Money Maker Packet - Chapter 3 and 4

Question 1

The minimum distance any edge of a stud must be from the edge of a hole for NM cable is?

Answer 1

1 1/4 inches

Question 2

When direct burial cable exits the ground, it shall be enclosed in a raceway or enclosure extending to a level of ________ feet above grade.

Answer 2

8 feet

Question 3

At what rated voltage does direct-burial cable have to be shielded?

Answer 3

2000 volts

Question 4

What is the smallest size conductor you can run in parallel?

Answer 4

1/0

Question 5

What is the minimum size wire needed to supply a 100-amp single phase, 3-wire main service on a mobile home

Answer 5

4 copper

Question 6

What type of conductor is rated for direct burial?

Answer 6

UF

Question 7

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?

Answer 7

Side of the box

Question 8

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

Answer 8

8

Question 9

A fixture box shall be independently supported if the fixture weighs more than how many pounds?

Answer 9

50 lbs

Question 10

Floor boxes must be made of what?

Answer 10

UL listed

Question 11

What is the maximum distance from a panel that a type MI cable must be secured?

Answer 11

6 feet

Question 12

What is the temperature rating for the conductor type NM cable?

Answer 12

60 C

Question 13

What type of cable is approved for service entrance cable used in underground installation?

Answer 13

USE

Question 14

8 feet of equipment grounding conductor cannot be made of what?

Answer 14

FMC

Question 15

A general-use snap switch shall be connected to no more than what percentage of motor loads?

Answer 15

80%

Question 16

Receptacles marked ______ are designed for the direct connection of aluminum conductors.

Answer 16

ALR

Question 17

What color triangle marking will be on a noise-canceling outlet?

Answer 17

orange

Question 18

Light poles shall have a handhole of not less than ______.

Answer 18

2” x 4”

Question 19

What is the minimum space between a recessed future and thermal insulation?

Answer 19

3 inches

Question 20

A furnace has to be run on what type of circuit?

Answer 20

Individual Branch Circuit

Question 21

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?

Answer 21

36 and 18

Question 22

What type of cable does a garbage disposal cord have to be made of?

Answer 22

Listed for Use

Question 23

Branch circuits supplying two or more outlets for fixed electrical space heating equipment shall be rated for not over how many amps?

Answer 23

30 amps

Question 24

A conductor supplying a single motor used in varying duty applications shall have a minimum ampacity of _______ percent of the motor’s FLC?

Answer 24

110%

Question 25

Fuses are put on the current-carrying conductor as well as the grounded conductor if it is what type of motor feeder?

Answer 25

3-wire/ 3 phase

Question 26

By what percent is the FLC of a wound rotor motor multiplied, to determine the motor’s minimum OCPD using an inverse time breaker?

Answer 26

150%

Question 27

Disconnecting means for motor circuits rated 600 volts or less shall have an ampere rating not less than ____ percent of the FLC rating.

Answer 27

115%