EES 201 week 4 quiz

what should you do before adding electrical accessories to a circuit

• check for poor grounds

• breaker capacity

• proper voltage

• verify circuit capacity

Low voltage circuit can cause

• an electrical fire

• lights to dim

• motors to run hot

• appliances to not operate properly

which are possible causes of voltage drop

• too small of wire for the load

• poor connections at the terminals

• too much resistance

• none of the above

voltage drop needs to be determined when:

• you pull into a new RV park

• adding loads to the circuit

• brown outs accure

• the toast is burning

A ______ can cause an electrical fire

• low voltage situation

• blown fuse

• direct short

• broken wire

a poor ground can cause :

• an electrical fire

• intermittent electrical failures

• no issues

• none of these

Large wires offer more resistance than small wire

• true

• false

long wires offer more resistance than short wires

• true

• false

if your television picture shrinks what should you look for

• bad ground

• a new television

• change the settings

• look for a drop in voltage

what is a factor in controlling resistance

• material

• wire gauge

• length

• temperature