1.

On the aircraft, the battery is normally charged by

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*a. constant voltage method.
b. either constant voltage or constant current method.
c. constant current method
d. neither constant voltage nor constant current method.


2. Which of the following is not a symptom of thermal runaway?

*a. Current surge.
b. Violent gassing.
c. Boiling electrolyte
d. Melting of plates and casing.


3. Which of the following is used to determine the terminal voltage of
battery cells when the battery is under load?

a. Hydrometer
*b. High rate discharge test
c. Capacity test
d. Insulation test


4. For a charged lead acid battery, what is the chemical reaction
residue at the positive plate?

*a. Lead peroxide
b. Lead sulphate
c. Lead
d. Sulphur


5. For a discharged lead acid battery, what is the chemical reaction
residue at the positive plate?

a. Lead peroxide
*b. Lead sulphate
c. Lead
d. Sulphur


6. Which of the following is not the principal function of the aircraft
batteries?

*a. To maintain the d.c system voltage throughout flight.
b. To maintain the d.c system voltage under transient conditions.
c. To supply power for short term heavy loads when generator or
ground power is not available.
d. To supply limited amounts of power to essential flight
instruments, radio communication equipment under emergency
conditions.


7. Which of the following statement is true about the battery?

*a. To convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
b. To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
c. To convert electrical energy to mechanical energy.
d. To convert electrical energy into chemical energy.


8. What is the function of a storage battery during normal operation of
aircraft?

a. Generate 400 Hz. AC through the inverter.
b. Power all indicators in cockpit during night flight
*c. Use as auxiliary power when generator operation is not
satisfactory.
d. Keep ATC communication system powered.


9. What is the correct construction detail of a 24V lead-acid battery?

*a. Consists of 12 cells in series
b. Consists of 6 cells in series.
c. Consists of 12 cells in parallel.
d. Consists of 18 cells in parallel.


10. What should be the change in specific gravity of the electrolyte in nickel-cadmium
battery from fully discharged to fully charged condition?

a. 1.240 to 1.260
b. 1.260 to 1.280
c. 1.280 to 1.30
*d. The specific gravity does not indicate the state of charge in
the case of nickel-cadmium cell


11. What is meant by useful life of a secondary battery?

a. It is equal to ampere-hour.
b. It is equal to number of charge-discharge cycles times ampere-hour.
*c. It is equal to number of charge-discharge cycles before its capacity is
reduced to uneconomical level.
d. It is equal to the number of years of operation before the fully charged voltage
drops to 90% of the voltage of a new battery.


12. How to measure insulation resistance of a battery?

*a. Measure between positive terminal of battery and metal plate
that is in contact with metal fittings of the battery
b. Measure between negative terminal of battery and metal plate
that is in contact with metal fittings of the battery
c. Measure between shorted positive and negative terminals of
battery and metal plate that is in contact with metal fittings of
the battery
d. Measure between positive terminal of battery and electrolyte inside battery.


13. What is the minimum acceptable insulation resistance for an
aircraft battery?

*a. Should be at least 0.5 Mega ohms.
b. Should be greater than 5 Mega ohms.
c. Should be at least 5000 ohms.
d. Should be greater than 5 Giga ohms.


14. In order to eliminate cell imbalance in Ni-Cd batteries, we should
completely discharge cells and recharge. What is the name of this
method?

*a. Capacity reconditioning method
b. Constant voltage charging method.
c. Constant current charging method.
d. Power charging method.
1. When charging current is applied to a nickel-cadmium battery,
the cells emit gas only

a. when the electrolyte level is low.
b. if the cells are defective.
*c. toward the end of the charging cycle.
d. when the battery casing cracks.


2. What part of a nickel-cadmium cell helps to prevent thermal
runaway?

*a. The separator.
b. The negative plate.
c. The positive plate.
d. The casing.


3. If the insulation resistance of a lead/acid battery is down,
it indicates

*a. case leakage.
b. leakage between positive and negative terminals.
c. intercell leakage.
d. All the above answers.


4. The electrolyte level of a ni-cad battery

a. falls during charge.
*b. falls during discharge.
c. rises during discharge.
d. may rise or fall during discharge.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
The electrolyte level of a nicad battery falls during
discharge (but the s.g. remains constant).


5. A 24V 40AH battery discharges at 200mA. How long will it last?

a. 400 hours.
b. 300 hours.
*c. 200 hours.
d. No answer.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
200mA goes into 1A-5 times. 5 * 40 = 200 hours.


