Learning the code
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Pierre C Belarge
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I say all of the above.
There are study aides, and all kinds of reference material online, especially from the manufacturers...and most of that is FREE
Google or Bing will become your best friends.:wink:
I forgot to mention your peers.
PCN
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Everything you mentioned is great, plus there are some great corespondence courses out there that are very helpful. Take a code update course.
(Or buy a house in iwire's neighborhood and buy him lot's of beer in trade for tutoring. :grin
Check out Mike Holt's products, here is is just one example:
http://www.mikeholt.com/productitem...le=NEC&product_type=Course&searchtext=08ccdvd
For what it's worth I learn something on this forum almost everytime time I visit it.
(Or buy a house in iwire's neighborhood and buy him lot's of beer in trade for tutoring. :grin
Check out Mike Holt's products, here is is just one example:
http://www.mikeholt.com/productitem...le=NEC&product_type=Course&searchtext=08ccdvd
For what it's worth I learn something on this forum almost everytime time I visit it.
cadpoint
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From the hosts, web page, under free stuff is this good over view, and this is for 2008'
http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/freestuff/08_NEC_Index.pdf.
On the Front Page of the NEC thread line here is the FAQ's by the Cheif moderatro and in, there's also a complete list of changes of the 2008, there's some light reading for you...
http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/freestuff/08_NEC_Index.pdf.
On the Front Page of the NEC thread line here is the FAQ's by the Cheif moderatro and in, there's also a complete list of changes of the 2008, there's some light reading for you...
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brian john
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But to get to the level of some of the impressive NEC experts on this site I think osmosis helps.
JFletcher
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Fail an inspection. I guarantee you won't forget the sections you are failed on. :grin:
Seriously, this forum, reading the NEC, OJT, on-line resources, and so on are all great learning aides.
brian john
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What does help me is in lieu of waiting for a MH expert to answer the posted question , I look it up myself and hope I learn from that, in addition to reading.
jchavarria
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I want to know if in the code is permitted derivate two conductors 12 AWG from only one breaker of 20 A
e57
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Huh?!?!?
If I understand that? You want two conductors on one breaker????
The answer is yes - and it is not technicaly a code question, more of a listing issue. And the code requires you to follow the listing....
So, if the breaker is listed for two or more conductors of whatever size - then it is OK, if not - it is not....
Anyway welcome to the forum, but it might be a good idea to post a question in a thread of its own...
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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All of the above. If I were to recommend reading one article without waiting to have to, it would be 250.
cschmid
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just remember while learning the code that the code is the minumum safety standard and not a design guide.
frankgi
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As someone else had mentioned, if you are really serious in learning the code...Mike Holts "NEC Exam Preparation" cant be beat. 3000 (??) sample code questions and answers in all different formats (chapter by chapter or random)
Frank Gi
jmsbrush
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I think all comments are great, Just remember that it does not happen over night. The process of learning will be almost everyday ,if you decide to stay in the electrical industry and excel.
Also just because someone is great in the code, does not necessarily make him the best electrician in the field.
Also just because someone is great in the code, does not necessarily make him the best electrician in the field.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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One more thing: nobody is expected to memorize the NEC. You just need to learn how to find what you need when you need to.
quogueelectric
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Just post matter of factly here and if you are wrong it will be tatooed onto your buttocks so you dont forget.
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1.A do a job, review the NEC rules for that job.
2. Get volume 1 and 2 of Mike Holts Understanding the NEC
3. The NFPA handbook is good, but perhaps a bit advanced for beginners
4. Go the wholesale house, get catalogs from Sq D and Cutler Hammer, and review.
4. Subscribe to
EC&M, free and very worth while, Mike Holt writes for this magazine
EC magazine, its more on the contracting side, but still good.
5. Join IAEI and attend meetings. If you don't join you can still attend meetings. There section conferences are very reasonable, you will meet many code panel members
6, Hang out here.
2. Get volume 1 and 2 of Mike Holts Understanding the NEC
3. The NFPA handbook is good, but perhaps a bit advanced for beginners
4. Go the wholesale house, get catalogs from Sq D and Cutler Hammer, and review.
4. Subscribe to
EC&M, free and very worth while, Mike Holt writes for this magazine
EC magazine, its more on the contracting side, but still good.
5. Join IAEI and attend meetings. If you don't join you can still attend meetings. There section conferences are very reasonable, you will meet many code panel members
6, Hang out here.
brian john
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- Leesburg, VA
This is the NUMBER one most overlooked part of a job for many electricians.
e57
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What? Do the job - THEN look at the codes.... :-?
I say all of the above.
There are study aides, and all kinds of reference material online, especially from the manufacturers...and most of that is FREE
Google or Bing will become your best friends.:wink:
I forgot to mention your peers.
"BING", I understand stands for: But It's Not Google. :wink:
IMO, one can never know too much,but one can know too little, so the quest for knowledge is never ending.......
I remember this question from my 4th-year apprentice class. The instructor was asked what the best way to learn the code.
His reply was something like, "Well, you get into the trade in 1967 as an apprentice, become a journeyman in 1972, work in the field everyday doing a variety of both residential and commercial jobs, and the next thing you know, you've practically got it memorized!"
Today, his credentials are quite impressive. A member of CMP 3 for starters.
His reply was something like, "Well, you get into the trade in 1967 as an apprentice, become a journeyman in 1972, work in the field everyday doing a variety of both residential and commercial jobs, and the next thing you know, you've practically got it memorized!"
Today, his credentials are quite impressive. A member of CMP 3 for starters.
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