Electrical Code

Question 1

Article _______ of the National Electrical Code addresses the requirements for fire-stopping.

Answer 1

300 (NFPA 70 article 300.21)

Question 2

______ AWG is the stranded wire allowed to be used in NYC fire alarm installations.

Answer 2

8

Question 3

______ AWG is the minimum required wire for grounding a fire alarm system in NYC.

Answer 3

8

Question 4

____________ of the national electrical code addresses the requirements for fire alarm.

Answer 4

Article 760

Question 5

The requirements for grounding a fire alarm system are based on ____________________.

Answer 5

NYC electrical code Article 250.

Question 6

The wire nuts used in NYC to splice fire alarm conductors must be rated at a temperature of _______.

Answer 6

150c

Question 7

A notification appliance is located at the end of a 24V circuit. The device requires at least 24 volts in order to operate. ______ gage size wires are needed for this device to operate. (NFPA 20)

Answer 7

14

Question 8

Supervisory operation for _______ followed by full load operation for _______ for systems with voice communications capability.

Answer 8

24 hours;6 hours

Question 9

Supervisory operation for ______ followed by full load operation for ___________ for systems without voice communications capability.

Answer 9

24 Hours;15 minutes