NEIEP 500 Final Exam, elevator mechanic
exam complete questions and answers,
elevator systems test, electrical and
mechanical components, safety proc/Final
Exam Elevator (Definitive Solutions)
wrench used for rail installation - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-spud wrench
The minimum clearance form the floor to the suspended ceiling is:
a. 80"
b. 96"
c. 7'3"
d. 8'2" - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-a. 80"
what should you be aware of when removing a cab for replacement?
a. The weight that is to be removed from the ceiling.
b. The original weight and counterbalancing.
c. How much the cab was out of square.
d. Cover the panels so they do not get banged up. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-b.
The original weight and counterbalancing.
On an elevator installation ________, the counterweight also has a
governor and tension sheave system.
a. where the elevator speed is 1500 FPM or over
b. where the elevator capacity is 20,000 lbs or over
,c. where the pit is over occupided spacce
d. where the elevator is double deck design - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c.
where the pit is over occupied space
The finished pit floor is normally poured to the
a. bottom of the main guide rails
b. top of the pit channel
c. lower web of the buffer channel
d. bottom of the counterweight rails - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. lower web of
the buffer channel
the operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of
the car by normal operating devices in
a. the down diretion only
b. the up direction only
c. both directions
d. high speed - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. both directions of travel
when handling and storing a freight platform, what do you need to
keep in mind?
a. with the platform on edge, handle it from the ends and move on
rollers
b. with the platform on edge, handle it from the ends and move on a
flat mover's dolly
c. with the platform laying flat, handle it from the sides and move on
rollers
,d. with the platform laying flat, handle it from the sides and move on
a flat mover's dolly - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-a. with the platform on edge,
handle it from the ends and move on rollers
ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at
a car speed of _______. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-Over 200 FPM
if the pit extends more than _____ feet below the sill of the access
door, a fixed vertical ladder shall be located within reach of the
access door. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-3 feet
the loss of traction created between the hoist ropes and the machine
driver when the counterweight lands on its buffer avoids
a. damage to the compensating ropes
b. the elevator car from continuing downward
c. an overspeed
d. the elevator car from being pulled into the overhead - ✔✔✔
ANSWER-d. the elevator car from being pulled into the overhead
the purpose of the ___ is to reduce the shearing action of the edge of
the sill or threshold.
a. sill cover
b. platform guard
c. toe guard
d. threshold plate - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. toe guard
A reference mark from which vertical measurements are made is
known as a ____________. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-bench mark
, the elevator pit is located between the sill level of the lowest landing
and the ______.
a. bottom of the guide rail
b. lower base of the buffer stand
c. bottom of the pit ladder
d. floor of the elevator hoistway - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-d. floor of the
elevator hoistway
when working in a pit that has been waterproofed,
a. you can mount components of the wall at anytime
b. you cannot mount any components on the floor
c. you cannot use a wall mount
d. you must notify the general contractor before drilling or cutting
into the wall or pit floor - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-d. you must notify the
general contractor before drilling or cutting into the wall or pit floor
A __________ arrangement of the tape to drive the selector involves
the use of a selector drive tension sheave.
a. car- to-counterweight
b. car- to - selector
c. counterweight- to- selector
d. car - to - car - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-car-to-car
if the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance
between the car and counterweight compensating rope hitches, the
exam complete questions and answers,
elevator systems test, electrical and
mechanical components, safety proc/Final
Exam Elevator (Definitive Solutions)
wrench used for rail installation - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-spud wrench
The minimum clearance form the floor to the suspended ceiling is:
a. 80"
b. 96"
c. 7'3"
d. 8'2" - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-a. 80"
what should you be aware of when removing a cab for replacement?
a. The weight that is to be removed from the ceiling.
b. The original weight and counterbalancing.
c. How much the cab was out of square.
d. Cover the panels so they do not get banged up. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-b.
The original weight and counterbalancing.
On an elevator installation ________, the counterweight also has a
governor and tension sheave system.
a. where the elevator speed is 1500 FPM or over
b. where the elevator capacity is 20,000 lbs or over
,c. where the pit is over occupided spacce
d. where the elevator is double deck design - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c.
where the pit is over occupied space
The finished pit floor is normally poured to the
a. bottom of the main guide rails
b. top of the pit channel
c. lower web of the buffer channel
d. bottom of the counterweight rails - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. lower web of
the buffer channel
the operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of
the car by normal operating devices in
a. the down diretion only
b. the up direction only
c. both directions
d. high speed - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. both directions of travel
when handling and storing a freight platform, what do you need to
keep in mind?
a. with the platform on edge, handle it from the ends and move on
rollers
b. with the platform on edge, handle it from the ends and move on a
flat mover's dolly
c. with the platform laying flat, handle it from the sides and move on
rollers
,d. with the platform laying flat, handle it from the sides and move on
a flat mover's dolly - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-a. with the platform on edge,
handle it from the ends and move on rollers
ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at
a car speed of _______. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-Over 200 FPM
if the pit extends more than _____ feet below the sill of the access
door, a fixed vertical ladder shall be located within reach of the
access door. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-3 feet
the loss of traction created between the hoist ropes and the machine
driver when the counterweight lands on its buffer avoids
a. damage to the compensating ropes
b. the elevator car from continuing downward
c. an overspeed
d. the elevator car from being pulled into the overhead - ✔✔✔
ANSWER-d. the elevator car from being pulled into the overhead
the purpose of the ___ is to reduce the shearing action of the edge of
the sill or threshold.
a. sill cover
b. platform guard
c. toe guard
d. threshold plate - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-c. toe guard
A reference mark from which vertical measurements are made is
known as a ____________. - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-bench mark
, the elevator pit is located between the sill level of the lowest landing
and the ______.
a. bottom of the guide rail
b. lower base of the buffer stand
c. bottom of the pit ladder
d. floor of the elevator hoistway - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-d. floor of the
elevator hoistway
when working in a pit that has been waterproofed,
a. you can mount components of the wall at anytime
b. you cannot mount any components on the floor
c. you cannot use a wall mount
d. you must notify the general contractor before drilling or cutting
into the wall or pit floor - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-d. you must notify the
general contractor before drilling or cutting into the wall or pit floor
A __________ arrangement of the tape to drive the selector involves
the use of a selector drive tension sheave.
a. car- to-counterweight
b. car- to - selector
c. counterweight- to- selector
d. car - to - car - ✔✔✔ ANSWER-car-to-car
if the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance
between the car and counterweight compensating rope hitches, the
