Honorio M C Lopez Tech. Inst. Inc.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

1. What are the different types of conduit?

Ans. Rigid non metallic conduit (PVC), Rigid Metallic Conduit (RMC), Intermediate
Metallic Conduit (IMC) Galvanized Rigid Conduit (GRC), Electrical Metallic Tubing
(EMT), Flexible Metallic Conduit (FMC), Flexible Plastic Conduit (FPC)

2. In what purpose of providing a pull boxes and conduit?

Ans. Conduit Bodies Used As a Box for Housing Splices or ... purpose, are provided by the manufacturer of
the conduit body. ... Dimensions for pull and junction boxes and conduit bodies

3. Name at least 3 types of personal protective equipment required to be worn on most job sites.
Ans. Hard hat, Gloves, Safety Shoes, eye Glass

4. What is the purpose of electrician knife instead of using electrician pliers?

Ans. The electrician's knife has been specifically designed for the detail work of the electrician, whether
that involves fans, fridges, or fine electronics. It is suitable for both normal wire stripping as well as for
heavier duty cable.

5. In standard practice, rubber tape is commonly used in insulating bared conductor especially outdoor
installation for the purpose of what?
Ans. It is primarily used for insulating moisture sealing joints, splices and connections in electrical cables up
to high voltages. PIB (Polylsobutylene) rubber self-amalgamating tape is used for more general purpose
electrical lower voltage sealing and insulating cable applications.

6. What it is the best as safety measure , not to use water to extinguish electrical fires?
Ans. Because water conducts electrical currents, using water on a Class C fire can
result in a spread of the ... However, this is not always safe or possible and
sometimes it's unclear if an appliance is completely cut off from its ...

7. What are the best move using power tools in the installation?
Ans. Five basic safety rules can help prevent hazards associated with the use of hand and power tools:
Keep all tools in good condition with regular maintenance. Use the right tool for the job. Examine each to
Ans. Be careful when using them, move slowly, use eye protection. Also, never pretend to fight or shoot
your friends with power tools. While such shenanigans are indeed hilarious,

8. Give at least 5 mechanical devices use in installation of conduit?

Ans. Pipe Bender, Hickey, Pipe Reamer, Pipe Vice, Conduit Cutter/ Pipe Cutter, Heat gun/ Torch, Pipe
Treader.

9. What do you mean by enclosure?

Ans. Enclosure is an electrical cabinet for electrical or electronics equipment to mount switches, knobs and
displays and to prevent electrical shock.

10. What are the types of service applied to the building?

Ans. building Service might include:
Building Control System
Energy Distribution
Energy Supply (Gas Electricity and renewable such as solar, wind, geothermal and biomass)
Escalator and lifts Facade Engineering ( such as building shading requirements)
Fire Safety, detection and protection
11. What you mean by PEC?
Ans. PEC means Philippine electrical code. This code refers to safety and standards, Quality of materials
and Jobs/works.

12. What would you do if the installation manual for installing selector switch for the ammeter is not
available during installation?
Ans. Do not tests the circuit n current without testing of any testing equipment or tools. Make a final
check, ensure the safety first.

13. A portable grinder is considered as what kind of tools?

Ans. Power tools its is use for Grinding, Cutting (Woods, Concretes, Steel etc.)

14. Explain how grounding system can prevent someone from receiving electrical shock.
Ans. A difference can occur when either current is flowing down the earth wire or through someone's
body to ground (and back to the neutral point through the earthing system). ... Electricity flows only when
the circuit is complete. And our body is a great conductor of Current.
Ans. In electrical engineering, ground or earth is the reference point in an electrical circuit from which
voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the
Earth. Electrical circuits may be connected to ground (earth) for several reasons.

15. How do you protect the electrical system from lighting?

Ans. To protect the electrical system from lighting use grounding system, use GFCI, use appropriate circuit
breaker and wire for different types of circuit or systems.

16. Explain why fuse and circuit breakers cannot be used to protect against overload.
Ans. All Electrical Service Panels are equipped with fuses or circuit breakers that protect the wires in each
circuit from overheating and causing a fire. ... Fuses and Circuit Breakers are safety devices which help
prevent overloading of your home Electrical and Lighting Systems and can help prevent Electrical Fires.

