Nevada Elevation and Conveyance Contractor Examination

Under ASME A17.1-2019, what is the minimum number of steel hoisting ropes on a traction elevator versus a winding-drum elevator?

• AThree for traction and two for winding-drum
• BTwo for traction and one for winding-drum
• CFour for traction and three for winding-drum
• DOne rope is permitted for either machine if the factor of safety is 10

What is the minimum nominal diameter of steel hoisting and counterweight ropes on an electric elevator under ASME A17.1-2019 2.20.4?

• A6.5 mm (0.25 in.)
• B8 mm (0.312 in.)
• C9.5 mm (0.375 in.)
• D13 mm (0.50 in.)

A passenger traction elevator is rated 200 ft/min. Using ASME A17.1-2019 Table 2.20.3, what is the minimum factor of safety of the steel suspension ropes?

• A6.65
• B7.60
• C8.60
• D11.00

A 350 ft/min passenger traction elevator uses four steel hoisting ropes. The static load on the ropes at the car hitch is 8,000 lb. Using Table 2.20.3 (passenger factor 9.50 at 350 ft/min), what is the minimum required breaking strength of each rope?

• A8,000 lb
• B19,000 lb
• C76,000 lb
• D9,500 lb

What minimum illumination does ASME A17.1-2019 require at the elevator pit floor?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C200 lx (19 fc)
• D540 lx (50 fc)

When the car rests on its fully compressed buffers, what vertical clearance must remain between the pit floor and the lowest structural or mechanical part under the car platform (except the listed 12 in. side-zone exemptions)?

• A150 mm (6 in.)
• B300 mm (12 in.)
• C600 mm (24 in.)
• D900 mm (35 in.)

What is the maximum permitted distance between the hoistway face of a horizontal-sliding landing door and the hoistway edge of the landing sill?

• A6 mm (0.25 in.)
• B13 mm (0.50 in.)
• C19 mm (0.75 in.)
• D32 mm (1.25 in.)

A fixed noncombustible pit ladder is required when the pit extends more than how far below the sill of the pit access door?

• A300 mm (12 in.)
• B600 mm (24 in.)
• C900 mm (35 in.)
• D2 100 mm (83 in.)

Under NAC 624.250, a Nevada C-7 Elevation and Conveyance contractor may fabricate and install systems that transport persons, animals, and chattels in which equipment?

• AElevators, conveyors, dumbwaiters, and escalators, including appurtenant controls, signal…
• BOnly hydraulic passenger elevators inside new commercial buildings
• COnly escalators and moving walks, not elevators
• DAny conveying equipment, including GIAC-listed personnel hoists sold as C-7 work

For a side-guided electric elevator, what is the permitted clearance between the car platform sill and the hoistway edge of the landing sill?

• ANot less than 6 mm (0.25 in.) and not more than 19 mm (0.75 in.)
• BNot less than 13 mm (0.50 in.) and not more than 32 mm (1.25 in.)
• CNot less than 20 mm (0.80 in.) and not more than 50 mm (2.00 in.)
• DAny gap up to 140 mm (5.50 in.)

Where oil buffers are used on a counterweighted elevator, what is the general minimum bottom runby of the car and counterweight?

• A75 mm (3 in.)
• B150 mm (6 in.)
• C300 mm (12 in.)
• D600 mm (24 in.)

What are the ASME A17.1-2019 maximum bottom runbys?

• A150 mm (6 in.) for cars and 300 mm (12 in.) for counterweights
• B300 mm (12 in.) for cars and 450 mm (18 in.) for counterweights
• C600 mm (24 in.) for cars and 900 mm (35 in.) for counterweights
• D900 mm (35 in.) for both cars and counterweights

What is the minimum running clearance between the car and the counterweight?

• A13 mm (0.50 in.)
• B20 mm (0.80 in.)
• C25 mm (1.00 in.)
• D50 mm (2.00 in.)

What minimum illumination is required at the floor of an elevator machine room or machinery space?

• A50 lx (5 fc)
• B100 lx (10 fc)
• C200 lx (19 fc)
• D323 lx (30 fc)

Which of the following pit refuge spaces satisfies ASME A17.1-2019 2.4.1.3 when the car is on fully compressed buffers?

• A300 mm × 300 mm (12 in. × 12 in.) by 300 mm (12 in.) high
• B600 mm × 1 200 mm (24 in. × 48 in.) by 600 mm (24 in.) high
• C900 mm × 900 mm (35 in. × 35 in.) by 150 mm (6 in.) high
• DAny open pit area, regardless of height

What is the minimum clearance between the car and the hoistway enclosure on non-loading sides?

