Advice for future electrician? Going to start my cert ii and land an apprenticeship I'm 1 month before my course what do I need to focus on studying?
Advice for future electrician?
Advice for future electrician? Going to start my cert ii and land an apprenticeship I'm 1 month before my course what do I need to focus on studying?
>what do I need to focus on studying?
How to be an electrician. Or, maybe english punctuation.
lol the comma is incorrectly used you didactic shithead
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I've been studying electrical principle trades e5 that my course recommends but isn't required to buy. I was studying a more simple book 'Basic Electricity by Charles w ryan before this textbook aswell.
What I'm asking is where I can get other sources of information to learn from? Youtube channels, books, forums. I would love if anyone has any recommendations that helped them learn in the electrical trade.
Why does Volt have the skinniest arms when she's doing all the pushing?
>Youtube channels
youtube.com/@BenEater
youtube.com/@bigclivedotcom
youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections
>books
Basic physics books. E.g. pic related.
>forums
PrepHole and PrepHole will explain everything to you in autistic detail for free. Just be prepared for everyone to call you a moron for not already understanding. When you get to the point that your first reply is no longer "OP is moronic", you are ready for all your certs.
> volt is skinny
Volt can get through thinner wires without any problem. If she were drawn to scale, she would be even skinnier than that.
Is that going to be on the test?
If you are open about teaching im interested. I have a sadly pretty broken english due to my more dominant german speeking habits. when do i put , and .?
danke sehr netter herr
Knowledge of physical nature of electricity is good and always welcomed for electrician.
But as technical personal you have to consider that you gonna work with standardized systems, where principals of mechanical engineering in use as well, so it will be nice to familiarise yourself with standarts and typical equipment and tools used in your country.
After my cert II I want to work as an apprentice and do my 4 years with reliable people. I know the electric trade can be pretty broad but realistically I might be doing alot of commercial work. I eventually want to have the education or experience to work industrial electrician. I've been doing lots of research on what kind of PPE I'll need and tools and such. Very expensive however I have good support from family and gf. Trying to save every dollar I can on ppe ATM. I really am excited to get hands on experience and learn, I have called a few local businesses to see if I could be a trade assistant. Didn't catch anything but was good to get to know the kind of blokes that run around here.
Massive thank you bro. Youtube has been a great tool for me learning about alot of the physics and the concept of everything along with the math involved about electricity (if that makes any sense). Basically all your theory. Will deffs pick up basic physic books, been really enjoying learning about it alot, I find that books are alot better than randomly typing into Google to learn. Didn't know those other boards even existed but I will start lurking there and ask things I stump on.
What certs are you talking about, whats the process and why did you choose that route? Genuinely curious as im trying to get an ET card through community college to get a start on construction wireman experience. Cant find any entry point into any construction job or electrical.
Jim Pytel, on Big Bad Tech, on utube. That guy does some serious, in-depth training on a wide range of subjects, mostly electrical, electronic, hydraulic - he's an instructor and basically puts his notes on video. https://www.youtube.com/@bigbadtech/playlists
Hope you enjoy roughing in new houses. On new construction jobs you'll learn electrician skills like how to rip down ductwork or plumbing that's in your way to run your wiring, how to run 14 outlets on the same circuit, how to install that one switch that has wires going to it but no one can figure out what it switches. You'll also learn which scrap yards pay the most for stolen wire when you need a fix.
Yeah I'll expect some real shit kicking jobs too being an apprentice, however it's all about the learning process right? I did alot of work experience as a carpenter / commercial construction when I was 15 and 16. It was hard work, and gave me a good perspective on how much effort your going to have to put in on jobs.
Am in AUS but I will check him out cheers
Thank you. He has alot of content I appreciate it man.
>Am in AUS but I will check him out cheers
youre a complete fricking idiot then. watching videos on american code is fricking stupig seeing as youre australian.
No, if you’ve read and understood the standards, you’d realize the international, american (and other colonies) are derived from BS7671 (first edition of which came out in 1882) and all the basic principles are the same.
Sure, there’s some differences and local codes as well, but codes specify the minimum standard, you can always do it better than required.
Who decided their sockets have to look like the ghost face guy from Scream?
bc ghosts play a much larger role in their culture ig
>how to install that one switch that has wires going to it but no one can figure out what it switches.
kek, my house came with 3
>t.plumber
If you’re in the USA then check out Mike Holt. He has a shitload of useful info about the current electrical code.
If you’re not in the US then idk lol
study codes in your area and how things are commonly wired up
how electricity actually works is for electrical engineers, not electricians
Learn to bend conduit well. That skill alone can keep you employed.
t. Retired electrician
apprentice here, only been on for a couple months but Ive noticed this as well. Bending conduit is really an acquired skill Ive noticed and its legit just exp from what I can tell, but that alone will make you valuable as frick. The hardest and best workers on my site who are teaching me are godlike at conduit and been there 7+ years
study how three ways and four ways work
study how to put together a residential electric panel
understand the difference between bonding and grounding
study wire gauges and their respective breakers
study how to give a shit
get into hvac instead
it blows my mind how many people think that a job you do with your hands and feet needs to be "studied" from a book
Just get an IBEW apprenticeship, they teach you everything you need and you get paid better.
They dont just hand those out. You apply and test and interview among a few hundred applicants in order of rank
Hey guys can you please not post those kinds of pictures for the OP, sometimes I show a co-worker something funny on here and I don't want them thinking I'm a creep-o who looks at cartoon porn drawings all the time.
>PrepHole
Where the hell do you think you are bro.
>not post those kinds of pictures
OK. Here you go.
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Anybody know about how long a 10hp outboard needs to run to break even on the power used to start it with the electric starter? Are we talking 10 minutes or 3 hours? Assume cruise revs and the battery is already decently charged up to a reasonable level.
Any advice for me too? I will start 2 weeks later in my dad's friend's business. He said i will do cabling. any basics i shoud learn? or any trick that will fascinate my "team leader"?
Goodluck man
Don't fry yourself and you're golden.
cabling.. is that like pulling 2 gauge wire? better eat some eggs man, them shits are heavy as frick!