17. What is the advantage of digital meter over an analog meter?

Ans. The primary difference between the two is the display, an analog multi-meter uses a needle to show
the value, while a digital multi-meter will show the results as numbers on a screen.

18. What are the types of tools do you need in installing pipe supports sand fittings?
Ans. Level bar, Pull push rule, pipe vise, pipe cutter, hack saw, pipe reamer/ round pile, set of screw driver,
line mans pliers, diagonal cutter, long nose pliers.

19. What is the common cause of breakdown of electric drill?

Ans. The common cost of beak down of drill is not in used according to jobs needed, proper handling of
tools and different uses.

20. What is the purpose of installing a GFCI'S outlet?

Ans. The purpose of GFCI is to protect the human in electrical shock. Protection of appliances and
equipments

21. Identify the basic component of lighting protection system

Ans. Grounding, Breaker, Switches and GFCI.

22. What is the acronym of "VOM" as multi-tester

Ans. Volt Ohmetter Tester.

23. What are the different components of the fire alarm system?
Ans. Different Components of Fire Alarm System
Alarm Initiating Device
Alarm Notification Device
Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP)
Back-up Power Supply
Remote And Display Panels
Sprinkler System
Fire Alarm Initiating Device
Heat Detector
CO2 Detector
Flame Detector
Photo Electric, Ionization, and In-duct smoke Detectors
Fire Alarm Notification Devices
Bell
Chime
Horns
Strobes
Home Strobes
Voice Evaluation Systems

24. What are basic components of closed circuit television system?

Ans. Basic components of CCTV
DVD or Digital Video Recorder
CCTV Power Supply
Cables and Connectors
Camera Mounting Brackets
Security Camera Housing

25. What is Video entry phone?

Ans. Video door-phone (also known as video door entry or video intercom) is a stand-alone intercom
system used to manage calls made at the entrance to a building (residential complex, detached family
home, workplace, etc.) with access controlled by audiovisual communication between the inside and
outside.

26. What is a telephone terminal cabinet?

Ans. Telephone Terminal Cabinet the Cabinet, according to the Philippine Electrical Code must have
doors and are thus distinguished from large boxes with covers consisting of plates
Ans. Use T-3 Box Telephone Cabinets to mount and protect telephone terminations,
telecommunications circuit accessories, cross-connect terminal block assemblies, maintenance
terminal modules, cable-splice enclosures ,

27. Give at least 4 major parts of Door Access control system?

Ans. Card Switch, Biometric Switch, Electric strike or automatic door open switch, keypad switch.

28. What do mean a wiring diagram in Auxiliary devices system?

Ans. Wiring diagrams. Contents. Functions and characteristics. A-1. Installation recommendations.
B-1 ... device ON/ OFF indication contacts (NSX400/630). SDE: fault-trip indication contact (short-
circuit, overload, ground
Ans. Elementary wiring diagram of power system (supplemented by cable lists, panel board
summaries, etc., ... consuming devices; (iv) Type and capacity of storage batteries; (v) • Rating of circuit
breakers and interior communication panel boards showing number of circuits and rating of energy
consuming devices.

29. The 24 hours protection for home and commercial building to monitor and access the video any
timer, anywhere on this device?
Ans. Close Circuit Television System (CCTV)

30. What is the meaning of CCTV?

Ans. Close Circuit Television System

31. What types of extinguisher used in electrical fire?

Ans. Fire extinguishers with a Class C rating are suitable for fires in “live” electrical equipment. Both
mono ammonium phosphate and sodium bicarbonate are commonly used to fight this type of fire
because of their nonconductive properties.

32. What is the function of motion detection in CCCTV?

Ans. Motion detection camera recording is actually a function of the surveillance DVR and not the
camera. CCTV Camera Pros JP surveillance DVRs support the ability to record video when motion is
detected in any of the cameras. ... From the DVRs System Menu, select Record Setup.

33. What I the meaning of DVD-R?

Ans. Digital Versatile Disk-Recordable