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What tool is used to measure the turning force when tightening a fastener? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Torque Wrench
When working on an electrical, fluid power, or mechanical system a procedure should be
performed to lock out the energy. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>LOTO
The section of a technical report which summarizes the report's contents is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>Abstract
What does a thick line represent in a schematic diagram? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Current flow
A switch is an example of a into a motor control circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>input
,How does the overload of a motor provide protection when current exceeds a predetermined
value? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>It opens a normally closed contact.
Overload protection is designed to protect the by disconnecting it from the
power source when an overload is sensed. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Electric motor
Motors are normally protected from overload by a device. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>thermal
T/F: A two-wire control for a motor will restart automatically when power is restored after a
power failure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>True
What is the most common machine wire type? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>THHN
T/F: A three-wire controlled motor will restart automatically after power is restored after a
power failure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>False
Jogging is a type of motor control in which what happens? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The
motors rotation is moved (bumped) slightly.
A wire's current carrying limit is known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Ampacity
A motor is a motor controller that includes overload protection. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Starter
, If a switch is described by the term DPDT, what does this stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Dual pole, Dual Throw
An interlock prevents two of the three phases on a reversing motor from shorting by doing
what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Preventing the opposite coil from shutting it's contacts
when a coil is energized.
Wire labelled THW means it has what characteristics? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Thermoplastic insulated, heat resistant, damp and wet location.
What is happening in the circuit when the fuse fails? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Too much
current for too long.
A wire's gauge is a measure of what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The number of dies the
wire was drawn through.
How can you reverse motor direction? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Switch leads T1 and T3.
What are the characteristics of a small diameter wire vs a large diameter wire? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Small diameter wire has a smaller ampacity than large diameter wire.
The period of a given AC waveform is the time for one ? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Full cycle
AMTEC (NOCTI Mechatronic) Actual
Exam Questions and Answers Review
Newest 2025
What tool is used to measure the turning force when tightening a fastener? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Torque Wrench
When working on an electrical, fluid power, or mechanical system a procedure should be
performed to lock out the energy. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>LOTO
The section of a technical report which summarizes the report's contents is called what? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>Abstract
What does a thick line represent in a schematic diagram? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Current flow
A switch is an example of a into a motor control circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>input
,How does the overload of a motor provide protection when current exceeds a predetermined
value? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>It opens a normally closed contact.
Overload protection is designed to protect the by disconnecting it from the
power source when an overload is sensed. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Electric motor
Motors are normally protected from overload by a device. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>thermal
T/F: A two-wire control for a motor will restart automatically when power is restored after a
power failure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>True
What is the most common machine wire type? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>THHN
T/F: A three-wire controlled motor will restart automatically after power is restored after a
power failure. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>False
Jogging is a type of motor control in which what happens? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The
motors rotation is moved (bumped) slightly.
A wire's current carrying limit is known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Ampacity
A motor is a motor controller that includes overload protection. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Starter
, If a switch is described by the term DPDT, what does this stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Dual pole, Dual Throw
An interlock prevents two of the three phases on a reversing motor from shorting by doing
what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Preventing the opposite coil from shutting it's contacts
when a coil is energized.
Wire labelled THW means it has what characteristics? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Thermoplastic insulated, heat resistant, damp and wet location.
What is happening in the circuit when the fuse fails? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Too much
current for too long.
A wire's gauge is a measure of what? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The number of dies the
wire was drawn through.
How can you reverse motor direction? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Switch leads T1 and T3.
What are the characteristics of a small diameter wire vs a large diameter wire? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>Small diameter wire has a smaller ampacity than large diameter wire.
The period of a given AC waveform is the time for one ? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>Full cycle
