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Secondary power for remote supervising station systems shall be capable of normal operation for ___ hours and then operate the system in alarm for ___ minutes? <<Ans>> 24 / 5 A fire alarm system which serves contiguous or noncontiguous properties under one ownership is considered? <<Ans>> Proprietary system An initiating device which is destroyed as a result of operation is what type? <<Ans>> Nonrestorable The delay from the operation of an initiation device to the automatic activation of a fire safety function shall not exceed? <<Ans>> 10 seconds What documentation shall be delivered upon final acceptance of the system? <<Ans>> Owners manual and installation instructions, Record copy of site specific software, Record drawings What does an asterisk (*) designate in NFPA 72? <<Ans>> Explanatory information follows in Annex A What NFPA standard covers smoke detector requirements for HVAC units? <<Ans>> NFPA 90A Equipment constructed and installed in conformity with NFPA 72 shall be? <<Ans>> Listed Whom may serve as a AHJ? <<Ans>> Fire Marshal, Insurance Inspector, Building Owner When NFPA 72 uses the word "Shall", what does this indicate? <<Ans>> A mandatory requirement Fire power limited cabling used for runs between floors shall be of what type? <<Ans>> FPLR and FPLP For fire power limited cable what is the smallest multiconductor size and smallest single conductor size? <<Ans>> 26 AWG multiconductor, 18 AWG single conductor The disconnecting means for the fire alarm circuits shall be? <<Ans>> Identified in red, marked with "Fire Alarm Circuit" What is the maximum # of 18 AWG conductors which can be enclosed in a 4" x 4" x 1 1/4" square metal junction box? <<Ans>> 12 What is the maximum # of 14 AWG THHN conductors which can be installed in 1/2" EMT? <<Ans>> 12 Wall mounted visible appliances shall be installed such that the entire lens is ___ inches AFF and not more than ___ inches AFF. <<Ans>> 80" / 96" When installing detectors on peaked ceilings, a row of detectors shall be located? <<Ans>> Within 3 feet of the peak Public mode audible appliances shall have a sound level of ___db above the average ambient sound level. <<Ans>> 15db Manual fire alarm boxes shall be located within ___ feet of the doorway? <<Ans>> 5' Maintenance, testing and inspection records shall be maintained for how long? <<Ans>> Until the next test and 1 year thereafter