Conductors
OCPD for Branch & Feeder
Conductor Protection
Tap Lengths/Color Coding
Voltage Drop
100
Larger than #6, painting the terminals white is an acceptable method of identifying them?

What is true

100

The circuit between the final overcurrent device and the outlet is known as?

What is a branch circuit?

100

What are the two types of protection for conductors?

What is physically and electrically

100

What does let-through refer to?

What is the current that can pass through a device before the circuit can be interrupted by the protective device.

100

What is the maximum allowable VD for branch and for branch and feeders combined?

What is 3% for branch , and 5% for branch and feeders.

200

What color is a grounded conductor?

What is white or gray?

200

# what and larger may be permitted to be solid?

What is #8 and larger

200

What does AWG stand-for?

What is American Wire Gauge

200

What are the most common lengths of tap rule?

What is 10', 25'

200

What are the two derating tables for ambient temperature? What degrees?

What is 86 degrees, and 104 degrees

300

How can 2/0 also be expressed?

What is 00?

300

Why would compacted conductors be useful?

What is especially useful when increasing the ampacity of an existing service or feeder circuits.

300

How do you convert square mils to circular mils?

What is multiply by 0.7854

300

For taps exceeding 25' long, what elevation must the taps be made up?

What is 30' above finished floor

300

What is the ampacity for NEC 310.16? What voltage range?

What is 0 volts - 2000 volts.

400

What is SD, MHD, HD stand for in reference to cables and conductors?

What is soft drawn (SD) , medium hard drawn (MHD) , and hard drawn (HD)

400

What is an acceptable way of identifying a grounded conductor (#6 and larger)?

What is tagging

400

What is the derating table for more than three current carry conductors?

What is 310.15 (C) (1)

400

What is the service voltage for low voltage?

What is the service voltage for high voltage?

Low Voltage : 

120v

208v

240v


High Voltage :

277v

480v

400

What are the constants for aluminum and copper?

What is 21.2 for aluminum, and 12.9 for copper

500

What are the most common amount of strand configurations?

What is 7 strands, 19 strands, and 37 strands.

500

What is the max continuous load on a 20A molded case circuit breaker?

What is 16A

500

What is the standard ampere rating table in 240?

What is 240.6 (A)

500

What is the smallest wire available?

What is #40 (small as a human hair)

500

Calculate the voltage drop in volts, not percentage, for a circuit we are feeding that is 110', with a current draw of 200A, and we are utilizing copper in the 90 degree column.

What is 1.69 volts

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