Deck 17: Wiring Diagrams

Question 1

On a wiring diagram, wires that are not connected are represented with

A) a dotted line
B) one line drawn over another line
C) one line hopping over the other line
D) either b or c

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A wiring diagram depicts __________.

A) the common connection point in a piece of equipment that is not actually driven into the ground
B) the number of active (on) positions on a switch
C) the sequence of operations for a particular piece of equipment
D) the switches that open and close their contacts during the normal operation of the equipment

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Alternating power, when generated, creates a __________ pattern.

A) alpha wave-shaped
B) beta wave-shaped
C) oval-shaped
D) sine wave-shaped

Answer 3

D

Question 4

On a wiring diagram, temperature controlled switches are easily identified by the __________ tail on the device.

A) circular
B) octagonal
C) triangular
D) square

Question 5

Relays and contactors are made up of __________ and __________, which can be of the normally open or normally closed variety.

Question 6

Appliance circuits can often be broken down into simple series circuits for evaluation purposes.

Question 7

Both the cooling and heating thermostat are classified as __________ controls. Such controls __________ and __________ their contacts during the normal operation of the equipment.

Question 8

Live five common types of switches.

Question 10

A wiring diagram can be described as a road map for electric current. The __________ represent the roads, while the __________ represent the destinations and the __________ represent obstacles along the way.

Question 11

Explain the difference between a fuse and circuit breaker.

Question 12

__________ are often referred to as power-passing devices, while the __________ being energized are called power-consuming devices.