CT E-1 exam

[bill@usps06492]

I took and passed the CT E-1 exam, both sections, on 6/17/09. I used a Tom Henrys and Electrician's Exam Prep Guide, cd-rom by Dale Brickner to study for the NEC portion. I spent about 1-1.5 hrs 2-3 times perweek going over the material. I also took the prep course at IMTI in Waterbury. This 2 day class is very intense and you have a lot of information given to you in those two 10 hour days. It can actually add to the stress. But they do give you a weeks worth of online training to do at your own pace, at home after going through their course.. The business law was tough because it's all based on the book, so you need to tab it, and go through it, highlight, and know where to find the information. Also I used these post-it note colored tads to tab out the business law and other parts of the NEC. The exam proctor made me staple in all those tabs to the books before I could go in and take the exam. I also purchased the Fire alarm code and the OSHA CFR 29. There are questions on the exam from both of these books and most are common sense if you read the question real good and the answers you'll be able to make an educated guess. I would suggest asking someone whom has already taken the exam to borrow their F.A. code and OSHA book unless you have a need for them after the exam. The exams are timed so you do not have alot of time to be hunting through books looking for answers. There are some calculations, I had trouble with a few of them so I marked the questions and went back at the end and worked on them until my time ran out. It's better to anwser all the questions then leave it blank, there's a 25% chance you may have picked the correct answer.
So best of luck with the exam, E-1, or E-2. The only time we fail is when we don't try.
Bill