Electrical Standards Must Be Followed
A Quick Guide to Passing 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 legal and formal document which has to be renewed regularly. Inappropriate use of the license can set off automatic termination of the license. The government can suspend or revoke licenses of electricians who conduct illegal or immoral jobs. Requirements have to be met before electricians are granted a license. Usually, testing procedures and requirements vary with each state.
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Normally, you have to have work experience before taking a test. You should have a specified number of hours experience working in conformity with the law under a master electrician who will sign an affidavit stating that you are qualified. Once the state licensing board verifies your credentials, you are then scheduled to take the exam.
The exam is not easy, especially if you don’t prepare for it. Written exams test your knowledge of electrical theory, the NEC or National Electrical Code, and any local electric construction codes. The NEC is updated every three years. During exams, you are allowed to bring your copy of NEC (make sure it’s the most recent copy) and maybe other books like the NEC Handbook, American Electrician’s Handbook, Ferm’s Fast Finder and others.
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.
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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 make an effort of memorizing the Code. It’s unnecessary and just about downright impossible for others. What you can do is learn the structure of the Code so that you can look up anything immediately. It is helpful to memorize chapter headings and be skilled in using the Table of Contents and Index. So when you take the exam, you can find the answers to some questions almost instantly, and thus save time for the more difficult questions.
Memorizing the internal structures of some articles will also help. Include articles 240 Overcurrent Protection, 250 Grounding and Bonding, and 430 Motors, Motor Circuits and Controllers in your study. Make an extra effort to thoroughly know the Code’s structure. Because you are familiar with the Code’s structure, you can easily pinpoint the location of answers and save time. This will surely help you pass the electrician exam.
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