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1.Ontheaircraft,thebatteryisnormallychargedby
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a.constantvoltagemethod.
b.eitherconstantvoltageorconstantcurrentmethod.
c.constantcurrentmethod
d.neitherconstantvoltagenorconstantcurrentmethod.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotasymptomofthermalrunaway?
a.Currentsurge.
b.Violentgassing.
c.Boilingelectrolyte
d.Meltingofplatesandcasing.

3.Whichofthefollowingisusedtodeterminetheterminalvoltageof
batterycellswhenthebatteryisunderload?
a.Hydrometer
b.Highratedischargetest
c.Capacitytest
d.Insulationtest

4.Forachargedleadacidbattery,whatisthechemicalreaction
residueatthepositiveplate?
a.Leadperoxide
b.Leadsulphate
c.Lead
d.Sulphur

5.Foradischargedleadacidbattery,whatisthechemicalreaction
residueatthepositiveplate?
a.Leadperoxide
b.Leadsulphate
c.Lead
d.Sulphur

6.Whichofthefollowingisnottheprincipalfunctionoftheaircraft
batteries?
a.Tomaintainthed.csystemvoltagethroughoutflight.
b.Tomaintainthed.csystemvoltageundertransientconditions.
c.Tosupplypowerforshorttermheavyloadswhengeneratoror
groundpowerisnotavailable.
d.Tosupplylimitedamountsofpowertoessentialflight
instruments,radiocommunicationequipmentunderemergency
conditions.

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutthebattery?
a.Toconvertchemicalenergyintoelectricalenergy.
b.Toconvertmechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy.
c.Toconvertelectricalenergytomechanicalenergy.
d.Toconvertelectricalenergyintochemicalenergy.

8.Whatisthefunctionofastoragebatteryduringnormaloperationof
aircraft?
a.Generate400Hz.ACthroughtheinverter.
b.Powerallindicatorsincockpitduringnightflight
c.Useasauxiliarypowerwhengeneratoroperationisnot
satisfactory.
d.KeepATCcommunicationsystempowered.
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9.Whatisthecorrectconstructiondetailofa24Vleadacidbattery?
a.Consistsof12cellsinseries
b.Consistsof6cellsinseries.
c.Consistsof12cellsinparallel.
d.Consistsof18cellsinparallel.

10.Whatshouldbethechangeinspecificgravityoftheelectrolyteinnickelcadmium
batteryfromfullydischargedtofullychargedcondition?
a.1.240to1.260
b.1.260to1.280
c.1.280to1.30
d.Thespecificgravitydoesnotindicatethestateofchargein
thecaseofnickelcadmiumcell

11.Whatismeantbyusefullifeofasecondarybattery?
a.Itisequaltoamperehour.
b.Itisequaltonumberofchargedischargecyclestimesamperehour.
c.Itisequaltonumberofchargedischargecyclesbeforeitscapacityis
reducedtouneconomicallevel.
d.Itisequaltothenumberofyearsofoperationbeforethefullychargedvoltage
dropsto90%ofthevoltageofanewbattery.

12.Howtomeasureinsulationresistanceofabattery?
a.Measurebetweenpositiveterminalofbatteryandmetalplate
thatisincontactwithmetalfittingsofthebattery
b.Measurebetweennegativeterminalofbatteryandmetalplate
thatisincontactwithmetalfittingsofthebattery
c.Measurebetweenshortedpositiveandnegativeterminalsof
batteryandmetalplatethatisincontactwithmetalfittingsof
thebattery
d.Measurebetweenpositiveterminalofbatteryandelectrolyteinsidebattery.

13.Whatistheminimumacceptableinsulationresistanceforan
aircraftbattery?
a.Shouldbeatleast0.5Megaohms.
b.Shouldbegreaterthan5Megaohms.
c.Shouldbeatleast5000ohms.
d.Shouldbegreaterthan5Gigaohms.

14.InordertoeliminatecellimbalanceinNiCdbatteries,weshould
completelydischargecellsandrecharge.Whatisthenameofthis
method?
a.Capacityreconditioningmethod
b.Constantvoltagechargingmethod.
c.Constantcurrentchargingmethod.
d.Powerchargingmethod.

1.Whenchargingcurrentisappliedtoanickelcadmiumbattery,
thecellsemitgasonly
a.whentheelectrolytelevelislow.
b.ifthecellsaredefective.
c.towardtheendofthechargingcycle.
d.whenthebatterycasingcracks.

