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AMTEC (NOCTI Mechatronic) EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. If you inhale phenolic fumes what would happen to you? - ANSWER ✔
Trouble breathing
2. A _________ fire extinguisher should be used on an electrical fire. -
ANSWER ✔ Class C
3. What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
4. This type of drawing represents a three-dimensional object using several
two-dimensional views of the object. - ANSWER ✔ Orthographic
5. What are linear dimensions usually expressed in? - ANSWER ✔ Decimal or
Fractional Units
6. What does a filled triangle represent in a fluid power diagram? - ANSWER
✔ Hydraulic Flow
,7. What can happen if bolts and nuts are not properly torqued? - ANSWER ✔
They wear out quickly and can cause failure.
8. What safety practice is used to prevent equipment from being energized? -
ANSWER ✔ Lockout/Tagout
9. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) provides information about first aid measures,
stability and reactivity, and _____? - ANSWER ✔ Handling and Storage
10.Which of the following is not true of a title block? - ANSWER ✔ Format is
the same from company to company.
11.A NFPA 70E is a regulation that provides guidelines and details for
___________? - ANSWER ✔ Electrical safety
12.A water meter is installed into the incoming copper water pipe in a house.
There is copper water pipe on each side of the water meter. A wire is placed
around the water meter connecting the inlet copper pipe to the output copper
pipe. What is the main purpose of this wire? - ANSWER ✔ To bond the
inlet to the outlet copper water pipes around the water meter.
13.The winding ratio of a _________ transformer has a rating of 3:1 winding
ratio. - ANSWER ✔ Step-down
14.T/F: In an induction motor, there is no physical connection to the rotor -
ANSWER ✔ True
,15.What is the purpose of a capacitor in a capacitor-start motor? - ANSWER ✔
To create a phase shift between the run winding and the start winding.
16.The transformer winding to which the line is connected is called the
_______ winding. - ANSWER ✔ Primary
17.How do you reverse the direction in the split-phase motor? - ANSWER ✔
Reverse the polarity to the start winding.
18.An electric motor is used to change... - ANSWER ✔ electrical energy into
mechanical energy
19.The low voltage winding of a three phase motor are connected in ________.
- ANSWER ✔ parallel
20.What is the main purpose of the centrifugal switch in a capacitor-start
motor? - ANSWER ✔ It is closed at start up to place the capacitor in series
with the Start winding which creates the phase shift needed to rotate the
rotor.
21.A control transformer has ___ input coils and ___ output coil. - ANSWER ✔
Two, one
22.How does a three-phase motor windings get connected for low-voltage? -
ANSWER ✔ Parallel
23.How do you change the direction in a split-phase motor? - ANSWER ✔
Switch the connection to the start winding.
, 24.In a split phase motor, the starter wire is a _______ size wire than the run
winding. - ANSWER ✔ smaller
25.What is the purpose of using flux? - ANSWER ✔ To remove oxidation
during soldering.
26.What is most commonly used semiconductor material for rectifier diodes? -
ANSWER ✔ Silicon.
27.A continuous path along a conductor which electrical current can flow from
an energy source is called a/an _________________. - ANSWER ✔
electrical circuit
28.A western union splice is used to... - ANSWER ✔ join small solid
conductors together.
29.What turns alternating current into pulsating direct current. - ANSWER ✔
Rectifier circuit.
30.A condition caused by a break in a circuit causing current to stop flowing is
known as a/an ____________. - ANSWER ✔ open circuit
31.In a full-wave bridge rectifier, what component is used to reduce AC ripple?
- ANSWER ✔ Capacitors
32.how many pulses per cycle occur in single-phase half-wave rectification? -
ANSWER ✔ One.
AMTEC (NOCTI Mechatronic) EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. If you inhale phenolic fumes what would happen to you? - ANSWER ✔
Trouble breathing
2. A _________ fire extinguisher should be used on an electrical fire. -
ANSWER ✔ Class C
3. What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
4. This type of drawing represents a three-dimensional object using several
two-dimensional views of the object. - ANSWER ✔ Orthographic
5. What are linear dimensions usually expressed in? - ANSWER ✔ Decimal or
Fractional Units
6. What does a filled triangle represent in a fluid power diagram? - ANSWER
✔ Hydraulic Flow
,7. What can happen if bolts and nuts are not properly torqued? - ANSWER ✔
They wear out quickly and can cause failure.
8. What safety practice is used to prevent equipment from being energized? -
ANSWER ✔ Lockout/Tagout
9. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) provides information about first aid measures,
stability and reactivity, and _____? - ANSWER ✔ Handling and Storage
10.Which of the following is not true of a title block? - ANSWER ✔ Format is
the same from company to company.
11.A NFPA 70E is a regulation that provides guidelines and details for
___________? - ANSWER ✔ Electrical safety
12.A water meter is installed into the incoming copper water pipe in a house.
There is copper water pipe on each side of the water meter. A wire is placed
around the water meter connecting the inlet copper pipe to the output copper
pipe. What is the main purpose of this wire? - ANSWER ✔ To bond the
inlet to the outlet copper water pipes around the water meter.
13.The winding ratio of a _________ transformer has a rating of 3:1 winding
ratio. - ANSWER ✔ Step-down
14.T/F: In an induction motor, there is no physical connection to the rotor -
ANSWER ✔ True
,15.What is the purpose of a capacitor in a capacitor-start motor? - ANSWER ✔
To create a phase shift between the run winding and the start winding.
16.The transformer winding to which the line is connected is called the
_______ winding. - ANSWER ✔ Primary
17.How do you reverse the direction in the split-phase motor? - ANSWER ✔
Reverse the polarity to the start winding.
18.An electric motor is used to change... - ANSWER ✔ electrical energy into
mechanical energy
19.The low voltage winding of a three phase motor are connected in ________.
- ANSWER ✔ parallel
20.What is the main purpose of the centrifugal switch in a capacitor-start
motor? - ANSWER ✔ It is closed at start up to place the capacitor in series
with the Start winding which creates the phase shift needed to rotate the
rotor.
21.A control transformer has ___ input coils and ___ output coil. - ANSWER ✔
Two, one
22.How does a three-phase motor windings get connected for low-voltage? -
ANSWER ✔ Parallel
23.How do you change the direction in a split-phase motor? - ANSWER ✔
Switch the connection to the start winding.
, 24.In a split phase motor, the starter wire is a _______ size wire than the run
winding. - ANSWER ✔ smaller
25.What is the purpose of using flux? - ANSWER ✔ To remove oxidation
during soldering.
26.What is most commonly used semiconductor material for rectifier diodes? -
ANSWER ✔ Silicon.
27.A continuous path along a conductor which electrical current can flow from
an energy source is called a/an _________________. - ANSWER ✔
electrical circuit
28.A western union splice is used to... - ANSWER ✔ join small solid
conductors together.
29.What turns alternating current into pulsating direct current. - ANSWER ✔
Rectifier circuit.
30.A condition caused by a break in a circuit causing current to stop flowing is
known as a/an ____________. - ANSWER ✔ open circuit
31.In a full-wave bridge rectifier, what component is used to reduce AC ripple?
- ANSWER ✔ Capacitors
32.how many pulses per cycle occur in single-phase half-wave rectification? -
ANSWER ✔ One.
