✨ Technical Examination Syllabus
MAY 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2181
Electric lighting :—
Theory and general description of modern electric illuminants—
arc lamps, flame and vapour lamps, incandescent lamps.
Care and regulation of arc lamps.
Incandescent lamps — modern types, their efficiency and
characteristics ; methods of connecting.
Electric-light fittings.
Wiring and protection of circuits.
Rules governing the wiring of electric circuits (I.E.E.).
G. Hydraulics.
Analogies between electricity and hydraulics.
Weight and pressure of water.
Theoretical velocity of water due to pressure.
Frictional losses in nozzles and pipes.
Sectional area of pipes used in hydraulic transmission.
Measurement of water passing over weirs.
Measurement of water in running streams.
Approximate efficiency of different classes of water-wheels.
Types of wheels most suitable for high and low pressures.
Wheels suitable for driving magneto-generators for exchange ringing.
Relation between speed of wheels and pressure.
Lord Kelvin’s hydraulic wire-testing machine.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
H. Telegraph systems of working ; testing ; protection : Pass marks,
50 per cent.
J. Telephone systems and equipment ; transmission : Pass marks,
50 per cent.
K. Telegraph and telephone engineering as applied to underground
construction ; properties of telegraph and telephone materials :
Pass marks, 50 per cent.
L. Advanced electrical engineering as applied to the generation,
transmission, and utilization of electric light and power ; gas
and oil engines : Pass marks, 50 per cent.
DETAILS OF SYLLABUS.
H.—Telegraph Systems of Working; Testing; Protection.
Wiring, testing, and fault-localization.
Single- and double-current duplex.
Wheatstone automatic, simplex and duplex.
Quadruplex.
Theory of type-printing apparatus.
Cable transmission.
Concentration, intercommunication, and common-battery systems.
Superimposed circuits.
Methods of counteracting the effects of capacity and inductance.
Repeaters ; principle and arrangement of simplex and duplex
repeaters.
Forked and divided quadruplex.
Wireless telegraphy ; principles and circuits of systems used by the
Department.
Protective devices ; protection of telegraph and telephone lines and
apparatus from lightning and from power circuits.
J. Telephone Systems and Equipment ; Transmission.
Small switchboards : Single-cord and cordless boards, standard
magneto-boards.
Large switchboards : Multiple principle, branching multiple.
Magneto systems.
Common-battery systems.
Subscribers’ sections, junction sections.
Lamp-signalling arrangements, including protective devices.
Construction of exchange plants :—
Main frames, intermediate frames.
Meter, relay, coil, and condenser racks.
Power plant, fuse-boards.
Methods of wiring, cable colour codes.
Desks for testing-officers, supervisors, &c.
Methods of handling traffic between local exchanges and between
trunk and local exchanges.
Different types of junction circuits.Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1914, No 54
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1914, No 54
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Regulations for Post and Telegraph Department Officers
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🚂 Transport & CommunicationsPost and Telegraph Department, Regulations, Examinations, Promotions, Cadets, Efficiency Tests
🚂 Electric Lighting Syllabus
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsElectric lighting, Arc lamps, Incandescent lamps, Wiring, Circuit protection
🚂 Hydraulics Syllabus
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsHydraulics, Water pressure, Water-wheels, Hydraulic transmission
🚂 Assistant Engineers and Electricians Syllabus
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsTelegraph systems, Telephone systems, Electrical engineering, Gas engines, Oil engines
🚂 Telegraph Systems of Working; Testing; Protection
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsTelegraph systems, Fault localization, Cable transmission, Wireless telegraphy, Protective devices
🚂 Telephone Systems and Equipment; Transmission
🚂 Transport & CommunicationsTelephone systems, Switchboards, Magneto systems, Common-battery systems, Exchange plants