Every three weeks I get to hang around the Royal Free Hospital between blood tests, physical exam, scans etc that take a few hours of separate appointments. Not all locations in the building have enough signal to get an internet connection so I tend to work offline writing letters etc. This morning I'm short of offline jobs and only have the MacBook Air which doesn't have all my stuff on it, so here's a 2-minute quiz about electrics at the turn of the century. I might make this a regular slot.
1. A Nernst lamp contains a:
a) Blower
b) Flower
c) Glower
d) Thrower
2. Which is the largest cable:
a) 19/12
b) 37/16
c) 19/20
d) 7/22
3. Wooden casing is fitted with:
a) Basing
b) Facing
c) Capping
d) Strapping
4. IEE Rule 48: Fuses may be considered too large if they are not warm on full load, and too small if they:
a) Blow within 3 weeks of normal use
b) Buzz audibly
c) Sag or discolour on application of 10% overload
d) Hiss when moistened
5. Two common sizes of semi-enclosed arc lamp are rated at 1000 and 2000:
a) VA
b) mA
c) hours
d) c.p.
6. A radiant heater of the Dowsing type is fitted with:
a) Spaghetti coils
b) Sausage lamps
c) Biscuit bars
d) Mushroom diffusers
7. Dynamos used for charging accumulators should be:
a) Non-inductive
b) At least 4-pole
c) Shunt-wound
d) Compensated
8 A ‘B.L.’ incandescent lamp has:
a) Bayonet Lugs
b) Ballasted Leads
c) Bottom Loops
d) British Lamp-makers’ (cartel) conformity
9. A 2-phase AC circuit might incorporate a:
a) BESA
b) Caesar
c) MESA
d) Teaser
10. IEE Rule 38: Joints between flexible conductors and permanent wires under flooring or in wood-casing are prohibited. Joints constitute a source of weakness and they must, therefore, be accessible, and it is recommended that their positions be indicated by a:
a) Prominent Matthew
b) Conspicuous Mark
c) Noticeable Luke
d) Visible John
1. A Nernst lamp contains a:
a) Blower
b) Flower
c) Glower
d) Thrower
2. Which is the largest cable:
a) 19/12
b) 37/16
c) 19/20
d) 7/22
3. Wooden casing is fitted with:
a) Basing
b) Facing
c) Capping
d) Strapping
4. IEE Rule 48: Fuses may be considered too large if they are not warm on full load, and too small if they:
a) Blow within 3 weeks of normal use
b) Buzz audibly
c) Sag or discolour on application of 10% overload
d) Hiss when moistened
5. Two common sizes of semi-enclosed arc lamp are rated at 1000 and 2000:
a) VA
b) mA
c) hours
d) c.p.
6. A radiant heater of the Dowsing type is fitted with:
a) Spaghetti coils
b) Sausage lamps
c) Biscuit bars
d) Mushroom diffusers
7. Dynamos used for charging accumulators should be:
a) Non-inductive
b) At least 4-pole
c) Shunt-wound
d) Compensated
8 A ‘B.L.’ incandescent lamp has:
a) Bayonet Lugs
b) Ballasted Leads
c) Bottom Loops
d) British Lamp-makers’ (cartel) conformity
9. A 2-phase AC circuit might incorporate a:
a) BESA
b) Caesar
c) MESA
d) Teaser
10. IEE Rule 38: Joints between flexible conductors and permanent wires under flooring or in wood-casing are prohibited. Joints constitute a source of weakness and they must, therefore, be accessible, and it is recommended that their positions be indicated by a:
a) Prominent Matthew
b) Conspicuous Mark
c) Noticeable Luke
d) Visible John
1:c 2:a 3:c 4:d 5:d 6:b 7:c 8:b 9:d 10:b
