NEIEP 200 Final Review/ 73 Questions with
Certified Answers.
Which lay of wire rope has the strand wires in line with the rope axis? - Answer: Regular Lay
At what speed should the counterweight safeties be set to trip? - Answer: Up to 10% higher
than the car governor
Which type of safety uses an oil buffer between the car and safety planks? - Answer: Type C
If the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance between the car and
counterweight compensating rope hitches, the plumb lead of the compensating rope from the
compensating sheave should be from the - Answer: Counterweight
The location of the governor tension sheave is determined... - Answer: from the final layout
drawing
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, The finished pit floor is normally poured to the - Answer: lower web of the buffer channel
The ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at a car speed of -
Answer: Over 200 FPM
How are the ends of rails made so they may be joined together? - Answer: The ends have a
tongue and groove
What is the main link between the hoistway walls or building structural steel and the rails? -
Answer: Rail brackets
Where are spreaders used? - Answer: B/w brackets on counterweight rails
Which is the best fire extinguisher to cover all types of fires in the machine room? - Answer:
ABC
You are responsible for storing 64 standard 15 lb. T-rails on one of the floors of a high rise
building. What is the total weight it will put on the floor where it will be stored? - Answer:
15,360 lbs.
You are on a T-rail job and have been told to stagger them. Which of the following should be
done? - Answer: One side of the installed T-rail job has the groove up, while the other side has
the tongue up.
If the distance b/w the face of two T-rails brackets (DBB) is 8' 11" what is the back-to-back guide
(BBG) distance? - Answer: 8-10 1/2"
What is the most important piece of equipment you have when using a power saw? - Answer:
Safety Glasses
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Certified Answers.
Which lay of wire rope has the strand wires in line with the rope axis? - Answer: Regular Lay
At what speed should the counterweight safeties be set to trip? - Answer: Up to 10% higher
than the car governor
Which type of safety uses an oil buffer between the car and safety planks? - Answer: Type C
If the compensating sheave diameter is smaller than the distance between the car and
counterweight compensating rope hitches, the plumb lead of the compensating rope from the
compensating sheave should be from the - Answer: Counterweight
The location of the governor tension sheave is determined... - Answer: from the final layout
drawing
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, The finished pit floor is normally poured to the - Answer: lower web of the buffer channel
The ASME safety code requires oil buffers for elevators when traveling at a car speed of -
Answer: Over 200 FPM
How are the ends of rails made so they may be joined together? - Answer: The ends have a
tongue and groove
What is the main link between the hoistway walls or building structural steel and the rails? -
Answer: Rail brackets
Where are spreaders used? - Answer: B/w brackets on counterweight rails
Which is the best fire extinguisher to cover all types of fires in the machine room? - Answer:
ABC
You are responsible for storing 64 standard 15 lb. T-rails on one of the floors of a high rise
building. What is the total weight it will put on the floor where it will be stored? - Answer:
15,360 lbs.
You are on a T-rail job and have been told to stagger them. Which of the following should be
done? - Answer: One side of the installed T-rail job has the groove up, while the other side has
the tongue up.
If the distance b/w the face of two T-rails brackets (DBB) is 8' 11" what is the back-to-back guide
(BBG) distance? - Answer: 8-10 1/2"
What is the most important piece of equipment you have when using a power saw? - Answer:
Safety Glasses
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