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A device carries a mobility-impaired user on a platform, travels vertically between two levels, and moves only while the user holds the control. Which change would remove this device from the scope of ASME A18.1?
Correct answer: B - Enclosing the platform fully on all sides
A lift will not run in either direction. With control power on, a technician measures 24 V across a limit switch that should be closed. This reading indicates that the:
Correct answer: A - switch contacts are open
A holeless hydraulic jack has a plunger diameter of 3 in. Neglecting friction, approximately what pressure is required to support a 2,000 lb load?
Correct answer: C - 283 psi
On a screw-drive vertical platform lift, the safety (follower) nut normally:
Correct answer: D - Carries no load, acting only as a backup
An inclined platform lift is installed on a required exit stairway. When the lift is parked and not in use, the primary code concern is that the:
Correct answer: A - platform must not reduce the required egress width
A homeowner reports that her stairway chairlift works normally each morning but will not complete a run by late afternoon, then works again the next morning. Which condition is most likely?
Correct answer: A - The carriage is not parking on its charging contacts
Under ASME A17.1, Section 5.3, the maximum net inside car area of a private residence elevator is:
Correct answer: B - 15 sq ft
Under ASME A17.1-2016, the space between the closed hoistway door and the closed car door or gate of a private residence elevator must be limited so that:
Correct answer: C - a 4 in. diameter ball cannot pass through the space
A car gate is fitted with an electric contact rather than an interlock. Compared with an interlock, the electric contact:
Correct answer: D - proves the gate is closed but does not lock it
NEC Article 620 requires GFCI protection for 125 V, single-phase, 15 A and 20 A receptacles in elevator pits, hoistways, car tops, and machine rooms. Which outlet is specifically excepted from this requirement?
Correct answer: B - The machine room lighting outlet
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