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Secrets on How to Pass the Master Electrician Exam
It’s tough being an electrician. It’s not as simple as fixing broken appliances and connecting wires. Electricians have to follow a Code and pass several tests in order to get a license. They have to perform competent work to guarantee the public’s safety and health. Licenses are there to help guard the public by preventing untrained and inexperienced people from performing the job.
An electrician’s license is a formal and legal document. The government has the power to suspend or revoke the licenses of electricians who perform illegal or immoral jobs. The licenses have to be renewed, and improper use can bring forth automatic termination of the license. The requirements and testing procedures for getting this certification vary from one area or state to another.
*News* Generally, you are required to have work experience before you can take a test. You should work in compliance with the law for a specified number of hours, and under a master electrician, who will then verify for your qualifications by signing an affidavit stating so. The state licensing board will then validate your credentials and afterwards, schedule an exam for you.
The exam is quite challenging, particularly if you don’t prepare for it. Tests are usually in written form and will assess your knowledge of electrical theory, the National Electric Code (NEC) and any local electric construction codes. Since exams are open-book, do bring with you an updated NEC copy and maybe other books including the NEC Handbook, American Electrician’s Handbook, Ferm’s Fast Finder and other materials.
Definitely bring in whatever is permitted. Your state may allow you to bring a set of index tabs installed on your Code book. If so, do that. Using tabs is a great timesaver. Also expect to be allowed to bring a calculator, pencils, scratch paper, and similar test items. Highly programmed electronic calculators that can solve problems based on the NEC are usually not allowed. Just use simple calculators.
*Update* Be prepared to do a lot of studying. In a year, study time of 15 hours a week is recommended. If you already have a journeyman’s license, then perform your work everything up to Code. For example, check out Article 358 and follow all Code requirements when running EMT. You will easily remember the answers to questions if you have already encountered and practiced it in your work.
Don’t attempt to memorize the Code. Most people can’t memorize it anyway and it’s unnecessary. All you have to do is learn the structure of the Code so that when you encounter questions, you can look up the answers immediately, because you know where to find them (what article, what page, etc.). It helps to memorize chapter headings and be proficient in using the Table of Contents and Index. By doing so, you can save time for the tougher questions.
It is recommended that you also memorize the internal structures of some articles. Such articles include 240 Overcurrent Protection, 250 Grounding and Bonding, and 430 Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers. If you’re thoroughly familiarized with the Code structure, you will be able to pinpoint the right page that contains the answers to questions immediately. With this help, you can surely pass the electrician exam.
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