Appliantologist Merit Exam | Fixitnow.com Samurai Appliance Repair Man

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Exam version: 1.0, published 3/30/2009

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1. The electric property that represents the electrical “pressure” across two points in a circuit is called:	current resistance voltage power
2. The electric property that represents the amount of electricity moving in a circuit is called:	current resistance voltage power
3. The electric property that represents the opposition to electricity moving in a circuit is called:	current resistance voltage power
4. If you connect four 1K-ohm resistors in series, what is the total resistance of the circuit?	250 ohms 500 ohms 1,000 ohms 4,000 ohms
5. The VA rating of a transformer tells you how much power it is capable of delivering.
6. If you connect four 1K-ohm resistors in parallel, what is the total resistance of the circuit?	250 ohms 500 ohms 1,000 ohms 4,000 ohms
7. Connecting batteries in series increases the overall voltage.
8. A given circuit consists of a switch, a fuse, and a 70 watt light bulb powered by a standard 120 vac source. For the light to be on, what is the correct voltage drop across the fuse?	205.7 vac 120 vac 0 vac 70 vac
9. Standard electrical power in the United States operates on a frequency of 60 Hz.
10. Ohm’s law can be expressed as voltage = current x resistance.
11. A bake element rated at 1800 watts is removed from an electric oven connected to a standard 240vac outlet so its resistance can be measured. If this element is good, approximately what resistance reading would you expect to measure on your meter?	27 K-ohms 173 ohms 32 ohms 12 ohms
12. How much current will flow in a circuit with a 12 VDC source connected to a 1K-ohm load?	12 a 1.2 a 120 ma 12 ma
13. The minimum acceptable current draw in the flat-style carborundum ignitor is:	4.1 a 3.6 a 3.2 a 2.7 a
14. In the Whirlpool-built direct drive washing machine, the drive coupler replaces which component normally found in washing machines:	clutch belt brake transmission
15. In a refrigerator, the air is chilled by the:	compressor condenser knob that says "colder" evaporator
16. If your dishwasher won't drain, an effective remedy is to pour Draino into it.
17. Gas dryers come from the factory pre-set to run on:
18. You're called in for a service call on a refrigerator with a problem of excessive condensation on jars in the fresh food compartment. The first thing you check is the:	temperature setting refrigerator level condenser fan door gasket
19. You're called in for a service call on a dryer that heats up but takes forever to dryer the clothes. The first thing you check is the:	model number power supply voltage dryer vent exhaust pressure heating element continuity
20. Which component do conventional top-loading washing machines have that front loading high efficiency machines lack:	control panel transmission pressure switch motor
I hereby testify and give my personal word of Honor that I have received no help or assistance from anyone in completing this exam and that all these answers are my selections and mine alone; and that this is my first and only time taking this version (v. 1.0) of the Appliantologist Merit Exam. So help me Samurai! (type your name)