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PEC Flashcards

1
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All exposed incandescent lamps in dressing rooms, where less than ___________ from the floor, shall be equipped with open end guards riveted to the outlet or otherwise locked in place.

A

2,400 mm

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If there are no over-current protective device rated 30 A or less with neutral connection, this panelboard is classified as a _________.

A

Power Panelboard

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3
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__________ is a branch circuit that supplies only one utilization equipment.

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Individual branch circuit

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4
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In halls, corridors, closets and stairways of any occupancy EXCEPT one family dwelling unit, a general lighting load of _________ shall be considered.

A

4VA/m²

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5
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At least one receptacle outlet shall be installed directly above a show window for each _______ linear meter length or a major fraction thereof.

A

three

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6
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A demand factor of _________ of maximum possible connected load for television studio sets shall be permitted for all portable feeders.

A

50%

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7
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__________ is the point of connection between the facilities of the serving utility and the premises wiring.

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Service point

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8
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According to the Code the minimum insulation level for neutral conductor of residential installation which has solidly grounded system shall be _________.

A

300 Volts

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9
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Constructed or protected so that exposure to the weather will not interfere with successful operation.

A

Weather proof

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10
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A switch intended for isolating an electric circuit from the source of power. It has no interrupting rating, and it is intended to be operated only after the circuit has been opened by some other means.

A

Switch, Isolating

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11
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A switch rated in horsepower that is capable of interrupting the maximum operating overload current of a motor of the same horsepower rating as the switch at the rated voltage.

A

Switch, Motor-Circuit

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An automatic or non automatic device for transferring one or more load conductor connections from one power source to another.

A

Switch, Transfer

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A large single panel, frame, or assembly of panels on which are mounted on the face, back, or both, switches, overcurrent and other protective devices, buses, and usually instruments. Switchboards are generally accessible from the rear as well as from the front and are not intended to be installed in cabinets.

A

Switchboard

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14
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A protective device for assembly as an integral part of a motor or motor-compressor that, when properly applied, protects the motor against dangerous overheating due to overload and failure to start.

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Thermal Protector (as applied to motors)

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15
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The greatest root-mean-square (rms) (effective) difference of potential between any two conductors of the circuit concerned.

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Voltage (of a circuit)

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16
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Constructed so that moisture will not enter the enclosure under specified test conditions.

A

Watertight

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17
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Any electric circuit that controls any other circuit through a relay or an equivalent device.

A

Remote-Control Circuit

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18
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The conductors and equipment for delivering electric energy from the serving utility to the wiring system of the premises served.

A

Service

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19
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The conductors from the service point to the service disconnecting means.

A

Service Conductors

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20
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Service conductors made up in the form of a cable.

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Service Cable

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21
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Live Parts

Conductor or conductive part intended to be energized in normal use.

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22
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A qualifying term indicating that the circuit breaker does not have any adjustment to alter the value of current at which it will trip or the time required for its operation.

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Non-adjustable (as applied to circuit breakers)

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23
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A type of surface, flush, or freestanding raceway designed to hold conductors and receptacles, assembled in the field or at the factory.

A

Multi-outlet Assembly

24
Q

A switchgear assembly completely enclosed on all sides and top with sheet metal (except forventilating openings and inspection windows) containing primary power circuit switching, interrupting devices, or both, with buses and connections. The assembly may include control and auxiliary devices. Access to the interior of the enclosure is provided by doors, removable covers, or both.

A

Metal-Enclosed Power Switchgear

25
Q

An assembly of one or more enclosed sections having a common power bus and principally containing motor control units.

A

Motor Control Center

26
Q

Installations under ground or in concrete slabs or masonry in direct contact with the earth; in locations subject to saturation with water or other liquids, such as vehicle washing areas; and in unprotected locations exposed to weather. Luminaire. A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps and ballast (where applicable), and to connect the lamps to the power supply.

A

Location wet

27
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A location not normally subject to dampness or wetness. A location classified as dry may be temporarily subject to dampness or wetness, as in the case of a building under construction.

A

Location dry

28
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A single panel or group of panel units designed for assembly in the form of a single panel, including buses and automatic overcurrent devices, and equipped with or without switches for the control of light, heat, or power circuits; designed to be placed in a cabinet or cutout box placed in or against a wall, partition, or other support; and accessible only from the front. g or the decoration of a window.

A

Panel board

29
Q

An arrangement of incandescent lamps, electric discharge lighting, or other electrically powered light sources to outline or call attention to certain features such as the shape of a building or the decoration of a window.

