PEC 2 Flashcards
Where flexible tubing is used to encase the conductors, the tubing shall extend from the last insulating support to NOT less than _____(mm).
6.4 mm
Metal raceways, enclosures, frames and other non-current carrying metal parts of electric equipment shall be kept at least ______(mm) distance from lightning rod conductors.
1,900 mm
Where no standard electrical equipment of the exact size or rating is available and the next larger size is neither available the next smaller size or rating maybe used provided a special permission is obtained from ___________
Electrical Inspector
Instruments, pilot lights, potential transformers and other switchboard devices with potential coils shall be supplied by a circuit that is protected by a standard over-current device rated up to ___(A)
15 A
___ is a wire or other mechanical member having one end secures and the other end fastened to a pole maintained under tension
Guy (Guy wire)
Below the factors that affect the ampacity of an electrical conductor EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
Insulation resistance
Length of the conductor
Conductor material
Cross-sectional area of the conductor
Insulation resistance
For circuits over 600 V nominal, conductors shall NOT be bent to a radius less than ____ the diameter for shielded or lead covered conductors.
12 times
Which of the following statement about over-current devices is NOT correct?
It shall be located where they will not be exposed to physical damage.
It shall be readily accessible.
It can be located inside clothes closets.
In a multi-family dwelling, each occupant shall have ready access to over-current device protecting his occupancy.
It can be located inside clothes closets.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Conductors in raceways shall be continuous between outlets.
Metal raceways, boxes, cabinets and fittings shall be grounded.
Metal or non-metallic raceways shall be continuous between cabinets, boxes or other enclosures.
Raceway shall be used as a means of support for other raceways.
Raceway shall be used as a means of support for other raceways.
For receptacle outlets, each single or each multiple receptacle on one strap shall be considered NOT less than ____(VA).
180 VA
Corner joints on a gutter shall be made tight, where the assembly is held together by rivets or bolts. The spacing shall NOT be more than _____(mm).
NOT be more than 300 mm
is the total number of mechanical degrees that a PVC conduit run maybe bent between pull joints (pull boxes, junction boxes or utility boxes).
360 degrees
The minimum size of wire used in electrical wiring is the former #14 AWG. Under the SI standard in the PEC, what is the diameter of this wire?
(1.2 mm, 2.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 1.6 mm).
1.6 mm
is a box with a blank cover which is inserted in one or more runs of raceway to facilitate pulling of the conductors.
Pull box
The neutral conductor from the neutral point of the transformer or generator to its connection point to the grounding impedance shall be __________ .
shall be fully insulated
The sum of the cross sectional area of all conductors in a wireway must _______% of the cross-sectional area of the wireway.
NOT exceed 20%
. Circuit containing electric discharge lighting transformer exclusively shall NOT be rated in excess of ___(A).
30 A
For ranges of 8.75 kW or more in rating, the minimum branch circuit required shall be ___(A)
40 A
Lighting fixtures shall be wired with a fixture flexible cord with a cross-sectional area of NOT less than _______(mm2)
0.75 mm2.
If the setting of over-current device in a circuit ahead of equipment is 60 A, the minimum required grounding conductor using copper is______(mm2).
5.5 mm2
Mineral insulated metal sheathed cable shall be permitted in any of the following installations EXCEPT one. Which one is this? For control circuits Where exposed to oil and gasoline For feeder circuits Where exposed to corrosive atmosphere
Where exposed to corrosive atmosphere
Conductors which run above the top level of a window shall be permitted to be less than 1,000 mm but in no case shall be less than ____(mm).
300 mm
For barber shops and beauty parlors, the general lighting load per square meter of area shall be _____W
24 watts.
Liquidtight flexible non-metallic conduit shall be permitted to be used:
for direct burial, where flexibility is required, in exposed or concealed locations
Flexible metal conduits must NOT be used in :
wet locations, hoistways, and storage battery rooms.
For 25 to 50 A circuits, the minimum insulation resistance is (ohms) .
250,000 ohms
____C is the maximum operating temperature of type THWN conductor.
75C
is a conductor encircling a building and interconnecting all ground terminals.
