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Working Spaces
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Which of the following is the minimum size of a single supply-side bonding jumper for three metal raceways with 300 kcmil service conductors each?

What is 2 AWG



250.102(C)(1)

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Overhead service-drop conductors must not be smaller than _____ in general.

What is 8 AWG copper, or 6 AWG AL





230.23(A)

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The NEC is..

What is For the practical safeguarding of persons and properties



90.1(A)

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______ is the conductors between the service equipment, a separately derived system, or other power supply and the final branch circuit overcurrent device:

What is a Feeder

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Working space distances for enclosed live parts shall be measured from the _____ of equipment or apparatus, if the live parts are enclosed.

What is enclosure or opening.

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What is the needed conductor size for GEC if a service is fed by three parallel sets of 400 kcmil conductors?

What is 3/0 AWG




250.66

200





The NEC specifies that a galvanized eye-bolt be installed NOT less than _____ above finished grade when used as a point of attachment for electrical service.

What is 10ft




230.26

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Conductors are considered outside of a building when they are installed under not less than ——— of concrete beneath the building;


What is 2 in.

200





______ is the Overhead conductors between the utility electrical supply and the service point:

What is a service drop

200





For equipment rated 800 A or more, personal doors located less than _____ from the nearest edge of the working space must open in the direction of egress and have listed panic hardware:

What is 25ft.




110.26(C)(3)

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If ground-fault protection is not provided, it is permitted to ground the meter enclosure to the ____________ conductor on the load side of the service disconnect for a building or structure when the meter enclosure is adjacent to the service disconnecting.

What is grounded




250.142(B)Exc 2

300





______ disconnects shall be permitted for each service permitted..

What is 4 to 6




230.71(B)

300





If the rock bottom is encountered, the grounding rod must be driven at an angle not less than ______ degrees from the vertical:

What is 45

300





What is an Outlet

What is a point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment

300




The minimum acceptable space width of working space is ______:


What is 30 in


110.26(A)(2)

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Underground metal water pipe is direct contact with the earth for ______ or more can serve as a grounding electrode:

What is 10ft




250.52

400





The overhead service conductors above a roof with a slope of at least 4.in in 12.in have a minimum clearance of ______:

What is 3ft




230.24(A)Exc 2

400





The disconnect can consists of upto ______ switches or circuit breakers mounted in a single enclosures, or in a group of separate enclosures:

What is 6

400





What is an inverter

What is equipment that changes dc to ac

400




Height of Working space

What is 6'7"


110.26(A)(3)

500





Insulated equipment grounding conductors _____ and larger can be permanently reidentified at the time of installation at every point where the conductor is accessible:

What is 4 AWG





250.119(A)

500





Given: The local utility company provides a 120/240 volt, single-phase electrical system to a one-family dwelling unit with a demand load of 200 amperes. What is the MINIMUM size of aluminum THW conductors required for this residence's service-entrance conductors?

What is 4/0 AWG


Section 310.15(B)(7)(1) permits one-family dwelling 120/240 volt, single-phase, service-entrance conductors to be sized at an ampacity of not less than 83% of the service rating. Therefore, 200 amperes x 83% = 166 amperes Table 310.15(B)(16) indicates size 4/0 AWG THW aluminum conductors with an allowable ampacity of 180 amperes should be selected for this dwelling.

500





Where the box opening is less than 8 in., length of free conductors must extend atleast _____ outside the box opening:

What is 3 in




300.14



500





What is Ground

What is the Earth

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In specifying depth of workspace, condition 1 means...

What is Exposed live parts on one side of the working space and no live or grounded parts on the other side.

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110.26(A)(1)

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