Questions Of The Week May 5

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Welcome To Questions of The Week!

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Members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions, and the member’s winning entry must have all parts of the questions answered completely in that one post.

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First correct answers (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Questions) wins.

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Choose your prize from the following list!:

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** Case of books “Now That You’ve Had A Home Inspection”

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  1. Flexible water connections are required to be
    a) Readily accessible
    b) Accessible
    c) Limited to first-floor installations
    d) Properly supported

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2) According to the Code, flexible metal conduit (FMC) enclosing circuit conductors is not approved for use as a type of an equipment grounding conductor in lengths exceeding _____.
a) 4 feet
b) 6 feet
c) 8 feet
d) 10 feet
e) no such rule

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3) A light dimmer or fan speed control is a practical application of: _______

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4) What was the late-19th-century “War of Currents” about?
(I have three answers)

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5) The following is permissible beneath a building:
a) form wood below foundation sills
b) form wood in contact with soil
c) loose or casual wood in contact with the ground
d) tree stumps and roots 12 inches below the soil’s surface
e) OJ Simpson

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6) what is going on here…?..
image

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extra credit!
WHO sang this on WHAT song?
No tellin’ what you’ll do

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Great questions Marc.

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  1. Flexible water connections are required to be
    d) Properly supported

  1. According to the Code, flexible metal conduit (FMC) enclosing circuit conductors is not approved for use as a type of an equipment grounding conductor in lengths exceeding _____.
    e) no such rule

  2. A light dimmer or fan speed control is a practical application of: Arcing?

  3. What was the late-19th-century “War of Currents” about?
    A conversation about the standardization of emerging electrical measurements/systems?

  4. The following is permissible beneath a building:
    c) loose or casual wood in contact with the ground

  5. what is going on here…?
    Missing lintel

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Nice, Marc! Thank you for doing these Questions of the Week! :+1:

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Yes, great questions as always, Marc. :+1: :slight_smile:

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1 b
2 b
3 rheostat
4 Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse & Nikola Tesla battling over what type of electric power would be used.
5 e
6 Overhead door screen rolled up, looks like it has a zipper “door” in the middle.
EC “My Give a Damn’s Busted” Jo Dee Missina she plays a mean guitar :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :cowboy_hat_face:

Great questions Marc, thanks for taking time for this!

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Nice questions Marc !!

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Great questions, Marc. :thinking:

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  1. D
  2. E
  3. Energy efficiency upgrades
  4. I have no idea. Looked it up. Sounds like two competing companies, one using DC for lighting and the other using AC
  5. D
  6. Looks like a screen installed at the garage door opening.

No idea!

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Hey, guys, should I bump the QOTW?

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Yeah, I know but he never does… :man_shrugging:

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Okay, I’ll bump it then.

Bumpity…bump…bump. LOL!

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it looks like I win again…thanks Marc !

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Don’t you need to answer the questions first to win. :rofl:

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You can answer, member Robert!
If you win you can always donate the prize to have two winners on the next set.
:cowboy_hat_face:

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not if You are "special "

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This week’s winner is DAVE FETTY

Dave even cracked me up by his answer to #5 - he has a good point there!
5) The following is permissible beneath a building: e) OJ Simpson

Thank you all for being here :cowboy_hat_face:

  1. Flexible water connections are required to be
    a) Readily accessible
    b) Accessible
    c) Limited to first-floor installations
    d) Properly supported
    b) Accessible
    All flexible water connections are required to be accessible.
    This means that they can be concealed in a cabinet or behind an access panel, but they must be accessible

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2) According to the Code, flexible metal conduit (FMC) enclosing circuit conductors is not approved for use as a type of an equipment grounding conductor in lengths exceeding _____
a) 4 feet
b) 6 feet
c) 8 feet
d) 10 feet
e) no such rule
B 6 feet
Part VI of Article 250 explains the wiring methods and installation requirements for equipment grounding and equipment grounding conductors. Section 250.118 lists the approved types of equipment grounding conductors. 250.122(5)d. specifies where flexible metal conduit (FMC) is longer than 6 ft. it is not considered an effective ground-fault current path

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3) A light dimmer or fan speed control is a practical application of:
Variable resistance

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4) What was the late-19th-century “War of Currents” about?
(I have three answers)
*whether diesel generators or steam turbines are better *
*whether electricity should be distributed as AC or DC *
which way the Gulf Stream really flows

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5) The following is permissible beneath a building:
a) form wood below foundation sills
b) form wood in contact with soil
c) loose or casual wood in contact with the ground
d) tree stumps and roots 12 inches below the soil’s surface
e) OJ Simpson
d) tree stumps

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6) what is going on here…?..
image

overhead garage door with crazy attached screen

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extra credit!
WHO sang this on WHAT song?
No tellin’ what you’ll do

Jo Dee Messina - My Give A Damn’s Busted
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Congrats on the win Dave!! :+1:

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I know that was the answer but just for the record dimmer technology hasn’t used variable resistance for decades. :slightly_smiling_face:

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WTG, Dave. :+1: :wink:

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