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IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 2-52
THROUGH 2-54, SELECT FROM COLUMN
B THE TRIP ELEMENT THAT IS
DESCRIBED BY THE ACTION LISTED IN
COLUMN A. NOT ALL ITEMS IN COLUMN
B WILL BE USED.
A. ACTIONS
B. TRIP ELEMENTS
2-52. An electromagnet is
connected in series
with the load
1.
Thermal
2-53. A bimetallic strip is
heated by the load
current
2.
Magnetic
2-54. A bimetallic strip is
heated by the load
current and
electromagnet is
connected in series
with the load
3.
Mechanical
4.
Thermal-magnetic
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2-55. A circuit breaker that will trip even if the
operating mechanism is held ON is
known as what type of circuit breaker?
1. Standard
2. Emergency
3. Trip free
4. Nontrip free
2-56. What type of circuit breaker can be
overridden if the operating mechanism is
held ON?
1. Standard
2. Emergency
3. Trip free
4. Nontrip free
2-57. Which of the following is NOT a time-
delay rating for a circuit breaker?
1. Long
2. Short
3. Standard
4. Instantaneous
2-58. Selective tripping is used to cause which
of the following circuit breakers to trip
when there is an overload?
1. The least expensive
2. The most accessible
3. The smallest current rating
4. The closest to the fault
2-59. Selective tripping is used to accomplish
which of the following purposes?
1. To reduce wear and tear on circuit
breakers
2. To isolate a faulty circuit without
affecting other circuits
3. To simplify the task of resetting the
circuit breaker
4. To enable the application of power to
emergency circuits during an
overload
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