Counterpoise
The conductor connecting the neutral point of the transformer or generator to the grounding impedance .
shall be permitted to be installed in a separate raceway
The total load on over-current device located in a panel board shall NOT exceed to ___% of its rating.
80%
For underground feeder and branch circuits, ____ of conductors shall be used.
UF type
an insulating element, generally of elongated form with transverse holes or slots for the purpose of insulating two sections of a guy or provide insulation between structure and anchor.
Guy insulator
__(A) is the ampacity of a 5.5 mm2 TW copper conductor.
30 A
A two wire DC system supplying premises wiring shall be grounded EXCEPT,
A system equipped with ground detector and supplying only industrial equipment in limited areas.
A system operating at 50 V or less between conductors.
A rectifier device DC system supplied from an AC system.
All of these
All of these
__________ – hazardous location in which ignitable concentrations of flammable gases or vapors can exist under normal operating conditions.
37. Switches are operated vertically rather than horizontally. The upward position of the handle shall mean switch-on position.
Class I, Division 1
The use of surface non-metal raceway is NOT permitted in all those mentioned below EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
Dry locations
Where subject to severe physical damage
Where the voltage is over 300 V
Where concealed
Dry locations
The branch circuit rating shall NOT be less than ____ of the non-continuous load.
100% of the non-continuous load.
For installation consisting of not more than two 2-wire branch circuits, the service disconnecting mains shall be rated NOT less than ___(A).
30 A
What is the lowest dielectric strength of transformer oil, which is acceptable to the PEC? (V)
Ans. 25,000 volts
Switches are operated vertically rather than horizontally. The upward position of the handle shall mean
switch-on position.
Wireways shall be supported at intervals NOT to exceed ________(mm).
1,500 mm
For a dwelling unit having a floor area NOT more than 50 square meters shall be permitted to have a single 20-A, 2-wire branch circuit provided the total load shall NOT exceed ______(VA)
3,680 VA
For show window lighting, a load of NOT less than ______(VA) shall be included for each liners meter of show window.
600 VA
The maximum setting of the ground fault protection of equipment shall be ______(A).
1,200 A
______ is a grounded metal enclosure containing a factory mounted, bare or insulated conductors, which are usually copper, or aluminum bars, rods or tubes.
Busway
Flat Conductor Cable (FCC) system shall NOT be used in the locations enumerated below EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
Locations where subject to corrosive vapors
Damp locations
Residential buildings
Outdoors
Damp locations
Type MI cables shall be securely supported at intervals NOT exceeding _____(mm).
1,800 mm
The grounding impedance for neutral system shall be installed between the _____________ and __________
the grounding electrode and system neutral.
In any watercraft, receptacle outlets operating at ___V or more ____________.
50 V
shall have a grounding pole
Space heating cables shall be secured at intervals NOT exceeding ______(mm).
200 mm
A run conduit between outlets, between fittings, between outlet and fitting shall NOT contain more than the equivalent of ___________ .
4 quarterbends
is a general term covering an assembly or assemblies of devices for the interruption, control and metering of electric power
Switchgear
Thermoplastic insulated fixture wires shall be _____ on the surface at intervals NOT exceeding ____.
durably marked
600 mm
The average distance between down conductors in a lightning protection system shall NOT exceed _____m
30 m
Type AC cable shall NOT be permitted to be used:
In storage battery
On cranes or hoists
In motion pictures
is a single conductor or multi-conductor assembly provided with or without an overall covering, primarily used for services.
Service entrance cable
Fixture wires shall NOT be smaller than _______ (mm2).
0.75 mm2
Standard ___________ shall NOT be used as a bond for the service entrance raceway.
locknuts and bushings
Transformers that contain liquid that will burn shall be installed only in approved vaults and shall also comply with the following conditions EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
Ample ventilation shall be provided for the continuous removal of flammable gases.
Vent openings shall lead to a safe location outside the building.
All vent ducts and openings shall be of sufficient areas to reliable explosion pressures within the vault.
There shall be robust door between the vault and any non-hazardous location.
There shall be robust door between the vault and any non-hazardous location.
Flat cable assemblies shall have conductors of ____ (mm2)special stranded copper wires.
5.5 mm2