6. The internal resistance of a battery off load compared to on load is

*a. the same.
b. increased.
c. decreased.
d. may increase or decrease.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Internal resistance is constant, regardless of load.


7. When the temperature of the electrolyte in a battery increases, the
specfic gravity (SG)

a. remains the same.
b. goes up.
*c. goes down.
d. may go up or down.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Volume rises with temperature, but mass does not. SG is
a measure of the electrolyte density (which is mass / volume).


8. The electrolyte in a nicad battery is

*a. potassium hydroxide.
b. nickel hydroxide.
c. cadmium hydroxide.
d. sodium hydroxide


9. Two 2 volt 10AH cells are connected in series, the output
voltage and the capacity would be

*a. 4 volt 10 AH.
b. 4 volt 20 AH.
c. 2 volt, 20 AH.
d. 2 volt, 10AH.


10. What is the ampere-hour rating of a storage battery that is
designed to deliver 45 amperes for 2.5 hours?

*a. 112.5 ampere-hour.
b. 90.0 ampere-hour.
c. 45.0 ampere-hour.
d. No answer.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Ampere.hours means amps * hours.


11. Two 12V, 40 amp hour (Ah) batteries connected in parallel
will produce

a. 24V, 80 Ah
*b. 12V, 80 Ah
c. 24V, 40 Ah
d. 12V, 40Ah


12. If a battery has got low internal resistance, then the

a. no load voltage will be the same as on load voltage.
b. on load voltage will be greater than no load voltage.
*c. no load voltage will be greater than on load voltage.
d. no load voltage can be the greater or less than on load
voltage.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
The internal resistance will always drop the voltage and
reduce the terminal voltage. It is the same whether it is high or
low internal resistance - just a matter of 'how much'.


13. Two batteries 12V and 40 Ah each, are in series. What is the total
capacity?

a. 12V, 80 Ah.
*b. 24V, 40 Ah
c. 24V, 80Ah
d. 12V, 40Ah

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Batteries in series - voltage increases but capacity
remains the same (vice versa if they were in parallel).


14. Which of the following is most likely to cause thermal runaway in a
nickel-cadmium battery?

a. A high internal resistance condition.
*b. High current charging of the battery to more than 100 percent
of its capacity.
c. Excessive current drawn from the battery.
d. High terminal voltage of the battery.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Thermal runaway usually occurs on charging.


15. A 20 cell battery with each cell having an internal resistance of
0.1 ohms is charged with 2 leads having a total resistance of 0.1 ohms.
The battery is charged with a current of 5 amps. What is the charging
voltage?

a. 0.5V
*b. 10.5V
c. 0.005V
d. No answer

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Total battery internal resistance = 0.1 * 20 = 2 ohms,
Total circuit resistance, including leads = 2 + 0.1 = 2.1 ohms, V
= I * R = 5A * 2.1 ohms = 10.5V.


16. Two 10V, 20 Ah batteries are connected in parallel and connected
across a 10 ohm load. How long could they supply normal current before
the voltage begins to decay?.

*a. 40 hours
b. 20 hours
c. 4 hours
d. No answer.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Use Ohms law to work out the current (1A). Two batteries
in parallel then rating is doubled (40 Ah)


17. A battery rated at 40 Ah will supply 200 mA for

*a. 200 hours
b. 20 hours
c. 5 hours
d. 2 hours

Incorrect Answer Reply:
200 mA = 0.2 A, therefore 40 Ah / 0.2 A = 200 hours.


18. When checking the specific gravity (SG) of the electrolyte in
a lead acid battery, you should

a. check any cell because they will all be the same
b. check only the no. 1 cell because it is the master cell.
*c. check all cells because they may be different.
d. check only the last cell because it is the master cell


19. The potential difference at the terminals of an open circuit
battery with a small internal resistance will be

a. more than the EMF.
b. less than the EMF.
*c. the same as the EMF.
d. may be more than or less than the EMF.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
EMF is the battery voltage (i.e. that which is written
on the side of it) and the PD is the actual terminal voltage. If
it is open circuit, no current flows to drop a voltage across the
internal resistance so they are the same.


20. A 24-volt source is required to furnish 48 watts to a parallel
circuit consisting of four resistors of equal value. What is the
voltage drop across each resistor?

a. 12 volts.
*b. 24 volts.
c. 3 volts.
d. No answer.

Incorrect Answer Reply:
Resistors ion parallel, voltage across each one is the
same and equal to the source voltage (if nothing else is in
series with them).