Passed GA Master Exam!!!

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Forgot to add congrats! I know the feeling got my masters when I was 25 ( 35 years ago) and I still enjoy displaying it.
 
congrats on your masters exam !
now i'm not bragging, but i passed my journeymans in my second year of appreniceship and passed my masters two years later when i was a fourth year apprentice.
 
charlietuna said:
congrats on your masters exam !
now i'm not bragging, but i passed my journeymans in my second year of appreniceship and passed my masters two years later when i was a fourth year apprentice.
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How many years or hours are required by your state to sit for your journeyman exam?
 
two years in trade for JW and two yrs as a JW for master. i got my JW and signed up for master's classes the next week. studied for two years-made an 88 on exam--and was suprised !
 
charlietuna said:
two years in trade for JW and two yrs as a JW for master. i got my JW and signed up for master's classes the next week. studied for two years-made an 88 on exam--and was suprised !
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Just curious my state requires an min of 8000 hrs of experience obtained over a period of not less than 4 years related to electrical construction etc. under the direct supervision of a person licensed under the electrical act. To qualifiy for a masters exam a person has not less than 12,000 hours of experience obtained over a period of not less than 6 years related to electrical construction etc. under the supervision of a master electrician.
 
Same here in Va. as for SEO: 4 years for Journeyman, and two more years for Master. Two years of night school can eliminate one of the first four years, which is what I did.
 
In the great state of GA we do not even have a journeymans license. I know we have a journeyman plumbers license but not one for electrical. I have never understood that.
 
kyled86 said:
In the great state of GA we do not even have a journeymans license. I know we have a journeyman plumbers license but not one for electrical. I have never understood that.
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I don't think there's a need for a j-man test in GA; the EC test is easy enough to sit for and pass, a j-man test would be a waste of time.

congrats on your passing, btw.
 
brantmacga said:
I don't think there's a need for a j-man test in GA; the EC test is easy enough to sit for and pass, a j-man test would be a waste of time.

congrats on your passing, btw.
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This is true...I expected it to be alot tougher than it actually was. I told my dad who is also an EC how easy I thought it was. He told me they give me the easy version:) haha
 
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1200 Amp Feeder

Hi Kyle, Congrats on passing your test.

I assume that the conductors are on the load side of an overcurrent device. Now the question. Paralleling 3-500Kcmil, Cu. 90 degree conductors will provide a capacity of 1,290 amperes (Table 310.16). However, since the terminations on the overcurrent devices are not rated at 90 Degrees, the load current cannot exceed 1,140 amperes based on the 75 deg column. Remember this is based on not more than three current-carrying conductors in each conduit. In addition, the calculated load cannot exceed 1,140 amperes. Also, the overcurrent protection must not exceed 1,140 amperes in accordance with 240.4(C) and 240.6(B).
I suggest you purchase the National Electrical Code Handbook published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to further your electrical expertise.
 
john m. caloggero said:
Hi Kyle, Congrats on passing your test.

I assume that the conductors are on the load side of an overcurrent device. Now the question. Paralleling 3-500Kcmil, Cu. 90 degree conductors will provide a capacity of 1,290 amperes (Table 310.16). However, since the terminations on the overcurrent devices are not rated at 90 Degrees, the load current cannot exceed 1,140 amperes based on the 75 deg column. Remember this is based on not more than three current-carrying conductors in each conduit. In addition, the calculated load cannot exceed 1,140 amperes. Also, the overcurrent protection must not exceed 1,140 amperes in accordance with 240.4(C) and 240.6(B).
I suggest you purchase the National Electrical Code Handbook published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to further your electrical expertise.
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Thanks for the info...that is what I had come up with. These conductors are actually between the transformer pad and the line side of the main breaker in the MDP.
 
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