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2.Whatpartofanickelcadmiumcellhelpstopreventthermal
runaway?
a.Theseparator.
b.Thenegativeplate.
c.Thepositiveplate.
d.Thecasing.

3.Iftheinsulationresistanceofalead/acidbatteryisdown,
itindicates
a.caseleakage.
b.leakagebetweenpositiveandnegativeterminals.
c.intercellleakage.
d.Alltheaboveanswers.

4.Theelectrolytelevelofanicadbattery
a.fallsduringcharge.
b.fallsduringdischarge.
c.risesduringdischarge.
d.mayriseorfallduringdischarge.

5.A24V40AHbatterydischargesat200mA.Howlongwillitlast?
a.400hours.
b.300hours.
c.200hours.
d.Noanswer.

6.Theinternalresistanceofabatteryoffloadcomparedtoonloadis
a.thesame.
b.increased.
c.decreased.
d.mayincreaseordecrease.

7.Whenthetemperatureoftheelectrolyteinabatteryincreases,the
specficgravity(SG)
a.remainsthesame.
b.goesup.
c.goesdown.
d.maygoupordown.

8.Theelectrolyteinanicadbatteryis
a.potassiumhydroxide.
b.nickelhydroxide.
c.cadmiumhydroxide.
d.sodiumhydroxide

9.Two2volt10AHcellsareconnectedinseries,theoutput
voltageandthecapacitywouldbe
a.4volt10AH.
b.4volt20AH.
c.2volt,20AH.
d.2volt,10AH.

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10.Whatistheamperehourratingofastoragebatterythatis
designedtodeliver45amperesfor2.5hours?
a.112.5amperehour.
b.90.0amperehour.
c.45.0amperehour.
d.Noanswer.

11.Two12V,40amphour(Ah)batteriesconnectedinparallel
willproduce
a.24V,80Ah
b.12V,80Ah
c.24V,40Ah
d.12V,40Ah

12.Ifabatteryhasgotlowinternalresistance,thenthe
a.noloadvoltagewillbethesameasonloadvoltage.
b.onloadvoltagewillbegreaterthannoloadvoltage.
c.noloadvoltagewillbegreaterthanonloadvoltage.
d.noloadvoltagecanbethegreaterorlessthanonload
voltage.

13.Twobatteries12Vand40Aheach,areinseries.Whatisthetotal
capacity?
a.12V,80Ah.
b.24V,40Ah
c.24V,80Ah
d.12V,40Ah

14.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocausethermalrunawayina
nickelcadmiumbattery?
a.Ahighinternalresistancecondition.
b.Highcurrentchargingofthebatterytomorethan100percent
ofitscapacity.
c.Excessivecurrentdrawnfromthebattery.
d.Highterminalvoltageofthebattery.

15.A20cellbatterywitheachcellhavinganinternalresistanceof
0.1ohmsischargedwith2leadshavingatotalresistanceof0.1ohms.
Thebatteryischargedwithacurrentof5amps.Whatisthecharging
voltage?
a.0.5V
b.10.5V
c.0.005V
d.Noanswer

16.Two10V,20Ahbatteriesareconnectedinparallelandconnected
acrossa10ohmload.Howlongcouldtheysupplynormalcurrentbefore
thevoltagebeginstodecay?.
a.40hours
b.20hours
c.4hours
d.Noanswer.

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17.Abatteryratedat40Ahwillsupply200mAfor
a.200hours
b.20hours
c.5hours
d.2hours

18.Whencheckingthespecificgravity(SG)oftheelectrolytein
aleadacidbattery,youshould
a.checkanycellbecausetheywillallbethesame
b.checkonlytheno.1cellbecauseitisthemastercell.
c.checkallcellsbecausetheymaybedifferent.
d.checkonlythelastcellbecauseitisthemastercell

19.Thepotentialdifferenceattheterminalsofanopencircuit
batterywithasmallinternalresistancewillbe
a.morethantheEMF.
b.lessthantheEMF.
c.thesameastheEMF.
d.maybemorethanorlessthantheEMF.

20.A24voltsourceisrequiredtofurnish48wattstoaparallel
circuitconsistingoffourresistorsofequalvalue.Whatisthe
voltagedropacrosseachresistor?
a.12volts.
b.24volts.
c.3volts.
d.Noanswer.