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1. What is used to generate the air used to operate an air brake system?
2. What pressure range do most air brake systems operate at?
3. At what level should the low-pressure warning device engage?
4. How much push rod travel should be present in a hand-pull test for the brakes to be effective?
5. What term is given to the emergency application of the "spring" or parking brakes?
6. If you were towing a trailer equipped with air brakes, and your service line were to rupture, what would happen?
7. If you were pulling a trailer, and the supply line were to rupture, what would happen?
8. Automatic slack adjusters must be adjusted every day.
9. What keeps a ready supply of air at bay near the back service brakes, so as to apply the brakes faster, and reduce brake lag?
10. Should the trailer hand valve be used to park the vehicle?
11. In a dual circuit air brake system, what will happen if the primary reservoir loses its air supply?
12. What prevents air from flowing from the reservoir back into the compressor?
13. What is meant by the term "compounding"?
14. In a type 30 brake chamber, how much force is exerted on the push rod if a 40 PSI brake application is made?
15. What does the compressor do when the air system reaches operating pressure?
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