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Electrical System OCR

This document contains 14 multiple choice questions from an aircraft electrical systems database. The questions cover topics like replacing blown fuses in flight, expected ammeter readings with a fully charged battery, reducing electrical loads during alternator or generator failure at night, advantages of an alternator over a generator, battery capacities and voltages when connected in series, theoretical battery discharge times, components of a double pole electrical system, causes for a loadmeter reading dropping to zero, relative current flows through starter and charging circuits, characteristics of a fully charged battery, properties of secondary cells, and risks of flying with a flat battery after a ground start. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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Electrical System OCR

This document contains 14 multiple choice questions from an aircraft electrical systems database. The questions cover topics like replacing blown fuses in flight, expected ammeter readings with a fully charged battery, reducing electrical loads during alternator or generator failure at night, advantages of an alternator over a generator, battery capacities and voltages when connected in series, theoretical battery discharge times, components of a double pole electrical system, causes for a loadmeter reading dropping to zero, relative current flows through starter and charging circuits, characteristics of a fully charged battery, properties of secondary cells, and risks of flying with a flat battery after a ground start. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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Electrical System C8I (14)

Question 78 (in database)


If a fuse blows during night. it:
a) should not be replaced until after landing ,
b) may be replaced in the air, once only, by one of the same value.

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c) may be

The correct answer is b.

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Question 68 (in database)


The diagram shows a light aircraft electrical power system, which employs a centre-zero reading
ammeter. Click here to see the diagram.
In flight with the battery fully charged and the battery switch ON, you would expect the ammeter
to be:
a) in the centre-zero

sition.

b) to the right showing a large ~.!!t~vJl..ljS~ ing.


c) to the left showing a negative reading.
d) fluctuating, but mainly showing a negative reading . . .
The correct answer is a.
Question 75 (in database)
In the event of an alternator or generator failure during night the:
a) night may be continued normally because the battery supplies all electrical loads .
b) electrical loads should be reduced to a minimum and a landing made as soon as safely
practicable ,
c) alternator master ;
power.

itch should.be turned Q!f and flight continued normally without electrical

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d) battery master switch should be turned off andJl!ght continued normally without electrical
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power.
The correct answer is b.
Question 70 (in database)
The main advantage of an alternator over a generator is that:
a) the output of a generator fluctuates too much.
b) a generator can only produce alternating current.
c) an alternator wilf~(ye almost full power at engine idling ~.

d) an alternator produces
The correct answer is c.

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Question 74 (in database)


Connecting two 12 volt, 40 ampere-hour, capacity batteries in series will provide a battery of:

,) 12 vol"

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b) 24 volts and 8~pere-liou ~ ,9I~cto/5


c) 24 volts and 40 ampere-hours capacity.
d) 12 volts and 40 ampere hours capacity.
The correct answer is c.
Question 65 (in database)
A 100 Ampere -Hour battery:
a) will, in

theo~s~1y 20 Amps for up to 5 hours.

b) must be used in

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anothe similar battery.


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c) supplies the bus-bars through a 45 Ampere circuit breaker.


d) takes 100 hours to charge.
The correct answer is a.
Question 76 (in database )
Theoretically, a 100 amp/hr battery will supply 25 amps for:
a) 4 hours.
b) 25 minutes.
c) 100 minutes.
d) 25 hours.
The corre ct answer is a.

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Question 72 (in database)


A double pole electrical system:
a) is not requireg

cratt which are made of non-conductive materials.

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b) requires one
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back to the negativ side of th tjl;.rr~t9p r alternator.
c) has the return current flowing back through ttlU
d) is fail-safe, and so does not require a battery.
The correct answer is b.

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Question 67 (in database)


The diagram shows a light aircraft electrical power system. Click here to see the diagram. In
flight if the loadmeter reading drops to zero, the most probable cause is that the:
a) battery has been fully charged.

c) battery is flat.
d) bus-bar is oyer oaded.
The correct answer is b.

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Question 77 (in database)


Compared with the current flow through the starter circuit, which connects the battery to the
starter
through the starter switch in the start position is:
a) much
b) the same.

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c) much lower.

d) alternating.
The correct answer is c.
Question 66 (in database)
A fully charged battery:
a) is capable of supplying the total electrical load of an aircraft for one hour or more.
b) has an electrolyte with a specific gravity of 1.3.
c) will have an of[ loo, oltage of 2.0 Volts per cell.

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d) will never fail.


The correct answer is b.

Question 71 (in database)


Secondary cells:

a) cannot be recharged.
b) have an off-l oad voltage of \i.Y~
c) are used in hand-held equipment like radios and torches .
d) can be charged and discharged many times .
The correct answer is d.

Question 73 (in database)


Flying an aircraft with a flat battery, having started the engine using a ground source, is:
a) not recommended because the electrical loads will not be energised.
b) acceptable because the battery will be fully charged again before take off.
e) acceptable

beca~, the battery is never required in flight.


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d) not recommen~a o se !Qe batt~3" ay not charge correctly during flight.


The correct answer is d.
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Question 69 (in database)

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acid battery has a specific gravity of approximately:

a) 1.350

b) 2.275

c)1.170
d) 1.300
The correct answer is d.

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