MEP Electrical Exam 3 CORRECT
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The preferred location for a meter socket is on an outside bedroom wall. -
ANSWERFalse
An electrician should try to make the service panel of a residence as accessible as
possible using the min. amount of materials - ANSWERTrue
3 consecutive circuit breakers are used to provide power for a 230 volt circuit -
ANSWERFalse, 2 circuit breakers
Service wires should be as long as possible - ANSWERFalse
A Service entrance for a single family residence requires a minimum ___ Amp capacity.
- ANSWER100
In a typical residence elec service, _____ Volts is obtained between the red and black
service wires. - ANSWER230
Red and Black service wires are___ - ANSWERlive wires
A Service panel should be located close to ____ to avoid costly cable runs to major
appliances. - ANSWERThe Kitchen
A generator converts mechanical energy into ____ energy by means of
electromechanical induction. - ANSWERelectrical
The white wire is the neutral in the service panel - ANSWERTrue
A Solenoid is a device that converts elec energy into a linear, mechanical force. -
ANSWERTrue
A ____ transformer is a transformer in which the secondary coil has more turns of wire
than the primary coil. (greater # of turns = higher Voltage) - ANSWERStep-Up
Fastening the handles of circuit breakers together ensures that, in the event of a ____
Volt overload, both hot lines are disconnected simultaneously - ANSWER230
The service drop is owned and maintained by the____ - ANSWERPublic Elec Utility
Company
A _____ switch is an elec device that transfers the load of one or more circuits in a
residence from the public utility to the output of a standby generator during a power
failure. - ANSWERTransfer
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The preferred location for a meter socket is on an outside bedroom wall. -
ANSWERFalse
An electrician should try to make the service panel of a residence as accessible as
possible using the min. amount of materials - ANSWERTrue
3 consecutive circuit breakers are used to provide power for a 230 volt circuit -
ANSWERFalse, 2 circuit breakers
Service wires should be as long as possible - ANSWERFalse
A Service entrance for a single family residence requires a minimum ___ Amp capacity.
- ANSWER100
In a typical residence elec service, _____ Volts is obtained between the red and black
service wires. - ANSWER230
Red and Black service wires are___ - ANSWERlive wires
A Service panel should be located close to ____ to avoid costly cable runs to major
appliances. - ANSWERThe Kitchen
A generator converts mechanical energy into ____ energy by means of
electromechanical induction. - ANSWERelectrical
The white wire is the neutral in the service panel - ANSWERTrue
A Solenoid is a device that converts elec energy into a linear, mechanical force. -
ANSWERTrue
A ____ transformer is a transformer in which the secondary coil has more turns of wire
than the primary coil. (greater # of turns = higher Voltage) - ANSWERStep-Up
Fastening the handles of circuit breakers together ensures that, in the event of a ____
Volt overload, both hot lines are disconnected simultaneously - ANSWER230
The service drop is owned and maintained by the____ - ANSWERPublic Elec Utility
Company
A _____ switch is an elec device that transfers the load of one or more circuits in a
residence from the public utility to the output of a standby generator during a power
failure. - ANSWERTransfer
