
controller without being run inside a raceway? - ANS :6ft
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