NAEC CERTIFIED ACCESSIBILITY & PRIVATE
RESIDENCE LIFT TECHNICIAN (CAT) EXAM ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
The ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators is published: - Answer-Every three years, with
annual addenda
The oldest known hoisting machine still in existence is
located in which country? - Answer-France
_____ is the name of the system introduced in the 1870s
that would stop and hold the elevator if the speed
exceeded a predetermined rate for any reason. - Answer-
Overspeed governor and safety system
The electric motor replaced _____ as the power source for
elevators. This innovation led to the commercial use of
elevators. - Answer-Steam
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The liquid in modern hydraulic elevators is usually _____.
- Answer-Oil
The first "moving sidewalk" patent was issued in 1859,
and one installed at the World's 1893 Columbian
Exposition in the city of _____. - Answer-Chicago
When the ASME A17.3 "Safety Code for Existing
Elevators and Escalators" is adopted by the Authority
Having Jurisdiction it applies to: - Answer-all existing
elevators with less stringent requirement
Oil buffers are required below: - Answer-Both car and
counterweight for rated speed over 200 ft/min.
The final limit switch: - Answer-Only operated if other
controls fail.
The purpose of the governor is to: - Answer-Cause the
power to be removed and the safety to set when
overspeed occurs.
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The purpose of the compensating ropes is to: - Answer-
Compensate for the change in balance due to the weight
of the suspension ropes.
The brake on the driving machine: - Answer-Is released,
electric power is removed and applied by spring force.
The selector serves to: - Answer-Provide signal to the
controller on car position.
The purpose of the traveling cables is to: - Answer-Provide
power and signal to the elevator car.
The governor rope tension sheave: - Answer-None of the
above.
The modern hydraulic elevator receives hydraulic pressure
from: - Answer-An electric motor-driven pump.
A roped-hydraulic elevator is: - Answer-Required to have a
car safety.
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The driving machine of a hydraulic elevator is considered
to be: - Answer-Both a & b (motor, pump, tank, control
valve)
The door operator for hydraulic passenger elevator is
located: - Answer-On the car top.
The rated speed of modern hydraulic elevator is: -
Answer-Usually less than 200 ft/min
A direct plunger hydraulic elevator has the plunger
connected: - Answer-To the car.
Early rope hydraulic elevators could operate at speeds up
to: - Answer-700 ft/min
During the Industrial Revolution, the improvement in lifting
devices including elevators were closely related to: -
Answer-All of the above.
Early hydraulic elevators were made practical by: -
Answer-The "U" leather packing.
RESIDENCE LIFT TECHNICIAN (CAT) EXAM ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
The ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators is published: - Answer-Every three years, with
annual addenda
The oldest known hoisting machine still in existence is
located in which country? - Answer-France
_____ is the name of the system introduced in the 1870s
that would stop and hold the elevator if the speed
exceeded a predetermined rate for any reason. - Answer-
Overspeed governor and safety system
The electric motor replaced _____ as the power source for
elevators. This innovation led to the commercial use of
elevators. - Answer-Steam
,1|Page
The liquid in modern hydraulic elevators is usually _____.
- Answer-Oil
The first "moving sidewalk" patent was issued in 1859,
and one installed at the World's 1893 Columbian
Exposition in the city of _____. - Answer-Chicago
When the ASME A17.3 "Safety Code for Existing
Elevators and Escalators" is adopted by the Authority
Having Jurisdiction it applies to: - Answer-all existing
elevators with less stringent requirement
Oil buffers are required below: - Answer-Both car and
counterweight for rated speed over 200 ft/min.
The final limit switch: - Answer-Only operated if other
controls fail.
The purpose of the governor is to: - Answer-Cause the
power to be removed and the safety to set when
overspeed occurs.
,2|Page
The purpose of the compensating ropes is to: - Answer-
Compensate for the change in balance due to the weight
of the suspension ropes.
The brake on the driving machine: - Answer-Is released,
electric power is removed and applied by spring force.
The selector serves to: - Answer-Provide signal to the
controller on car position.
The purpose of the traveling cables is to: - Answer-Provide
power and signal to the elevator car.
The governor rope tension sheave: - Answer-None of the
above.
The modern hydraulic elevator receives hydraulic pressure
from: - Answer-An electric motor-driven pump.
A roped-hydraulic elevator is: - Answer-Required to have a
car safety.
, 3|Page
The driving machine of a hydraulic elevator is considered
to be: - Answer-Both a & b (motor, pump, tank, control
valve)
The door operator for hydraulic passenger elevator is
located: - Answer-On the car top.
The rated speed of modern hydraulic elevator is: -
Answer-Usually less than 200 ft/min
A direct plunger hydraulic elevator has the plunger
connected: - Answer-To the car.
Early rope hydraulic elevators could operate at speeds up
to: - Answer-700 ft/min
During the Industrial Revolution, the improvement in lifting
devices including elevators were closely related to: -
Answer-All of the above.
Early hydraulic elevators were made practical by: -
Answer-The "U" leather packing.
