Description : What method is used to prevent oscillations in large synchro units?
Last Answer : Mechanical damping.
Description : . What type of synchro system is used to transmit very large quantities?
Last Answer : A tri-speed synchro system.
Description : In a dual-speed synchro system what determines the two specific speeds at which the data will be transmitted?
Last Answer : The gear ratio between the two transmitters.
Description : What precaution should you take when substituting a synchro tester in a circuit for a transmitter?
Last Answer : Use only one receiver so as not to overload the tester.
Description : What is the most probable cause of trouble in a synchro system that has all of its receivers reading incorrectly?
Last Answer : The transmitter or main bus.
Description : What type of indicator is usually placed in the stator circuit of a torque synchro system?
Last Answer : An overload indicator.
Description : Name two types of trouble you would expect to find in a newly installed synchro system.
Last Answer : Improper wiring and misalignment.
Description : What should you do with a synchro that has a bad set of bearings?
Last Answer : Replace it.
Description : When you zero a synchro with a synchro tester, what is indicated by a jump in the synchro tester's dial when the S1 and S3 leads are momentarily shorted?
Last Answer : The synchro under test is not on electrical zero.
Description : What method of zeroing a synchro is perhaps the fastest but NOT necessarily the most accurate?
Last Answer : . The electrical lock method.
Description : When you zero a multispeed synchro system which synchro should you zero first?
Last Answer : The coarse synchro.
Description : Why should a synchro be rechecked for zero after it is clamped down?
Last Answer : To ensure that it did not move off zero while it was being clamped.
Description : When is a synchro receiver (TR) properly zeroed?
Last Answer : A TR is zeroed when electrical zero voltages exist across its stator windings at the same time its rotor is on zero or on its mechanical reference position.
Description : What is the purpose of the coarse setting of a synchro?
Last Answer : .It ensures the synchro is on 0º, not 180º.
Description : What is the main reason for using a multispeed synchro system instead of a single-speed synchro system?
Last Answer : Greater accuracy without the loss of self-synchronous operation.
Description : What is the name given to the synchro system that transmits data at two different speeds?
Last Answer : . A dual or double-speed synchro system.
Description : Why are synchro capacitors placed physically close to differentials transmitters and CTs?
Last Answer : To keep the connections as short as possible in order to maintain system.
Description : How are synchro capacitors connected in a circuit?
Last Answer : They are delta-connected across the stator windings.
Description : What type of current is eliminated by synchro capacitors?
Last Answer : Magnetizing current.
Description : What type of synchros usually require the use of synchro capacitors?
Last Answer : TDXs, CDXs, and Cts.
Description : What is the purpose of the synchro capacitor?
Last Answer : To improve overall synchro system accuracy by reducing stator currents.
Description : In a control synchro system, when is the output of the CT reduced to zero?
Last Answer : When the CX and CT rotors are in correspondence.
Description : What type of synchro is used in systems requiring large amounts of power and a high degree of accuracy?
Last Answer : A control synchro.
Description : What determines whether a differential synchro adds or subtracts?
Last Answer : The way the differential synchro is connected in a system is the deciding factor on whether the unit adds or subtracts its inputs.
Description : What leads in a simple synchro system are connected to the ac power line?
Last Answer : The rotor leads.
Description : What two components make up a simple synchro transmission system?
Last Answer : A synchro transmitter and a synchro receiver.
Description : What is the physical difference between a synchro transmitter and a synchro receiver?
Last Answer : A synchro receiver uses some form of damping to retard excessive oscillations or spinning.
Description : Describe the zero-position of a synchro transmitter.
Last Answer : The transmitter is in its zero-position when the rotor is aligned with the S2 stator winding.
Description : When will a synchro generate more heat than it is designed to handle?
Last Answer : Synchros have one primary winding that can be turned through 360º and three secondary windings spaced 120º apart.
Description : What unit of measurement refers to the torque of a synchro transmitter
Last Answer : Ounce-inches.
Description : In a TDX system with standard synchro connections, the TX rotor is at 120º and the TDX rotor is at 40º. What position will the TR indicate?
Last Answer : . 80º.
Description : What are the two major components of a synchro?
Last Answer : The rotor and the stator.
Description : On the synchro schematic symbol, what indicates the angular displacement of the rotor?
Last Answer : . The position of the arrow.
Description : Which of the two synchro designation codes is indicated by 5DG on a synchro nameplate?
Last Answer : The Navy prestandard designation code.
Description : What does the code 26V-11TX4D mean on a synchro nameplate?
Last Answer : It is the third modification of a 26-volt 400-hertz (torque) synchro transmitter whose body diameter is between 1.01 and 1.10 inches
Description : What is the difference between a torque synchro and a control synchro?
Last Answer : A torque synchro is used for light loads and a control synchro is used in systems desired to move heavy loads.
Description : Name the two general classifications of synchro systems
Last Answer : Torque and control.
Description : What is the primary purpose of a synchro system?
Last Answer : Precise and rapid transmission of data between equipment and stations.
Description : Which are more sensitive to alignment errors, single mode or multimode fibers?
Last Answer : Single mode.
Description : List the three basic errors that occur during fiber alignment.
Last Answer : Fiber separation (longitudinal misalignment), lateral misalignment, and angular misalignment.
Description : Do small core distortions formed by arc fusion's self alignment mechanism have more of an affect on light propagating through multimode or single mode fibers?
Last Answer : Single mode fibers.
Description : If the reference point in question 25 were connected to ground, what would be the voltage level of the reference point?
Last Answer : Zero volts.
Description : A circuit has a source voltage of 100 volts and two 50-ohm resistors connected in series. If the reference point for this circuit is placed between the two resistors, what would be the voltage at the reference point?
Last Answer : 50 volts.
Description : In reference to the schematic symbol for a diode, do electrons flow toward or away from the arrow?
Last Answer : Toward the arrow.
Description : What transmission method uses a stable cw reference oscillator, which is locked in phase with the transmitter frequency?
Last Answer : Pulse-Doppler.
Description : In reference to dB meters, 0 dBm represents 1 milliwatt into what value of load?
Last Answer : 600-ohm load.
Description : On DIP and flat-pack ICs viewed from the top, pin 1 is located on which side of the reference mark?
Last Answer : Left.
Description : What is known as the alignment of the three color guns to a common point? A. Confetti B. Divergence C. Convergence D. Synchronization
Last Answer : C. Convergence
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 Passive crossover components cause some frequencies to be delayed with respect to the other frequencies at the crossover point. A. Phase shift B. Phase correction C. Phase-error correction D. Time alignment
Last Answer : A. Phase shift
Description : Figure 'A' of the diagram shown in the illustration represents a ______________. EL-0092 A. differential transformer B. saturable reactor C. synchro system D. magnetic amplifier
Last Answer : Answer: C