JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
WhatA2tableA2sizesA2bondingA2jumpersA2forA2forA2ACA2systems?A2-A2Ans--250.102(C)(1)

TheA2NECA2definesA2continuousA2loadA2toA2beA2aA2loadA2whereA2maxA2currentA2onA2theA2c
ircuitA2continuesA2forA2atA2leastA2howA2manyA2hours?A2-A2Ans--Three

ToA2useA2theA2adjustmentA2factorsA2inA2tableA2310.15(B)(3)
(A),A2youA2mustA2haveA2greaterA2thanA2howA2manyA2currentA2carryingA2conductorsA2inA2aA
2raceway?A2-A2Ans--GreaterA2thanA2three


WhereA2inA2theA2NECA2codebookA2wouldA2youA2findA2EMTA2sizesA2forA2aA2givenA2sizeA2an
dA2numberA2ofA2conductors?A2-A2Ans--AnnexA2C,A2TableA2C.1

SectionA2210.20(A)A2statesA2thatA2theA2overA2currentA2protectionA2forA2branchA2circuitsA2in
cludingA2continuousA2loadsA2mustA2beA2greaterA2thanA2100%A2ofA2theA2noncontinuousA2pl
usA2____A2ofA2theA2continuousA2load.A2-A2Ans--125%

LiquidtightA2FlexibleA2MetalA2ConduitA2shallA2beA2fastenedA2withinA2ofA2eachA2boxA2orA2oth
erA2conduitA2terminationA2-A2Ans--TwelveA2inches

314.28(A)
(1)A2statesA2thatA2straightA2pullsA2inA2pullA2boxesA2withA2conductorsA2sizeA24A2AWGA2orA2la
rger,A2boxA2lengthA2shouldA2beA2greaterA2thanA2orA2equalA2toA2timesA2theA2tradeA2diameter
A2ofA2theA2largestA2conduitA2enteringA2box.A2-A2Ans--Eight


ChapterA29A2noteA24A2statesA2conduitA2nipplesA2lessA2thanA224A2inchesA2canA2fillA2toA2aA2m
axA2ofA2theirA2crossA2sectionalA2areaA2-A2Ans--60A2percent

TableA2348.22A2givesA2theA2maxA2numberA2ofA2insulatedA2conductorsA2inA2sizeA2_______A
2FMC?A2-A2Ans--3/8A2(tradeA2size)


GuestA2roomsA2ofA2hotels,A2motels,A2&A2sleepingA2roomsA2inA2dormsA2needA2aA2MINA2orA2
_____A2generalA2purposeA2receptaclesA2installedA2thatA2areA2readilyA2accessible?A2-
A2Ans--Two


WhenA2branch-
circuitA2conductorsA2areA2containedA2insideA2aA2ballastA2compartmentA2andA2theyA2areA2wi
thinA23A2inchesA2ofA2theA2ballast,A2theA2conductorsA2shallA2haveA2aA2temperatureA2ratingA2
ofA2atA2LEASTA2_____.

, a)A2105A2degreesA2C
b)A290A2degreesA2C
c)A275A2degreesA2C
d)A260A2degreesA2CA2-A2Ans--B:A290A2degreesA2C
Ref:A2410.68

ClassA2_____A2locationsA2areA2thoseA2thatA2areA2hazardousA2becauseA2ofA2theA2presence
A2ofA2easilyA2ignitibleA2fibersA2orA2materialsA2producingA2combustibleA2flyings.


a)A2I
b)A2II
c)A2III
d)A2IVA2-A2Ans--C:A2III
Ref:A2500.5(D)

ClassA2_____A2locationsA2areA2thoseA2inA2whichA2flammableA2gases,A2flammableA2liquidA2
producedA2vapors,A2orA2combustibleA2liquidA2producedA2vaporsA2areA2presentA2thatA2areA2
explodable.A2-A2Ans--ClassA21

ClassA2____A2locationsA2areA2thoseA2thatA2areA2hazardousA2becauseA2ofA2combustibleA2d
ustA2-A2Ans--ClassA2II

ConductorsA2withA2_______A2InsulationA2haveA2aA2greaterA2ampacityA2whenA2usedA2inA2a
A2dryA2locationA2comparedA2toA2whenA2usedA2inA2aA2wetA2locationA2-A2Ans--THHW


WhenA2calculatingA2totalA2loadA2forA2buildingsA2andA2findingA2minimumA2branchA2circuitA2l
oad,A2whatA2mustA2beA2factoredA2intoA2theA2voltA2ampsA2forA2anA2exteriorA2electricA2sign?
A2-A2Ans--DemandA2loadA2(1.25)


TableA2C.11A2andA2C.11(A)A2showA2conductorA2numbersA2forA2sizeA2forA2scheduleA240A2P
VC,A2whatA2isA2theA2differenceA2inA2charts?A2-A2Ans--CompactA2vsA2strandedA2conductors

332.30A2statesA2thatA2typeA2MIA2cableA2shallA2beA2supportedA2atA2intervalsA2ofA2atA2leastA2
howA2manyA2feet?A2-A2Ans--SixA2feet

WhatA2tableA2sizesA2equipmentA2groundingA2conductorsA2forA2specificA2overA2currentA2de
vices?A2-A2Ans--250.122

WyeA2isA2anotherA2termA2forA2whatA2kindA2ofA2systems?A2-A2Ans--ThreeA2phase

WhatA2isA2theA2equationA2forA2voltageA2drop?A2-A2Ans--VD=2KID/CM

InA2theA2voltageA2dropA2equation,A2whatA2isA2theA2valueA2CM,A2andA2whereA2isA2itA2foundA2
inA2theA2NECA2codebook?A2-A2Ans--CircularA2mile,A2chapterA29,A2tableA28