• A6 mm (0.25 in.)
• B13 mm (0.50 in.)
• C20 mm (0.80 in.)
• D50 mm (2.00 in.)

What is the maximum clearance between the car-platform sill and the hoistway enclosure or fascia for the width of a horizontal-sliding hoistway door (other than vertically sliding doors)?

• A32 mm (1.25 in.)
• B75 mm (3 in.)
• C125 mm (5 in.)
• D300 mm (12 in.)

A counterweighted electric elevator has 6 in. top car runby and a 16.75 in. counterweight oil-buffer stroke. There is no projection above the car crosshead. What is the minimum top car clearance using the 600 mm (24 in.) refuge term in 2.4.6?

• A16.75 in.
• B22.75 in.
• C30.75 in.
• D46.75 in.

What is the minimum bottom runby of an uncounterweighted elevator rated 50 ft/min?

• A75 mm (3 in.)
• B150 mm (6 in.)
• C225 mm (9 in.)
• D300 mm (12 in.)

A counterweighted elevator with spring buffers and single-speed AC control is rated 175 ft/min. Using Table 2.4.2.2, what is the minimum bottom runby?

• A75 mm (3 in.)
• B150 mm (6 in.)
• C225 mm (9 in.)
• D300 mm (12 in.)

When an ASME A17.1-2019 electrical protective device operates, what must it do?

• ASound a buzzer only and allow the car to finish the current run
• BCause the electric power to be removed from the driving-machine motor and brake
• CReduce car speed to 50 ft/min and keep the brake lifted
• DBypass door interlocks so the car can reach the next floor

Where must an elevator pit stop switch be located?

• AOnly on the car-top inspection station
• BIn the pit, adjacent to the pit access, so it can be operated from the access doorway
• COnly at the designated-level FIRE RECALL switch
• DInside the locked controller cabinet

What is the principal electrical difference between a hoistway-door interlock and a hoistway-door electric contact?

• AAn interlock prevents opening the door from the landing unless the car is at that landing…
• BA contact mechanically locks the door; an interlock only lights a lamp
• CThey are identical devices with two code names
• DAn interlock is used only on freight elevators; passenger cars use contacts only

Final terminal stopping devices on an electric elevator must be arranged so that they are independent of which of the following?

• AOnly the car-top inspection station
• BThe normal terminal stopping device and of the operating device, and they must not be dep…
• CThe driving-machine brake only
• DThe governor overspeed switch only

Before a new elevator is placed in public service, ASME A17.1-2019 requires which inspection and test?

• AA Category 5 full-load test only, with no inspector present
• BAn acceptance inspection and test under Section 8.10, witnessed as required by the author…
• CA manufacturer self-certification letter with no on-site tests
• DOnly a Phase I Fire Recall demonstration

In ASME A17.1-2019 periodic testing, what are the usual intervals for Category 1 and Category 5 tests?

• ACategory 1 every month and Category 5 every year
• BCategory 1 every 12 months and Category 5 every 60 months
• CCategory 1 every 60 months and Category 5 every 12 months
• DBoth categories every 36 months

During a no-load periodic safety test of a governor-operated Type A, B, or C safety, how is the safety applied?

• ABy cutting all suspension ropes at rated speed
• BBy manually tripping the governor with the car running at the slowest operating speed in…
• CBy jumping the brake circuit with a fully loaded car
• DBy opening the pit stop switch

A Category 5 test of Type B car safeties is performed how?

• AEmpty car, inspection speed, without tripping the governor
• BRated load in the car, safety applied by the governor at the governor tripping speed in t…
• C125 percent load, up direction, brake only
• DNo-load, up direction, using the final terminal switch

After a speed governor is tested and its tripping speed is found correct, what must be done to the means of speed adjustment?

• APaint the governor body so the setting cannot be seen
• BSeal the means of speed adjustment so it cannot be changed without breaking the seal
• CRemove the governor rope so the device cannot trip
• DSet the trip 50 percent above Table 2.18.2.1 and leave it unsealed

During periodic testing of an oil buffer, which condition must be verified?

• AThe buffer is empty of oil so the plunger can travel freely
• BOil is at the proper level, the plunger returns to the fully extended position, and the b…
• CThe buffer is wired around so it cannot compress
• DThe buffer is filled with hydraulic jack oil to the car-frame channels

A 2,000 lb passenger elevator is given a Category 5 driving-machine brake test. What load must the brake hold?

