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CAD

Computer Aided Design

View of an object or building looking down from the top

Plan view

A dimension is given 5ft +- 1/64 of an inch. The measurement must be...

Within 4 63/64 and 5 1/64

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

On mechanical drawings the term N.T.S stand for

Not to scale

The elevator code A17.1- 2000 uses ______ for most primary dimensions.

Millimeters

An architect scale will read in

Feet, inches, and fractions

An engineer scale is calibrated to read in

Ratios

An elevator drawing of a hoistway is in metric with a scale of 1:100. A measurement of 40mm would represent

4 meters

A dimension of 2500 mm is on a drawing. This stands for

2500 millimeters

The equivalent dimensions are

3/16 of an inch, .1875, and 5.15937mm

A temperature of 35°c is equivalent to

95°f

A mm is

1000th of a meter

There are _____ liquid ounces in a gallon

128

The most common scale used on layout drawings in the US is

Architect scale

The radius of a circle is

Half the diameter

What are imperial units?

Feet, inches, pounds mass, pounds force, seconds.

Hidden lines on a drawing indicate a hole or cut that cannot be seen and are drawn as

- - - - - -

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.

The 3 types of scales are

Engineering, architect, and metric.

The " final layout" must have the ______ before a technician can use it.

Approval stamp

Early roped hydro elevators could operate at speeds up to

700ft/min

Early hydraulic elevators were made practical by

The "u" leather packing

The 1st person to demonstrate elevator safety was

Elisha Otis

The person credited with development of practical wire rope was

John roebling

In 1887 william Baxter is credited with installing the 1st _______ in baltimore

Electric elevator

The 1st fully automated elevators were installed in

1950's

The 1stvpersom to patent a moving incline ramp was

Jesse Reno

The 1st step escalator was exhibited in Paris in 1900and later returned to the u.s. and installed in

Gimble brothers store in Philadelphia

The 1st ASME elevator code was published in

1921

Oil buffers are required below

Both car and counter weight for rated speeds over 200ft/ min

The final limit

Only operates if other controls failed

The purpose of the governor is to

Cause the power to be removed and safety set when overspend occurs

The purpose of compensating ropes is to

Compensate for the change in weight due to the weight of the suspension ropes

The brake on the driving machine

Is electrically released and applied by spring force

The selector serves to

Provide signal to the controller on car position

The purpose of the traveling cable is to

Provide power and signal to to the elevator car

The governor role tension sheave

None of the above

The modern hydraulic elevator receives hydraulic pressure from

An electric driven motor pump

A roped hydro is

Required to have safety

The driving machine of a hydraulic elevator is considered to be

None of the above

The door operator for hydraulic passenger elevators is located

On the car top

Hoistway entrance doors installations and instructions and drawings

Must be followed precisely

The following is required on the layout drawing for hydraulic elevators

Working pressure and wall thickness of cylinder plunger and piping.

The dimensions on the final layout drawing

Shall be checked to verify that they reflect the as built construction

The maximum design counterweight runby shall be

Posted in the pit near the counter weight in letters at least 1in high

An elevator counterweight is equal to

The weight of the elevator and 40% -50% of the live load

The "jump" of an elevator car or counter weight is calculated at

Half the minimum buffer stroke

Pit depth is a function of elevator design and

Speed

A17 code limits escalator inclines to 30 degrees +-

1 degree

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

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

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

A passenger elevator and a freight have the same size platform the passenger elevator

Would have a higher minimum rated load

The rated speed of a modern hydraulic elevator is

Usually less than 200ft/min

A direct plunger hydraulic elevator has the plunger connected

To the car

The purpose of the motor generator is to

Provide DC power from AC power

If a traction elevator has a shave on top of the car and counterweight, it is said to be roped

2:1

A type a safety

None

Standing inside the elevator, if the door jamb is on the right it is considered

A left hand application

According to the handicap code 117.1 a door must reverse and reopen if

A person or object comes in its path

Vertical sliding doors are required on

Freight elevators with class B or C loading

A special purpose personnal elevator

Has a max capacity of 1000 lbs

A power dumbwaiter that complies with a17.1-1996 and later editions has a max capacity of

None of the above

The roped hydro elevators

Has a max ratio of 1:2 between the driving machine and elevator car

A class "A" freight elevator

Can only be loaded manually or with a hand truck

A class "B" frieght elevator

Has a min rated load of 30lb/ft

A class "C-2" freight elevator

Can be loaded with an industrial truck