Motor Controls 1-6 Study Guide Exam
and Answers
Amps each individual contact can handle - correct answer-What do the contact ratings
on a contactor or motor starter?
AC coil - correct answer-What type of contactor coil has laminated steel?
Current or Heat - correct answer-What do most overloads operate on?
Motor and a Switch - correct answer-What would the simplest form of a motor control
circuit contain?
Schematic and Wiring - correct answer-What are the two types of motor diagrams?
Contactor - correct answer-What is an electro mechanical device that is made for
repeated interruption of a power circuit?
N.E.C. - correct answer-What should you use to decide on fuse,conductor, circuit
breaker, and overload sizing?
Mechanical connection inside device - correct answer-When looking at a device drawing
what do the dashed lines mean connecting parts of the device?
15 - 20amps - correct answer-What are line voltage devices normally rated for?
Use an Ammeter - correct answer-What is the simplest way to check if a motor is
overloaded?
solder pots - correct answer-What is the common name used for solder melting type
overloads?
Manually operated device - correct answer-What type of device is a push button?
Auxiliary contacts - correct answer-What type of contacts are used as a seal in on a
control circuit?
The contacts or held inside a vacuum - correct answer-What enables vacuum
contactors to handle large amounts of current without arcing?
and Answers
Amps each individual contact can handle - correct answer-What do the contact ratings
on a contactor or motor starter?
AC coil - correct answer-What type of contactor coil has laminated steel?
Current or Heat - correct answer-What do most overloads operate on?
Motor and a Switch - correct answer-What would the simplest form of a motor control
circuit contain?
Schematic and Wiring - correct answer-What are the two types of motor diagrams?
Contactor - correct answer-What is an electro mechanical device that is made for
repeated interruption of a power circuit?
N.E.C. - correct answer-What should you use to decide on fuse,conductor, circuit
breaker, and overload sizing?
Mechanical connection inside device - correct answer-When looking at a device drawing
what do the dashed lines mean connecting parts of the device?
15 - 20amps - correct answer-What are line voltage devices normally rated for?
Use an Ammeter - correct answer-What is the simplest way to check if a motor is
overloaded?
solder pots - correct answer-What is the common name used for solder melting type
overloads?
Manually operated device - correct answer-What type of device is a push button?
Auxiliary contacts - correct answer-What type of contacts are used as a seal in on a
control circuit?
The contacts or held inside a vacuum - correct answer-What enables vacuum
contactors to handle large amounts of current without arcing?