• A1,000 lb (50 percent of rated load)
• B2,000 lb (rated load only)
• C2,500 lb (125 percent of rated load)
• D4,000 lb (200 percent of rated load)

After a Type A safety test, what remaining condition must exist in the safety rollers or dogs?

• AThey must be fully worn away so they will not drag on the rails
• BThere must be sufficient remaining travel to bring the car and its rated load to rest on…
• CThey must be welded to the rail to prove they applied
• DThey must be removed until the next Category 5 test

ASME A17.1-2019 2.28 requires layout drawings to be furnished for each elevator installation. Those drawings are used primarily to show what?

• AOnly the paint color of the car interior
• BHoistway, pit, overhead, machine-room, and clearance dimensions needed to verify code com…
• CThe building owner's advertising copy
• DThe PSI candidate bulletin seating chart

Who is authorized to perform the official acceptance and periodic inspections required by ASME A17.1-2019 Sections 8.10 and 8.11?

• AAny building janitor
• BAn inspector employed or authorized by the authority having jurisdiction, qualified under…
• CThe elevator passenger who first rides the car
• DA C-7 helper on the first day of employment, working alone

Where is the code data plate required by ASME A17.1-2019 8.9 located, and what does it state?

• AIn the car operating panel, listing only the rated load
• BOn the controller, job site, or as 8.9 allows, stating the Code and edition the installat…
• COn the governor only, listing the rope supplier
• DNo data plate is required if the owner keeps digital files off site

What is the maximum car speed permitted during inspection operation?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.50 m/s (100 ft/min)
• C0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• D1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)

Top-of-car inspection operating devices must be which type?

• AMomentary-pressure buttons that allow the car to run after release
• BContinuous-pressure devices labeled UP and DOWN
• CA single automatic destination-dispatch keypad
• DA keyed FIRE OPERATION switch

A passenger elevator capacity plate must show at least which information?

• AThe installing mechanic's home address
• BThe rated load in pounds or kilograms, located inside the car
• CThe building tax-assessor parcel number
• DThe PSI bulletin number only

A new passenger elevator has an inside net platform area of 22 ft². Using the relationship in ASME A17.1-2019 Table 2.16.1, the minimum rated load is 2,200 lb. If the designer wants a 1,500 lb rating on that platform, what is required?

• AThe 1,500 lb rating is acceptable because the owner requested it
• BThe platform area must be reduced so Table 2.16.1 allows 1,500 lb, or the rating must be…
• COnly the capacity plate needs to say 1,500 lb
• DFreight Class C3 rules automatically apply

A private-residence elevator installed under ASME A17.1-2019 Section 5.3 has what maximum rated speed and rise?

• A30 ft/min and 14 ft of rise
• B40 ft/min and 50 ft of rise
• C100 ft/min and 75 ft of rise
• D150 ft/min and unlimited rise

What is the purpose of a car safety on an electric elevator?

• ATo hold the car at a landing during loading instead of the machine brake
• BTo stop and hold the car by gripping the guide rails if overspeed or free-fall occurs
• CTo open the hoistway doors at every floor
• DTo replace the governor on cars faster than 500 ft/min

Type A (instantaneous) car safeties are permitted only when the rated speed does not exceed what value?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• C1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• D2.50 m/s (500 ft/min)

A car speed governor must be set to trip at not less than what percentage of rated speed?

• A100 percent
• B110 percent
• C115 percent
• D150 percent

Oil buffers, or their equivalent, are required under the car and counterweight when rated speed exceeds what value?

• A0.25 m/s (50 ft/min)
• B0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• C1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• D2.50 m/s (500 ft/min)

Spring buffers are permitted only when the elevator rated speed does not exceed what value?

• A0.50 m/s (100 ft/min)
• B0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• C1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• D1.75 m/s (350 ft/min)

Which safety type is a sliding (flexible-guide-clamp) device that brings the car to a gradual stop and is the usual choice above 150 ft/min?

• AType A instantaneous
• BType B sliding
• CType C combination instantaneous and oil-buffer
• DA solid pit bumper used as the only safety

Type C combination instantaneous and oil-buffer safeties are permitted only when rated speed does not exceed what value?

• A0.75 m/s (150 ft/min)
• B1.00 m/s (200 ft/min)
• C2.50 m/s (500 ft/min)
• D5.00 m/s (1,000 ft/min)