Test taking, studying!!

[nickelec]

Hi everyone I have been a long time follower casual poster. I have been an electrician since I'm about 16 so almost 15 yerlars now. I genuinely love the trade ,doing the work and taking pride in doing it right and neat and so on. These past 2/3 years I started getting into the NEC after taking a couple of prep classes for my NJ license. And wow there's a ton of information that can really make you see things literally. For instance I was just doing an at home work problem regarding motors, FLC,FLA. Branch circuit conductors overloads ocpd etc. I started to realize after a few hours 20 or 30 problems in i started getting wrong answers due to looking at the wrong FLCs in the table. One question would word it for instance single phase 230v 5 hp motor, then another would be 230 v 1 hp 3 phase and it can really make your eyes wonder and see things wrong. Do any of you guys have any tips, suggestions for studying . And working out these problems not necessarily motor questions but calculations In general... Sorry for the rambling and ty in advance

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[Ponchik]

IMO, you need to get the DVD set that is offered by Mike Holt along with his books. Or take a class with a live instructor so he/she can show you and walk you through the calculations.

 

[nickelec]

IMO, you need to get the DVD set that is offered by Mike Holt along with his books. Or take a class with a live instructor so he/she can show you and walk you through the calculations.

I am currently enrolled in class and I'm getting the hang of alot of it so far . Just alot.of info to consume easily lol

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[RunningSparky]

* When trying to solve a problem, underline the key words or numbers from the question. List out your known variables. Some questions try to fool you with information that is not needed to solve the problem. Take it slow and really ask yourself, "what are they wanting to know?"

* Code book...I keep a 6" ruler inside it, perfect for tables so as not to read wrong line.

* As stated before, lots of great videos online of Mike Holt calculations. At the very least, go to website daily and look at the "daily code calendar"...

* I purchased Mike Holt test prep material two months before I took my state test. It was invaluable and I believe helped me pass on the first try.

Good Luck! Stay passionate, and never stop reading about the trade.

My two cents...

 

[brantmacga]

Test taking, studying!!

From my experience, the test is designed to trick you in every way possible. Every question on mine it seemed was worded to trip you up. Just slow down, read the question again, and ask yourself, "how are they trying to fool me?"

+1 on test prep material. I took mine before I knew who mike holt was, and I did a 3-day Tom Henry class. I would really suggest something like that. I walked in extremely confident after that class.

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[nickelec]

From my experience, the test is designed to trick you in every way possible. Every question on mine it seemed was worded to trip you up. Just slow down, read the question again, and ask yourself, "how are they trying to fool me?"

+1 on test prep material. I took mine before I knew who mike holt was, and I did a 3-day Tom Henry class. I would really suggest something like that. I walked in extremely confident after that class.

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I'm taking a class in NJ also doing a Tom Henry hand books home

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[electricalist]

Start reading the code book as much as you can.
Here I'd say 85% of the questions were in an article almost word for word.
I guessed at the long calcs. I still passed.

Mike holt also has cool videos on you tube.


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[ggunn]

From my experience, the test is designed to trick you in every way possible. Every question on mine it seemed was worded to trip you up.

That's as it should be; the real world will do the same thing to you.