Mechanics Exam NEIEP

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Mechanics Exam NEIEP

• What is the time constant for a circuit with 150KOhms and a 2 microfarad

capacitor?: .3 seconds

• What must be done before checking pump drive belts on a hydraulic

elevator: Pull the main disconnect switch

• Which of the following best describes the danger posed be the

counterweight assembly when you are riding the car top?: It run close by

in the opposite direction

• Why must you place a hydraulic elevator car on jack posts before

servicing the packing head?: Because a hydraulic elevator is supported by a

column of oil.

5. Why can't Elevator Constructors use a metal ladder?: Metal ladders

conduct electricity

6. What is the function of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter?: To detect and

imbalance in current between the hot and nuetral wires

• How do you determine the correct angle from the vertical for placing a

ladder: Measure out a distance of 1/4 the height.

8. Who is required to furnish you the necessary safety equipment?: Your

employer

• What device must be in working condition in order to use an elevator car

sling as a running platform: The governor and safeties.

• What hazardous condition can occur if the weight of the temporary car

and counterweight are not kept nearly equal?: Traction could be lost

• What is the name of the document that lists the hazards of a substance?-

: Material Safety Data Sheet or Safety Data Sheet

12. Who is responsible for making sure barricades are kept in place?:

Everyone on the job

13. Who is primarily responsible for your safety on the job?: You, Yourself 1

14. Which agency guarantees your right to a safe workplace?: OSHA

15. Which of the following is not a typical elevator repair?:

16. Which of the following makes a good substitute for a ladder?: Never

substitute anything

• How should you proceed to et a toolbox to the machine room when

climbing a vertical ladder?: Climb the ladder and pull the box up with a rope

18. What is the safest way to lubricate hoist ropes?: With a rope lubricator

• What supports a hydraulic elevator?: The column of oil inside the jack 1 / 3

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• What is the first thing you must do before performing any service on

an elevator: Place barricades at the upper and lower ends

• When a roller bearing needs to be pressed onto a shaft, what type

of allowance does the shaft have?: Negative allowance 22. How are

threads specified on metric bolts?:

23 What is the tolerance accepted in the elevator industry?: +- 1/64 24

What type of locking device uses a second nut run up against the first

which flattens when tightened?:

• How many possible views are there available from drawings using

orthographic projections?:

26. Best Describe Layout Drawings: A mechanical drawing showing plans and

elevation views of the elevator installation

• What document provides information on the number of doors for an

installation and their color?: Job Abstract

28. What is the purpose of the elevation view found in the final layouts?: To

show vertical locations and dimensions of elevator components.

• The floor heights for the Wilton Towers are as follows; sub-basement-

10'2"; subbasement to basement-12'5"; basement to lobby-22'8"; lobby to the 11th floor-120'5"; and to the executive floor-16'5". What is the total travel for an elevator that travels from ht ebasement floor level to the

executive floor level?: 159' 5"

• DBG at the top-7' 11 5/32" DBG at the bottom- 7' 10 17/64" What is the

difference?:

• You have been tasked with unloading 177 boxes from the company truck

and moving them into a storage area. By noon you have moved 103 boxes.

What percentage of the load has been moved?: 58%

• The counterweight must weigh 40% of the car capacity plus the weight of

the assembled car. If the assembled car weighs 3800 lbs. and has a

capacity of 2500lbs. what must the counterweight weigh?: 5100lbs

• What is the most important piece of equipment you have when using a

power saw?: Safety Glasses

34. When using a circular saw...: The base is not adjustable for cutting depth.

35. What functions can load weighing transducer perform: Adjust door times,

bypass hall calls, and adjust motor control

• What prevents manila rope from unraveling?: Whipping 2 / 3

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37. When using U-bolts...: Place all U-bolt clips with the U shaped portion

bearing on the dead-end of the rope

38. Capstans should be: fastened to building steel or other building structure.

39. To interrupt hoisting on a capstan...: ease off on the pulling rope

40. What type of wrench is used to align the holes for rail installation?: Spud

Wrench

41. What wrench is used to thread pipes with polished surfaces together?:

Strap Wrench

42 Hacksaw Blades: must be installed with the teeth facing forward

43 Metal Ladders: should never be used

44. Tension on the governor rope is maintained by using: a tension sheave

45. ____ should not be disassembled in the field: Oil Buffers

• The loss of traction created between the hoist ropes and the machine

driver when the counterweight lands on its buffer avoids...: The elevator car

being flung into the overhead

• When the pit down final limit switch is actuated, the car...: will not run at

all

• The distance between the counterweight buffer striker plate and the

striking surface of the counterweight buffer when the car floor is level to the

top landing is known as ___: Runby

• The operation of the down final limit switch will prevent movement of the

car by normal operating devices in...: both directions of travel.

• The ASME safety code requires oil buffer for elevators when traveling at

a car speed of...: over 200 fpm

51. How are the ends of the rails made so they may be joined together?: The

ends have a tongue and groove

• What is the main link between the hoistway walls or building structural

steel and the rails?: Rail Brackets

• You are responsible for storing 64 standard 15lb T rails on one of the

floors of a highrise building. What is the total weight it will put on the

floor where it will be stored?: 15,360lbs

• You are on a T-rail job and have been told to stagger them. What should

be done?: One side of the installed rail job has the groove up, while the other

side has the tongue up.

• If the distanve between the face of the two T-rail brckets (DBB) is 8' 11"

what is the back to back guide distance?: 8' 10 1/2"

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