NCCER 26206-20 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> A dynamometer is designed to _____.
Answer: read pulling force during a cable pull
>> A good place to find data for supporting cable in vertical conduit runs is from
_____.
Answer: manufacturers' catalogs
>> A typical hand-crank wire puller, using 30 pounds of force, can pull up to
_____.
Answer: 1,500 pounds
>> Conveyor sheaves and rollers are MOST likely to be used when pulling cable
in _____.
Answer: cable trays
>> If the estimated pulling force is 900 lbs, the pulling rope should be rated for
_____.
Answer: 3,600 lbs
>> In general, a cable pull into cable tray should occur in a continuous operation
and at a rate of _____.
Answer: 20 to 25 feet per minute
>> In general, the allowable tension on a basket grip should NOT exceed _____.
Answer: 1,000 lbs
, >> One of the most common types of wire-pulling rope is _____.
Answer: nylon
>> The amount of force applied to a pull is determined by the _____.
Answer: number of wraps on the puller drum (capstan)
>> The best way to reduce sidewall loading is to _____.
Answer: increase the radius of the bend
>> The ends of 1,000 kcmil conductors can be trimmed using _____.
Answer: cable cutters
>> The MOST important tool for supervising a high-force cable pull is _____.
Answer: working communications equipment
>> The preferred method of checking conduit for obstructions before pulling
cable is _____.
Answer: performing a test pull
>> The three types of fish tape are fiberglass, nylon, and _____.
Answer: steel
>> Two types of clevises include the _____.
Answer: straight and swivel
>> Very large cable reels should be transported _____.
Answer: using a forklift
>> What is the pulling tension of a straight horizontal raceway section where the
cable weighs 3 lbs/ft and it is being pulled through a 100 ft raceway with a
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> A dynamometer is designed to _____.
Answer: read pulling force during a cable pull
>> A good place to find data for supporting cable in vertical conduit runs is from
_____.
Answer: manufacturers' catalogs
>> A typical hand-crank wire puller, using 30 pounds of force, can pull up to
_____.
Answer: 1,500 pounds
>> Conveyor sheaves and rollers are MOST likely to be used when pulling cable
in _____.
Answer: cable trays
>> If the estimated pulling force is 900 lbs, the pulling rope should be rated for
_____.
Answer: 3,600 lbs
>> In general, a cable pull into cable tray should occur in a continuous operation
and at a rate of _____.
Answer: 20 to 25 feet per minute
>> In general, the allowable tension on a basket grip should NOT exceed _____.
Answer: 1,000 lbs
, >> One of the most common types of wire-pulling rope is _____.
Answer: nylon
>> The amount of force applied to a pull is determined by the _____.
Answer: number of wraps on the puller drum (capstan)
>> The best way to reduce sidewall loading is to _____.
Answer: increase the radius of the bend
>> The ends of 1,000 kcmil conductors can be trimmed using _____.
Answer: cable cutters
>> The MOST important tool for supervising a high-force cable pull is _____.
Answer: working communications equipment
>> The preferred method of checking conduit for obstructions before pulling
cable is _____.
Answer: performing a test pull
>> The three types of fish tape are fiberglass, nylon, and _____.
Answer: steel
>> Two types of clevises include the _____.
Answer: straight and swivel
>> Very large cable reels should be transported _____.
Answer: using a forklift
>> What is the pulling tension of a straight horizontal raceway section where the
cable weighs 3 lbs/ft and it is being pulled through a 100 ft raceway with a
