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100

Surrounded by a case, housing, fence, or wall(s) that prevents persons from accidentally contacting energized parts.

What is Enclosed

100

The minimum size copper equipment grounding installed for a 60 amp feeder supplied by #6 AWG THHN copper conductors

What is 10 AWG
100

Trade size 4 in metric designation

What is 103

100

The Full Load Current of a 3 phase, 460 V, 40 HP wound rotor motor

What is 52 Amps

100

Lightning protection conductors installed on the exterior of a building should be separated from communication wires by this distance.

What is 6'


800.53

200

Constructed, protected, or treated so as to prevent rain from interfering with the successful operation of the apparatus under specified test conditions.

What is rainproof
200

The minimum ampacity rating for a copper feeder tap extending 20 feet from the point of connection to a single set of 2/0 copper conductors being fed from a 150 amp time delay fuse.

50 amps

200

A unit or assembly of units or sections and associated fittings forming a structural system used to securely fasten or support cables and raceways.

What is cable tray system

200

Maximum size time delay fuse permitted for primary protection of a 480 Volt transformer that draws 50 amperes on the primary side and does contain secondary protection.

What is 125 Amperes

50*250%=125A

200

A building or portion of a building designed or intended for the gathering together of 100 or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation, or similar purposes.

What is an assembly occupancy

300
The designation (P) in the NEMA classification of enclosure protection symbolizes a degree of protection from this environmental condition

What is prolonged submersion

300

A 6 unit commercial storage facility is fed by a single 200 Ampere service.  Each unit has its own disconnect switch located in a group at the service location.  This is the minimum rating of each disconnect switch.

What is 60 Amperes

300

Vertical runs of wireways shall be securely supported at intervals not exceeding this distance.

What is 15 feet

300

The maximum wattage of a medium base incandescent lamp that is used generally and supplied by a lighting branch circuit. 

What is 300 Watts

300

A transformer is to be mounted to a floating pier in a commercial marina.  The electrical connections of the transformer would be required to be spaced by this distance above the pier.

What is 12" 

400

The number of strands in a Class C 600 kcmil copper conductor

What is 91

400

One or more ridges or grooves located on the exterior of a flexible cord that has integral insulation with the jacket can be used to identify this conductor

What is the Grounded Conductor

400

Where practicable, dissimilar metals in contact anywhere in an EMT system shall be avoided to eliminate the possibility of this.

What is galvanic action

400

The largest permissible inverse time circuit breaker to protect a feeder supplying the following 3 phase 208 volt squirrel cage motors:  3 HP, 5 HP, and 10 HP


What is 100 Amps

3 HP - 10.6 A

5 HP - 16.7 A

10 HP - 30.8 A

30.8 * 250 = 77 A - go up to 80 A

80 + 10.6 + 16.7 = 107.3 - go down to 100 A

400

A power limited fire alarm system is supplied by a circuit breaker in a 200 Ampere 120/208 volt 3 phase panelboard.  This phrase shall be written in the panel directory to identify the circuit.

What is "Fire Alarm Circuit"

500

The minimum elevation of an unguarded 25kV energized cutout.

What is 9'6" or 2.9 meters

500

Pendant lampholders permanently installed in garages, theaters, and motion picture studios are not required to be connected to an equipment grounding conductor when this condition is met.

What is supplied by a circuit not over 150 volts to ground

500

The ampacity of (3) 250 kcmil single-insulated 13.8 kV copper MV-90 conductors installed in an underground electrical duct in a 3 circuit configuration with an ambient earth temperature of 20oC.

What is 325 Amperes

500

A single phase 5 HP, 230 Volt squirrel cage hermetic refrigerant motor compressor with a rated load current of 28 amperes and a branch-circuit selection current of 32 amperes is fed by an individual branch circuit.  This is the maximum size inverse-time circuit breaker allowed if motor starting current is not an issue.

What is 50 Amperes

175% of the larger of rated load current or branch-circuit selection current

32*175%= 56 A - Must go down to 50A

500

This type of battery shall be considered an inherently limited Class 2 power source, provided the voltage is 30 Volts or less and the capacity is equal to or less than that available from series connected No. 6 carbon zinc cells.

What is dry cell