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Unit 6 Fasteners

1.

Which of the following is not a type of nail used in HVAC
Common

Carpentry

Roofing

Finishing

Carpentry is not a type of nail used in HVAC

2.

What term is used to indicate nail size? And the abbreviation

Hint: coin

Penny

D. for Denarius

3.

What tool is used to spread the ends of a staple?

Outward clinch tacker

4.

What are hollow rivets assembled in?

A pin called a mandrel

5.

What fastener is used to attach two pieces of sheet metal together?

Pin rivets

6.

A tapping screw that is identified as an 8-20 x 1 Type AB, slotted hex is how long?

1 in

7.

6-20 × 1/2 Type AB, Slotted hex has a screw number of what?

6

8.

A machine screw that is identified as a 1/4–18 UNC-2 is how long?

What does 18 represent?

Cannot be determined from this information

Number of threads per inch

9.

Toggle bolts are best suited for securing objects to __________.

Hollow walls

10.

When using a toggle bolt, it is important to make certain that _________.

The object being secured is placed on the bolt before threading the toggle onto it.

11.

Powder-actuated fastener systems are most commonly used to secure objects to

Concrete slabs and walls

12.

You must be properly trained and licensed to use which of the following:

  • solderless wiring connectors.
  • threaded rod support systems.
  • pin rivets.
  • powder-actuated fasteners.

Powder-actuated fasteners

13.

What is a lag shield anchor?

A two-part shield with tapered internal threads

14.

Threaded rod can be attached to steel I-beams with _________.

Beam clamps

15.

The pipe-hanging device that is hammered or driven into a wood support is the _______.

Pipe hook

16.

What is perforated strapping material is used with?

With nuts and bolts to secure the piping material

17.

How are retaining rings typically classified?

Internal or External

**Retaining rings, also referred to as snap-rings, are fasteners that hold a component either onto a shaft or inside some type of housing

18.

The ring tongue, hook tongue, and snap terminal are all examples of ____?

Crimped-on solderless terminals

19.

Which of the following is true regarding the use of screw terminals?

  • Either solid or stranded wire can be secured under screw terminals.
  • Only stranded wire should be secured under screw terminals.
  • Only solid wire should be secured under screw terminals.
  • Neither solid nor stranded wire should be secured under screw terminals.

Only solid wire should be secured under screw terminals.

20.

Which of the following is true regarding cotter pins?

  • They are secured in internal grooves in a shaft or channel.
  • They are inserted into a shaft hole and do not need to be bent.
  • They are inserted into a shaft hole and bent around to secure.
  • They are secured in external grooves in a shaft.
  • They are secured in external grooves in a shaft.

    **answer on cengage
  • Cotter pins are usually inserted into a shaft hole and bent, though some varieties don't have to be bent.