NEIEP 700 FINAL EXAM V1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bull rope - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Endless looped rope powering early elevators
Floor stop accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Improvement in AC motor elevators over DC
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Regulatory body for US elevator
operations
Straight line wiring diagram - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Uses lines and symbols for electrical circuits
VOM multimeter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Volt, ohms, and milliampere measuring device
Capacitor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stores and discharges electrical energy
10k ohm resistor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Safely discharges electrical energy from a capacitor
Selective collective control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevator system not changing direction until highest
call answered
Contact wipe - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rubbing motion to keep relay contacts clean
Magnetic field - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Generated by relay coil to pull armature
Plug type relay - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most common relay design
Electrical interlock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevents multiple relays from energizing simultaneously
Diode - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allows current flow in one direction
, Dashpots - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Timers using oil flow for tripping time control
Shunt trip circuit breaker - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Used in machine rooms with sprinkler systems
Fuses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Current limiting devices for electrical circuits
Transformer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Device that increases/decreases voltage
Full wave rectifier - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Converts AC to DC, producing direct current
Exciters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Self-excited generators with shunt and series fields
SCR drives and VVVF drives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Convert AC to DC for motor control
AC elevator brakes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early brakes inferior to DC brakes
Elevator logic sequence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Similar across systems, differing in input/output
functions
Final limit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stops elevator from moving too far past landings
Pile up - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contact assemblies for selectors using multiple stacks
Mechanical stepper switch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Requires adjustment and lubrication for proper
operation
Synchronous selectors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Move with elevator via attached cable or steel tape
Bull rope - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Endless looped rope powering early elevators
Floor stop accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Improvement in AC motor elevators over DC
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Regulatory body for US elevator
operations
Straight line wiring diagram - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Uses lines and symbols for electrical circuits
VOM multimeter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Volt, ohms, and milliampere measuring device
Capacitor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stores and discharges electrical energy
10k ohm resistor - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Safely discharges electrical energy from a capacitor
Selective collective control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevator system not changing direction until highest
call answered
Contact wipe - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rubbing motion to keep relay contacts clean
Magnetic field - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Generated by relay coil to pull armature
Plug type relay - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Most common relay design
Electrical interlock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prevents multiple relays from energizing simultaneously
Diode - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Allows current flow in one direction
, Dashpots - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Timers using oil flow for tripping time control
Shunt trip circuit breaker - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Used in machine rooms with sprinkler systems
Fuses - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Current limiting devices for electrical circuits
Transformer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Device that increases/decreases voltage
Full wave rectifier - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Converts AC to DC, producing direct current
Exciters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Self-excited generators with shunt and series fields
SCR drives and VVVF drives - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Convert AC to DC for motor control
AC elevator brakes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Early brakes inferior to DC brakes
Elevator logic sequence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Similar across systems, differing in input/output
functions
Final limit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stops elevator from moving too far past landings
Pile up - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contact assemblies for selectors using multiple stacks
Mechanical stepper switch - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Requires adjustment and lubrication for proper
operation
Synchronous selectors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Move with elevator via attached cable or steel tape