A

Outline lighting

30
Q

Operation of equipment in excess of normal, full-load rating, or of a conductor in excess of rated ampacity that, when it persists for a sufficient length of time, would cause damage or dangerous overheating. A fault, such as a short circuit or ground fault, is not an overload.

A

Overload

31
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An enclosed channel of metal or nonmetallic materials designed expressly for holding wires, cables, or busbars, with additional functions as permitted in this Code. Raceways include, but are not limited to, rigid metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, intermediate metal conduit, liquidtight flexible conduit, flexible metallic tubing, flexible metal conduit, electrical nonmetallic tubing, electrical metallic tubing, underfloor raceways, cellular concrete floor raceways, cellular metal floor raceways, surface raceways, wireways, and busways.

A

Raceway

32
Q

Any current in excess of the rated current of equipment or the ampacity of a conductor. It may result from overload, short circuit, or ground fault.

A

Over current

33
Q

A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment.

A

Outlet

34
Q

Action requiring personal intervention for its control. As applied to an electric controller, non-automatic control does not necessarily imply a manual controller, but only that personal intervention is necessary.

A

Non automatic

35
Q

An outlet where one or more receptacles are installed.

A

Receptacle outlet

36
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A receptacle is a contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug. A single receptacle is a single contact device with no other contact device on the same yoke. A multiple receptacle is two or more contact devices on the same yoke.

A

Receptacle

37
Q

Constructed or protected so that exposure to a beating rain will not result in the entrance of water under specified test conditions.

A

Raintight

38
Q

Constructed, protected, or treated so as to prevent rain from interfering with the successful operation of the apparatus under specified test conditions.

A

Rainproof

39
Q

Connected to earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.

A

Grounded

40
Q

Intentionally connected to earth through a ground connection or connections of sufficiently low impedance and having sufficient current-carrying capacity to prevent the buildup of voltages that may result in undue hazards to connected equipment or to persons.

A

Grounded effectively

41
Q

A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and the earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.

A

Ground

42
Q

A qualifying term indicating that no delay is purposely introduced in the tripping action of the circuit break

A

Instantaneous Trip (as applied to circuit breakers)

43
Q

A qualifying term indicating that there is purposely introduced a delay in the tripping action of the circuit breaker, which delay decreases as the magnitude of the current increases.

A

Inverse Time (as applied to circuit breakers)

44
Q

Any shaft way, hatchway, well hole, or other vertical opening or space in which an elevator or dumbwaiter is designed to operate.

A

Hoist way

45
Q

An enclosure identified for use in underground systems, provided with an open or closed bottom, and sized to allow personnel to reach into, but not enter, for the purpose of installing, operating, or maintaining equipment or wiring or both.

A

Handhole Enclosure

46
Q

Covered, shielded, fenced, enclosed, or otherwise protected by means of suitable covers, casings, barriers, rails, screens, mats, or platforms to remove the likelihood of approach or contact by persons or objects to a point of danger.

A

Guarded

47
Q

A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth.

A

Grounding Electrode

48
Q

The conductor used to connect the non–current-carrying metal parts of equipment, raceways, and other enclosures to the system grounded conductor, the grounding electrode conductor, or both, at the service equipment or at the source of a separately derived system.

A

Grounding Conductor, Equipment

49
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Locations protected from weather and not subject to saturation with water or other liquids but subject to moderate degrees of moisture. Examples of such locations include partially protected locations under canopies, marquees, roofed open porches, and like locations, and interior locations subject to moderate degrees of moisture, such as some basements, some barns, and some cold storage warehouses.

A

Location, Damp

50
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Equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that the equipment, material, or services either meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.

A

Listed

51
Q

Connected to ground without inserting any resistor or impedance device.

A

Grounded, Solidly

52
Q

A conductor used to connect equipment or the grounded circuit of a wiring system to a grounding electrode or electrodes.

A

Grounding Conductor

53
Q

A system intended to provide protection of equipment from damaging line-to-ground fault currents by operating to cause a disconnecting means to open all ungrounded conductors of the faulted circuit. This protection is provided at current levels less than those required to protect conductors from damage through the operation of a supply circuit overcurrent device

A

Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment

54
Q

A device intended for the protection of personnel that functions to de-energize a circuit or portion thereof within an established period of time when a current to ground exceeds the values established for a Class A device.

A

Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)

55
Q

A system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded.

A

Grounded conductor

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