SCOPE OF
TEST CODE #14 - ELECTRICITY
PERCENT
OF TEST:
33% ELECTRICAL SAFETY, TOOL USE AND THEORY
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Observe safety regulations
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Identify and use electrical hand tools
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Identify and use power tools
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Read and interpret blueprints
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Practice the use of the Massachusetts
Electrical Code
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Measure current with an ammeter
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Measure volts with an voltmeter
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Troubleshoot with an ohmmeter
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Use OHMS law
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Evaluate parallel circuits
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Evaluate series circuits
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Calculate series/parallel circuits
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Calculate electrical conversions
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Perform electrical connections
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Describe principles of A.C. and D.C. theory
8% INSTALL CENTRAL HEAT, HEAT CABLES AND
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
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Install baseboard resistance heat
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Wire a gas-fired hot water heating system
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Wire an oil-fired steam heating system
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Wire a warm air oil-fired heating system
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Wire an oil-fired hot water heating system
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Wire a central air conditioning system
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Wire heating cables
2% WIRING SMOKE AND FIRE ALARMS
AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
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Install smoke and fire alarms
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Install communication systems
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Install security systems
5% WIRING MOTORS AND CONTROLS
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Install momentary contact devices
·
Test motor control circuits
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Install and test single phase motors
·
Install and test three phase motors
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE #14 - ELECTRICITY
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8% INSTALLING RACEWAYS AND CONDUCTORS
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Install nonmetallic conduit (P.V.C.)
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Install surface metal raceway
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Install flexible metal conduit
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Install electric metallic tubing (E.M.T.)
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Install rigid metal conduit
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Classify conductors
·
Install conductors
3% INSTALLING OVERCURRENT PROTECTIVE DEVICES
·
Test and install fuses
·
Test and install circuit and feeder
protection
9% INSTALLING SERVICES
·
Calculate residential services according to
the M.E.C.
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Identify service equipment and requirements
·
Install mast type service
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Install underground service
·
Install overhead service
·
Identify grounding and bonding of service
equipment
7% INSTALLING RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL WIRING
·
Install rough wiring
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Install
finish wiring
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Install electrical water heater
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Install commercial rough wiring
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Install commercial finish wiring
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Install
and maintain commercial equipment
10% INSTALLING TRANSFORMERS
·
Classify transformers
·
Wire transformers
·
Test transformers
10% INSTALL WIRING METHODS AND MATERIALS
·
Install outlet, device, pull and junction
boxes
·
Install wiring methods
5% ELECTRICAL RELATED MATHEMATICS
·
Solve mathematical problems related to
Electricity
NOTE: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE BOOKS
(2008 EDITION) WILL BE SUPPLIED, BY THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM, TO ASSIST YOU ON
YOUR WRITTEN EXAM.
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE #14 - ELECTRICITY
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THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED
WITH THE MATCHING
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR
WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
DESIGNING
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, CURRENT EDITION by James Slattery
American Technical Publishers
National Fire Protection Association
Publishers
DELMAR
STANDARD TEXTBOOK ON ELECTRICITY, CURRENT 2005 EDITION, by Herman
Delmar Press
AMERICAN
ELECTRICIANS HANDBOOK, 14th EDITION (2002) by Croft
and Summers
McGraw-Hill
OFFICIAL
OSHA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY HANDBOOK by JJ Keller & Associates, Inc.
YOU
MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH
THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple
choice questions. Each question consists
of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
The
general lighting load for dwellings expressed in volt-amperes per square foot
is volt-ampere(s).
a. 1/4
b. 1/2
* c. 3
d. 4
If
the reactive volt-amperes on an A.C. circuit is 12 kva
and the true power is 16 kw, what is the value of the
apparent power supplied in kva?
* a. 20 kva
b. 24 kva
c. 28 kva
d. 32 kva
* indicates correct
answer
THE TEACHER
TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING
THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION
REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 2/2009
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #14 – ELECTRICITY
PERCENT
OF TEST:
20
% A.C. Motor Control
- Develop Schematic Diagrams
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Make terminations and splices to MEC code and according to manufacturer listing
and
labeling
- Wire motor controls as
instructed
20
% EMT
- Bend EMT within 1/8”
to task specifications
20
% Conduit
- Bend and terminate conduit within
1/8” to task specifications
20
% N.M. Cable
- Prepare Wire Diagrams using
correct format symbols. Diagram must be
neat and legible.
Circuit must be accurate
- Construct a lighting circuit
according to MEC standards. Must be
neat, clean and installed to
task requirements and operational
20
%
- Prepare wiring diagram using
schematic format. Must include proper
symbols and
connections and be legible
- Wire Bell/Low Voltage system
as instructed and according to code and industry standards.
Must be operational
CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY:
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* NO BENDING GUIDES WILL
BE ALLOWED*
CANDIDATES ARE REMINDED
THAT THE USE OF A CALCULATOR IS
ALLOWED FOR THE
PERFORMANCE EXAM PROVIDING YOU BRING YOUR OWN.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #14 – ELECTRICITY
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THE PERFORMANCE
EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING
*You may
refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR
WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
DESIGNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, CURRENT
EDITION by James Slattery
American Technical Publishers
National Fire Protection Association
Publishers
DELMAR STANDARD TEXTBOOK ON
ELECTRICITY, CURRENT 2005 EDITION, by Herman
Delmar Press
AMERICAN ELECTRICIANS HANDBOOK, 14th
EDITION (2002) by Croft and Summers
McGraw-Hill
YOU
MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH
THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
UPDATED: 8/2008