TB Tools 31 Flashcards
Incorrect Sound Powered Telephones:
A. FDNY sound powered telephone equipment is used primarily in NYC Transit system in conjunction w/installed hard wired systems
B. Sound powered telephones can be used as a standalone system in Hi Rise Bldg
C. When temperature is below 0 degrees C, SPT may not perform efficiently outdoors
D. All Battalions have been issued SPT
C SPT are not effected by temperature or humidity, surrounding concrete or steel structures, and do not present the user with a shock hazard.
SPT are carried by all of the following except: A. All Battalions B. All Divisions C. Hi Rise Units 1 and 2 D. Field Communications Unit
B
Correct for SPT
A. 2 types of systems are installed, street to station and street to tunnel
B. 2 systems are interconnected and permit seamless communications
C. Only above grade SPT connectors in the Transit system are located in locked metal boxes
D. Wire reels for URT consist of 500’ long wire
A
B Usually no connection from one SPT system to another (e.g., from an URT system to a nearby station).
C All SPT connectors w/in NYCT are located in locked metal boxes that are adj to standpipe Siamese or outlets. Boxes containing SPT jacks require 1620 key to open.
D 400’ long wire
2 correct about location of SPT:
A. On a subway platform the SPT outlet is located in metal boxes inside red standpipe cabinet
B. If there is no SPT outlet in the standpipe outlet box, search surrounding area for a small individual cabinet
C. On mezzanine level standpipe cabinet is ID by a sign showing a white hose on a red background
D. On the platform level the standpipe outlet will only be located on a column
B C
A SPTs on the platform or mezzanine level are
located in red metal boxes inside the stainless steel standpipe cabinets
D Combination standpipe/SPT boxes may be located on columns or on a station wall.
SPT connector location in “street to tunnel” system
A. Track level at entrance to tunnel
B. Track level at emergency exit closest to tunnel entrance
C. Street level at Siamese of closest subway station
D. Street level at Siamese closest to the emergency exits
D
Incorrect for SPT
A. URT tubes the SPT connectors are found at standpipe outlets
B. SPT connector on the platform level may required a subway exit key and/or 1620 key to open
C. SPT system from the nearby station will usually have no connection to SPT system of any URT, regardless of proximity
D. URT the standpipe outlets are about 200’ apart and numbered for location identification
B 1620 key to open. There is usually no connection from one SPT system to another (e.g., from an URT system to a nearby station).
SPT incorrect
A. Street to station system coverage includes a particular station and the street above.
B. Street to Tunnel systems coverage includes a particular URT or tunnel (both directions) and a location on both sides of the tunnel, typically nearest emergency exit
C. Usually FFs can communicate from 1 SPT system to another (ex from URT system to a nearby station)
D. Headsets are preferred for use throughout system
E. All SPT connectors in NYC system are located in locked metal boxes that require a 1620 key to open
C Usually no connection from one system to another
Incorrect for SPT
A. At street level, SPT connectors are found near a standpipe Siamese, w/a sign that reads Street to Station Communication
B. Due to large size of station, there is more than one standpipe Siamese. Standpipe Siamese w/SPT connector will always be found closest to subway entrance
C. SPT jacks on platform or mezzanine level are located in a metal box inside the standpipe cabinet or in a cabinet in the surrounding area
D. Standpipe cabinets on the platform or mezzanine level are ID by a sign above the standpipe outlet, showing a white hose on a red background
B The standpipe Siamese with the SPT connectors are not always found closest to the subway entrances. They may be located a few hundred feet away from the station, in either direction of train travel. These connections may also be found in the middle of larger roadways, such as Queens Blvd., Houston Street and the Grand Concourse
Street to tunnel powered phone incorrect
A. Street to tunnel systems usually include a specific pair of tubes. Members in Brooklyn bound Clark street tubes could speak to others in Manhattan bound Clark Street tube
B. Members can usually speak to members operating in a completely different tunnel or tube due to interconnection of all sound powered equipment
C. SPT connectors are usually located at street level Siamese connections closest to emergency exits on both sides of the URT
D. In URT, SPT connectors are found at standpipe outlets, approx 200’ apart
E. Joralemon Street tunnel does not have SPT installed
B
Choose the incorrect
A. NYCT has installed two types of hard-wired SPT systems: Street to station and Street to tunnel. There is usually no connection from one SPT system to another ex from an URT system to a nearby station. All SPT connectors w/in NYCT are located in locked metal boxes that are adjacent to standpipe Siamese or outlets. Boxes containing SPT jacks require a 1620 key to open
B. SPT on the platform or mezzanine level are located in red metal boxes inside the stainless steel standpipe cabinets. Standpipe cabinets are ID by a sign located above the standpipe outlet, showing a white hose on a red background. Combo standpipe/SPT boxes may be located on columns or on a station wall. If there is no SPT outlet located in the Standpipe outlet box, look in the surrounding area for a small individual cabinet
C. Street to Tunnel SPT systems usually include a specific pair of tubes. Ex members in the Brooklyn-bound Clark Street tubes could speak to others in the Manhattan bound Clark Street tube and they can speak to members operating in a completely different tunnel or tube. SPT connector are typically located inside the emergency exits on both sides of the URT. In URT, SPT connectors are found at standpipe outlets, approx 600’ apart
C Cannot speak to members operating in a completely different tunnel or tube; Standpipe outlets are 200’ apart. Section valves are 600’ apart
Sound powered telephones (SPT) provide a hard wired means of voice communication without the need for a power source. Since these SPT are issued to all Battalions, you should know that all of the following are correct EXCEPT?
A: A SPT wire reel consists of a 400 foot long wire wound around the reel inside a plastic case
B: SPT coverage includes a particular station and the street above (street to station)
C: SPT coverage includes a particular under river tube to a nearby station (station to tube)
D: SPT coverage includes a particular under river tunnel or tubes and a location on both sides of the tunnel, typically the nearest emergency exit (street to tunnel)
C Training Bulletins Tools 31
***Street to Tunnel SPT systems usually include a specific pair of tubes. For example, members in the Brooklyn-bound Clark street tubes could speak to others in the Manhattan-bound Clark street tube, but they cannot speak to members operating in a completely different tunnel or tube.
