NEETS 4 - Comprehensive

What is the best conductor?

What is a single slender rod or filament of drawn metal called?

Which type of wire is suitable for carrying an electric current?

Which type of conductor is composed of a group of wires or of any combination of groups of wires?

Only about what percent of the conductivity of copper does aluminum have?

What is cotton cloth that has been coated with an insulating varnish known as?

What is the thinnest insulating coating that can be applied to wires?

Which type of cable was developed to meet the needs of a noncombustible, high heat-resistant, and water-resistant cable?

Which material is commonly used only in special classes of service and is made as a solid felted covering for a cable?

What are the two types of metallic wire protection?

How many commonly used types of splices are there?

Which splice is extensively used to join large conductors?

What is necessary to hold the wire strands together and to aid in fastening the wires to terminal studs since most cable wires are stranded?

Preinsulated permanent copper splices are used to join small copper wire AWG sizes No. 26 through what?

What is the coating of the material to be soldered with a light coat of solder called?

Overheating small or delicate wiring can easily occur when a soldering gun is used. For most jobs, even the low position of the trigger overheats the gun after how many seconds?

About how many times the length of the longest conductor in the group is the amount of flat tape or cord required to single lace a group of conductors?

Do not use plastic cable straps in high-temperature areas (above what)?

What is the simplest type of diagram?

Which type of diagram shows outlines of a ship, airplane, or piece of equipment?

Which type of diagram is a detailed diagram of each circuit installation showing all of the wiring, connectors, terminal boards, and electrical or electronic components of the circuit?

Which general term is used to describe several fibrous mineral silicates?

Do not hold a test probe when circuits over how many volts are tested?

What is the resistance in ohms offered by a unit volume (the circular-mil-foot or the centimeter cube) of a substance to the flow of electric current?

Which wire sizes are Yellow (Bright) Terminal Lugs or Splice Insulation to be used on?

What is the reciprocal of conductivity?

What is the most common method of measuring wire size in the Navy?

Which wire sizes are Red Terminal Lugs or Splice Insulation to be used on?

What prepares tables showing the safe current ratings for sizes and types of conductors covered with various types of insulation?

What are generally referred to as "insulators" or "insulating material."?

Which unit of measurement is used to determine the cross-sectional area of a square or rectangular conductor?

What is the standard unit of measurement of a round wire cross-sectional area?

Which standard has the National Electrical Code (NEC) adopted as the minimum requirements for rubber insulation as specified by Underwriters' Laboratories?

What can be done to increase the flexibility of wire?

How many different types of asbestos wire does the NEC have designators for?

Which type of splice is used to join small, solid conductors?

Which wire property is used to determine what size is needed for a given load, or current drain?

What is the resistance to current leakage through the insulation materials called?

Which rubber compound does not carry the "R" designator for many of its applications?

Which type of diagram shows the major components of a system and the interconnections of those components?

What type of wire is used on the coils of meters, relays, small transformers, motor windings, and so forth?

Lead-sheathed cable is one of three types currently being used: alloy lead, pure lead, and what else?

Which type of joint is used to connect a small-diameter wire to a larger diameter wire used in a branch circuit?

What are the two most commonly used conductors?

What can insulation resistance be measured with that wont damage the insulation?

What is one of the most common types of plastic insulating materials?

What tool is the preferred method of removing insulation?

What is the discharge of electricity from the wire when it has a high potential called?

Which type of fibers have been found to cause severe lung damage and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract?

Insulation resistance along with what else are the two fundamental properties of insulating materials?

Latex rubber is a high-grade compound consisting of what percent of unmilled grainless rubber?

What serves as a satisfactory insulation for extremely high-voltage cables when it is impregnated with a high grade of mineral oil?

Which type of splice is used for connecting branch circuits in a junction box?

What is the ability of an insulator to withstand potential difference?

What is normally used for low- or medium-range voltage?

What is a high-temperature insulation used extensively in aircraft and equipment installations?

How many degrees celsius is Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) rated at?

Up to how many electrical conductors does MI cable have?

What are the two categories of materials that make up the protection for a wire or cable?

What is by far the most common type of nonmetallic material used to protect wires and cables?

What is defined as two concentric wires, cylindrical in shape, separated by a dielectric of some type?

What must be used when conductors join each other or connect to a load?

Which device is commonly used to replace the rattail joint splice?

Which wire sizes are Yellow (Dull) Terminal Lugs or Splice Insulation to be used on?

What is a cotton cloth that has been treated with a sticky rubber compound called?

Transparent tubing (commonly called what) along with heat-shrinkable tubing are the two most common forms of insulators used for terminals and splices?

Approximately what percent of its original diameter will heat-shrinkable tubing shrink to when it is heated with an electrical hot-air gun?

What are terminals that are used with aluminum wire made of?

Wires to be soldered to connectors should be stripped so that when the wire is placed in the barrel; there will be a gap of approximately what size between the end of the barrel and the end of the insulation?

What temperature range do all high-quality soldering irons operate in?

Miniature soldering irons have a wattage rating of less than how many watts?

Ordinary soft solder is a fusible alloy consisting chiefly of what?

Which cleaning agent is used to remove oxidation during soldering?

What prevents solder from reacting chemically with a metal?

What are the two classes of flux?

What type of fluxes are Zinc chloride, hydrochloric acid, and sal ammoniac?

What is used for cleaning and removing contaminants (oil, grease, dirt, and so forth) from the soldered connection?

High-temperature, pressure-sensitive tape must be used to tie wire bundles in areas where the temperature may exceed what?

Only insulation tape approved for high-temperature operation (suitable for continuous operation at what temp) should be used in high-temperature environments?

Spot ties are used when cable supports are used that are more than how many inches apart?

What colors are electrical power tool or appliance conductors in the three-wire cable color-coded?

Which wire prevents an electrical shock to the operator in case there is an electrical short to the frame of the appliance or tool?

Which type of diagram is used to trace the circuit and its functions without regard to the actual physical size, shape, or location of the component devices or parts?

Which type of diagram is used in connecting wiring to terminal boards, relays, switches, and other components of a circuit?

Do not use nylon cable straps over wire bundles containing what?