Money Maker Packet - Chapter 3 and 4 Flashcards
The minimum distance any edge of a stud must be from the edge of a hole for NM cable is?
1 1/4 inches
When direct burial cable exits the ground, it shall be enclosed in a raceway or enclosure extending to a level of ________ feet above grade.
8 feet
At what rated voltage does direct-burial cable have to be shielded?
2000 volts
What is the smallest size conductor you can run in parallel?
1/0
What is the minimum size wire needed to supply a 100-amp single phase, 3-wire main service on a mobile home
4 copper
What type of conductor is rated for direct burial?
UF
When using a round box where conductors or connectors requiring the use of locknuts or bushings are to be connected, to what part of the box can they not be connected?
Side of the box
Type NM cable shall be approved for installation under the lower edges of a joist in crawlspaces if the wire is at least three _____ AWG
8
A fixture box shall be independently supported if the fixture weighs more than how many pounds?
50 lbs
Floor boxes must be made of what?
UL listed
What is the maximum distance from a panel that a type MI cable must be secured?
6 feet
What is the temperature rating for the conductor type NM cable?
60 C
What type of cable is approved for service entrance cable used in underground installation?
USE
8 feet of equipment grounding conductor cannot be made of what?
FMC
A general-use snap switch shall be connected to no more than what percentage of motor loads?
80%
Receptacles marked ______ are designed for the direct connection of aluminum conductors.
ALR
What color triangle marking will be on a noise-canceling outlet?
orange
Light poles shall have a handhole of not less than ______.
2” x 4”
What is the minimum space between a recessed future and thermal insulation?
3 inches
A furnace has to be run on what type of circuit?
Individual Branch Circuit
Electrically operated kitchen waste disposers shall be permitted to be cord and plug connected with a flexible cord not more than how many inches and not less than how many inches?
36 and 18
What type of cable does a garbage disposal cord have to be made of?
Listed for Use
Branch circuits supplying two or more outlets for fixed electrical space heating equipment shall be rated for not over how many amps?
30 amps
A conductor supplying a single motor used in varying duty applications shall have a minimum ampacity of _______ percent of the motor’s FLC?
110%
Fuses are put on the current-carrying conductor as well as the grounded conductor if it is what type of motor feeder?
3-wire/ 3 phase
By what percent is the FLC of a wound rotor motor multiplied, to determine the motor’s minimum OCPD using an inverse time breaker?
150%
Disconnecting means for motor circuits rated 600 volts or less shall have an ampere rating not less than ____ percent of the FLC rating.
115%
