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NEIEP ELEVATOR 245-250 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S ALL
VERIFIED
Question 1: What is meant by suspension regarding
elevator equipment?
CORRECT ANSWER: A means of connecting the cars
and counterweights with the hoisting machines.
Question 2: What are the means of suspension that are
used in the elevator industry?
CORRECT ANSWER: Ropes or belts are the most
common materials used for suspension
Question 3: What materials are used in the construction of
governor ropes and car ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: Iron, monel, bronze, fiber or
steel
Question 4: What is meant by the term lang lay?
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CORRECT ANSWER: When the wires of the strand
form an angle with the axis of the rope
Question 5: What is meant by rope lay?
CORRECT ANSWER: The direction that the strands are
coiled around the core material
Question 6: What is the most common finish on ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: Bright or uncoated
Question 7: What are the components of a wire rope?
CORRECT ANSWER: Wires, that form the strand,
Strands that lay around the core, and core material
Question 8: What materials is used in the construction of
belts for suspension?
CORRECT ANSWER: Stranded aramid fiber, carbon
fiber and non-circular elastomeric coated steel belts
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Question 9: What is the core of a rope made from?
CORRECT ANSWER: Either fiber or wire
Question 10: When would iron grade steel be most likely
be used?
CORRECT ANSWER: When working on older
equipment
Question 11: How many different types of steel are used
in the construction of ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: 6 different types of steels can be
used Traction Steel (TS); Plow Steel (PS), mild plow steel (MPS) Improved plow steel (IPS, Extra Improved Plow Steel (EIPS) Extra Extra Improved Plow Steel (EEIPS)
Question 12: What is special about Warrington ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: The inside wires of the strands
are the same diameter. While the wire that make up the outer strand edge alternate between the sizes used
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Question 13: What are the benefits of using lang lay
ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: They have a greater resistance to
abrasions and greater flexibility that regular ropes
Question 14: What is significant about Seale ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: The strand is made up of 1 large
wire surrounded by 9 small wires which are surrounded by 9 large wires
Question 15: What are disadvantages of using lang lay
ropes?
CORRECT ANSWER: Harder to handle; more likely to
untwist, kink easier and easier to crushing
Question 16: What is a drawback to using Warrington
ropes?
