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CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
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View of an object or building looking down from the top |
Plan view |
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A dimension is given 5ft +- 1/64 of an inch. The measurement must be... |
Within 4 63/64 and 5 1/64 |
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The scale of an plan view on an architect drawing is given as 1/4in = 1 ft. A measurement of 3 inches would equal |
12 ft |
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On mechanical drawings the term N.T.S stand for |
Not to scale |
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The elevator code A17.1- 2000 uses ______ for most primary dimensions. |
Millimeters |
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An architect scale will read in |
Feet, inches, and fractions |
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An engineer scale is calibrated to read in |
Ratios |
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An elevator drawing of a hoistway is in metric with a scale of 1:100. A measurement of 40mm would represent |
4 meters |
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A dimension of 2500 mm is on a drawing. This stands for |
2500 millimeters |
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The equivalent dimensions are |
3/16 of an inch, .1875, and 5.15937mm |
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A temperature of 35°c is equivalent to |
95°f |
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A mm is |
1000th of a meter |
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There are _____ liquid ounces in a gallon |
128 |
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The most common scale used on layout drawings in the US is |
Architect scale |
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The radius of a circle is |
Half the diameter |
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What are imperial units? |
Feet, inches, pounds mass, pounds force, seconds. |
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Hidden lines on a drawing indicate a hole or cut that cannot be seen and are drawn as |
- - - - - - |
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An arrow and number (R0.5) on a drawing with engineering unit would indicate |
A radius of 0.5 inches at the location indicated by the arrow. |
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The 3 types of scales are |
Engineering, architect, and metric. |
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The " final layout" must have the ______ before a technician can use it. |
Approval stamp |
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Early roped hydro elevators could operate at speeds up to |
700ft/min |
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Early hydraulic elevators were made practical by |
The "u" leather packing |
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The 1st person to demonstrate elevator safety was |
Elisha Otis |
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The person credited with development of practical wire rope was |
John roebling |
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In 1887 william Baxter is credited with installing the 1st _______ in baltimore |
Electric elevator |
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The 1st fully automated elevators were installed in |
1950's |
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The 1stvpersom to patent a moving incline ramp was |
Jesse Reno |
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The 1st step escalator was exhibited in Paris in 1900and later returned to the u.s. and installed in |
Gimble brothers store in Philadelphia |
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The 1st ASME elevator code was published in |
1921 |
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Oil buffers are required below |
Both car and counter weight for rated speeds over 200ft/ min |
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The final limit |
Only operates if other controls failed |
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The purpose of the governor is to |
Cause the power to be removed and safety set when overspend occurs |
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The purpose of compensating ropes is to |
Compensate for the change in weight due to the weight of the suspension ropes |
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The brake on the driving machine |
Is electrically released and applied by spring force |
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The selector serves to |
Provide signal to the controller on car position |
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The purpose of the traveling cable is to |
Provide power and signal to to the elevator car |
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The governor role tension sheave |
None of the above |
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The modern hydraulic elevator receives hydraulic pressure from |
An electric driven motor pump |
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A roped hydro is |
Required to have safety |
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The driving machine of a hydraulic elevator is considered to be |
None of the above |
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The door operator for hydraulic passenger elevators is located |
On the car top |
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Hoistway entrance doors installations and instructions and drawings |
Must be followed precisely |
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The following is required on the layout drawing for hydraulic elevators |
Working pressure and wall thickness of cylinder plunger and piping. |
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The dimensions on the final layout drawing |
Shall be checked to verify that they reflect the as built construction |
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The maximum design counterweight runby shall be |
Posted in the pit near the counter weight in letters at least 1in high |
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An elevator counterweight is equal to |
The weight of the elevator and 40% -50% of the live load |
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The "jump" of an elevator car or counter weight is calculated at |
Half the minimum buffer stroke |
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Pit depth is a function of elevator design and |
Speed |
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A17 code limits escalator inclines to 30 degrees +- |
1 degree |
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Gate post and rail for a vertical sliding gate on a freight elevator requires ______ clearance when the car is at maximum upward movement. |
Cannot touch the overhead |
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When an underling elevator drive machine has the under slung mounted in the basement the load on the sheaves shaft bearing is |
In the up direction |
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Elevator code a17.1 specifies the minimum allowable rates load for the elevator so that |
The larger the platform the higher the minimum rated load |
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A passenger elevator and a freight have the same size platform the passenger elevator |
Would have a higher minimum rated load |
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The rated speed of a modern hydraulic elevator is |
Usually less than 200ft/min |
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A direct plunger hydraulic elevator has the plunger connected |
To the car |
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The purpose of the motor generator is to |
Provide DC power from AC power |
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If a traction elevator has a shave on top of the car and counterweight, it is said to be roped |
2:1 |
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A type a safety |
None |
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Standing inside the elevator, if the door jamb is on the right it is considered |
A left hand application |
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According to the handicap code 117.1 a door must reverse and reopen if |
A person or object comes in its path |
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Vertical sliding doors are required on |
Freight elevators with class B or C loading |
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A special purpose personnal elevator |
Has a max capacity of 1000 lbs |
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A power dumbwaiter that complies with a17.1-1996 and later editions has a max capacity of |
None of the above |
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The roped hydro elevators |
Has a max ratio of 1:2 between the driving machine and elevator car |
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A class "A" freight elevator |
Can only be loaded manually or with a hand truck |
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A class "B" frieght elevator |
Has a min rated load of 30lb/ft |
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A class "C-2" freight elevator |
Can be loaded with an industrial truck |