ELEVATOR 245-250 EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What materials are used in the construction of governor ropes and car
ropes? Answer: Iron, monel, bronze, fiber or steel
⩥ What is meant by the term lang lay? Answer: When the wires of the
strand form an angle with the axis of the rope
⩥ What is meant by rope lay? Answer: The direction that the strands are
coiled around the core material
⩥ What is the most common finish on ropes? Answer: Bright or
uncoated
⩥ What are the components of a wire rope? Answer: Wires, that form
the strand, Strands that lay around the core, and core material
⩥ What materials is used in the construction of belts for suspension?
Answer: Stranded aramid fiber, carbon fiber and non-circular
elastomeric coated steel belts NECSBS
, ⩥ What is the core of a rope made from? Answer: Either fiber or wire
⩥ When would iron grade steel be most likely be used? Answer: When
working on older equipment
⩥ How many different types of steel are used in the construction of
ropes? Answer: 6 different types of steels can be used Traction Steel
(TS); Plow Steel (PS), mild plow steel (MPS)Improved plow steel (IPS,
Extra Improved Plow Steel (EIPS) Extra Extra Improved Plow Steel
(EEIPS)
⩥ What is special about Warrington ropes? Answer: The inside wires of
the strands are the same diameter. While the wire that make up the outer
strand edge alternate between the sizes used
⩥ What are the benefits of using lang lay ropes? Answer: They have a
greater resistance to abrasions and greater flexibility that regular ropes
⩥ What is significant about Seale ropes? Answer: The strand is made up
of 1 large wire surrounded by 9 small wires which are surrounded by 9
large wires
⩥ What are disadvantages of using lang lay ropes? Answer: Harder to
handle; more likely to untwist, kink easier and easier to crushing
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What materials are used in the construction of governor ropes and car
ropes? Answer: Iron, monel, bronze, fiber or steel
⩥ What is meant by the term lang lay? Answer: When the wires of the
strand form an angle with the axis of the rope
⩥ What is meant by rope lay? Answer: The direction that the strands are
coiled around the core material
⩥ What is the most common finish on ropes? Answer: Bright or
uncoated
⩥ What are the components of a wire rope? Answer: Wires, that form
the strand, Strands that lay around the core, and core material
⩥ What materials is used in the construction of belts for suspension?
Answer: Stranded aramid fiber, carbon fiber and non-circular
elastomeric coated steel belts NECSBS
, ⩥ What is the core of a rope made from? Answer: Either fiber or wire
⩥ When would iron grade steel be most likely be used? Answer: When
working on older equipment
⩥ How many different types of steel are used in the construction of
ropes? Answer: 6 different types of steels can be used Traction Steel
(TS); Plow Steel (PS), mild plow steel (MPS)Improved plow steel (IPS,
Extra Improved Plow Steel (EIPS) Extra Extra Improved Plow Steel
(EEIPS)
⩥ What is special about Warrington ropes? Answer: The inside wires of
the strands are the same diameter. While the wire that make up the outer
strand edge alternate between the sizes used
⩥ What are the benefits of using lang lay ropes? Answer: They have a
greater resistance to abrasions and greater flexibility that regular ropes
⩥ What is significant about Seale ropes? Answer: The strand is made up
of 1 large wire surrounded by 9 small wires which are surrounded by 9
large wires
⩥ What are disadvantages of using lang lay ropes? Answer: Harder to
handle; more likely to untwist, kink easier and easier to crushing
