Melting alloy and bimetallic overload relays are designed to _____.

a. trip an alarm signal
b. keep the motor operating in the event of a sustained overload
c. react to changes in the motor load current
d. divert excessive current to prevent overheating


c. react to changes in the motor load current

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The National Electrical CodeĀ® requires that all switching be done in the __________ circuit conductor.

a. grounded b. grounding c. switch loop d. ungrounded

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Thermocouples are made from two dissimilar metals

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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One purpose of the comparator in a digital-ramp ADC is to:

A) enable the control unit as long as Vax is greater than Va. B) generate clock pulses to up-count the binary counter. C) enable the control unit as long as Vax is less than Va. D) staircase the input analog for comparison with Vax.

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Waviness width, roughness width, flaw, roughness height, and roughness width cutoff are all characteristics of ____.

A. casting surfaces B. surface finish characteristics C. machined surfaces D. both a and c E. none of the above

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