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A contractor wants to Diam=12" 12/4=3" 25fpm=3" 100fpm + 25fpm= 12"+3"= 15"
raise the car speed from sheave
100fpm to 125fpm, it
currently has a 12" sheave.
What sheave is required?
A MOV (Metal Oxide Replace it with a larger MOV
Varistor) burns out. You
replace it, but cannot read
voltage or resistance.
What should you do?
On a Ward-Leonard circuit Suicide Circuit
the break is set, but the
motor is trying to slip
through the break. What is
the issue?
You have an old DC motor Leave the interpoles alone. When adding a SCR drive
and are adding an SCR to the generator, the series loop is removed, as are
drive, what do you do to the 3 resistors. Everything else remains the same
the interpoles?
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A hydro runs up with no The relief valve is set too low
load, but will not run with
a full load. What is the
issue?
Runby for a 1:1 hits the 22"
CWT buffer 4" below the
top landing. CWT runby
should be set at 18". How
much should the ropes be
shortened?
You need to work on a Door Operator Disconnect/ Main Line Disconnect
freight door retiring cam,
you LOTO the main line
but there is still power on
the cam. What circuit is
still hot?
The contractor requests Adjust Tie Downs and Wall Ties
that the vertical center of
a Rack and Pinion hoist be
moved. How do you do
this?
Working pressure on a 400psi x 150%= 600psi
Hydro is 400psi. What is
the maximum relief valve
setting?
What must be installed on Spring Loaded Safeties.
a false car before
operation?
There is slight arcing None.
between the brush and Heavy arcing=Light brush pressure. Heavy bush
commutator. What action pressure=mechanical wear
must be taken?
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If rigging gear is roped 3:1 18,000lbs. Beam capacity is cut in half with use of
and a BEAM CLAMP is clamp, when rigging all blocks, rope, and clamps will
used to lift a 6,000lb load. be Equal to the lowest load rating
What is the beam
capacity?
How much resistance is 1.2ohms. should be zero, but will never be that low
measured over a normally
closed switch?
A car traveling in the Traveling cable has a cut/exposed wire or a short
hoistway always stops at
the same spot and blows a
fuse. What causes this?
Car at bottom landing and on inspection, jump out
direction and final limits. With pit clear, run down to
How is a class 1 yearly compress buffers, buffers should fully extend within
buffer test preformed? 90 seconds.
5yr: Full load Full speed
CWT: Full speed Empty
How many strain supports 4. 1 every 100ft
are required on a 350ft
raceway?
How is stainless steel Slow speed and constant pressure
drilled out?
What is the required Minimum 2 clips. 1st at a maximum 4x the diameter of
amount of retainer clips the rope
for wedge shackles and 2nd at a maximum 8x the diameter above the 1st clip
what is the spacing?
A 300ohm resistor burns 2 600ohm resistors in parallel is 300ohms. Resistance
out, but you don't have is half of highest resistor in parallel circuit.
another one. How can you 3 225ohm resistors in parallel is 75ohms.
make one?
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Terms in this set (216)
A contractor wants to Diam=12" 12/4=3" 25fpm=3" 100fpm + 25fpm= 12"+3"= 15"
raise the car speed from sheave
100fpm to 125fpm, it
currently has a 12" sheave.
What sheave is required?
A MOV (Metal Oxide Replace it with a larger MOV
Varistor) burns out. You
replace it, but cannot read
voltage or resistance.
What should you do?
On a Ward-Leonard circuit Suicide Circuit
the break is set, but the
motor is trying to slip
through the break. What is
the issue?
You have an old DC motor Leave the interpoles alone. When adding a SCR drive
and are adding an SCR to the generator, the series loop is removed, as are
drive, what do you do to the 3 resistors. Everything else remains the same
the interpoles?
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A hydro runs up with no The relief valve is set too low
load, but will not run with
a full load. What is the
issue?
Runby for a 1:1 hits the 22"
CWT buffer 4" below the
top landing. CWT runby
should be set at 18". How
much should the ropes be
shortened?
You need to work on a Door Operator Disconnect/ Main Line Disconnect
freight door retiring cam,
you LOTO the main line
but there is still power on
the cam. What circuit is
still hot?
The contractor requests Adjust Tie Downs and Wall Ties
that the vertical center of
a Rack and Pinion hoist be
moved. How do you do
this?
Working pressure on a 400psi x 150%= 600psi
Hydro is 400psi. What is
the maximum relief valve
setting?
What must be installed on Spring Loaded Safeties.
a false car before
operation?
There is slight arcing None.
between the brush and Heavy arcing=Light brush pressure. Heavy bush
commutator. What action pressure=mechanical wear
must be taken?
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If rigging gear is roped 3:1 18,000lbs. Beam capacity is cut in half with use of
and a BEAM CLAMP is clamp, when rigging all blocks, rope, and clamps will
used to lift a 6,000lb load. be Equal to the lowest load rating
What is the beam
capacity?
How much resistance is 1.2ohms. should be zero, but will never be that low
measured over a normally
closed switch?
A car traveling in the Traveling cable has a cut/exposed wire or a short
hoistway always stops at
the same spot and blows a
fuse. What causes this?
Car at bottom landing and on inspection, jump out
direction and final limits. With pit clear, run down to
How is a class 1 yearly compress buffers, buffers should fully extend within
buffer test preformed? 90 seconds.
5yr: Full load Full speed
CWT: Full speed Empty
How many strain supports 4. 1 every 100ft
are required on a 350ft
raceway?
How is stainless steel Slow speed and constant pressure
drilled out?
What is the required Minimum 2 clips. 1st at a maximum 4x the diameter of
amount of retainer clips the rope
for wedge shackles and 2nd at a maximum 8x the diameter above the 1st clip
what is the spacing?
A 300ohm resistor burns 2 600ohm resistors in parallel is 300ohms. Resistance
out, but you don't have is half of highest resistor in parallel circuit.
another one. How can you 3 225ohm resistors in parallel is 75ohms.
make one?
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