California Journeyman Electrician’s Preparation & Study Guide
Terrific Guide for California Journeymen and Apprentice Electricians to Prepare to Pass the California Electrical Exam

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This book was published to meet the demands of graduating apprentices and journeymen electricians in the State of California who must now meet requirements of the new California Electrical Licensing Law that requires journeymen electricians pass a test.

It's designed with sample questions and answers, definitions, illustrations, and study tips to help you pass the exam on the first try. Written for the California Exam, it can be used as a study guide for any state electrical exam that's based on the NEC.

 92 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, Soft-cover

ISBN: 0-9712135-1-8

Table of Contents

About the Author

Preface

Requirements

Studying this Course

The Benefit of Rearranging Your Code Book

About the National Electrical Code - Application

The History

Learning About the NEC

Understanding the Meanings

Article 100 - Definitions

How to Use the NEC

How to Read a Code Section

Skip Around

Article 230- Services

The Overhead Service-Drop Conductors,

Part “B”, Article 230

Underground Service Lateral Part “C”, Article 230

Article 230-30-31-32

Sample Service Question

Finding Information in the NEC

More Code Questions to Review

Special Occupancies

Class I

Class II

Class III

Article 511 - 517, Special Occupancies Which Are Hazardous

Article 517, Health Care Facilities

Article 500 Questions

Article 110, Requirements for Electrical Installations

Tables

Table 8, page 567

Table 5, page 564-Insulated Conductor Measurements

Changes to the National Electrical Code

Article 430, Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers

Control Equipment Terminology

General Information

Typical Motor Circuit

Part A. General

430-6 Ampacituy and Motor Rating Determination

Part B. Motor Circuit Conductors

1. Tables 430-148, 430-150
2. Branch Circuit Conductor Sizing
3. Motor Overload Protection
4. Branch circuit overcurrent devices
5. Feeder Conductor Sizing
6. Feeder Overcurrent Protection

Article 430, Multiple Choice Questions

Twenty Question NEC Motor Question Examination

Introduction to Grounding and Bonding

Purpose of Grounding

History of Grounding Requirements

Grounding Building Blocks

Electrical Grounding or Earthing a System

Grounding Definitions

Article 250 - Grounding Parts

250-1 Scope

250-2 General Grounding Requirements

The Safety Aspect of Grounding

Grounding and Bonding Questions

Article 440. Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment

Miscellaneous Test Questions

Answers to Miscellaneous Test Questions

Answers to Article 430, Motor Questions

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About the Author

Bob Norris was born in Martinez, California in 1922. In 1940 he began his IBEW apprenticeship and after completion entered the Navy as an electrician’s mate. Bob served on the USS Missouri during the Second World War, the ship on which the Japanese formally surrendered. After the war Bob worked as a journeyman electrician for several years and in 1948 became an electrical contractor in Auburn, California. For 35 years he worked successfully as an electrical contractor and in 1983 he retired and moved to Salem, Oregon to be closer to some family members. Bob is proud to have been a member of NECA for 40 years, as well as a member of IAEI for 17 years. Shortly after settling in Salem, Bob began teaching classes for the local IBEW and private industry. He soon passed his certification to become an electrical inspector and worked for several years as a temporary and replacement inspector for the State of Oregon. Bob has mentored and gained the respect of many of the electrical inspector colleagues he worked with over the years. He has taught thousands of journeyman and master electricians throughout Oregon. Bob has been asked to write many State of Oregon Self-Study Continuing Education Courses and has assisted the State in writing many Electrical License Exams. Along with his being in demand as a master teacher and inspector, Bob spent four summers completing his own advanced electrical training which culminated in his successfully graduating from the IBEW teaching Institute at the University of Tennessee. Two years ago, Bob and his wife decided to move back to Auburn, California where he continues to educate in both union and non-union settings. Bob has been married for 61 years, has two children, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

PREFACE

This study guide, or course, has been written by Bob Norris, a California Electrician, for California Electricians. The State of California has recently passed legislation to require anyone doing electrical work within the State to have a state license. Until now the only person doing electrical work and required to be licensed was the Electrical contractor (C10). Most States require and have required for a number of years all electricians to be licensed. Different states have names for their licenses. The State of Oregon has a number of different Electrical licenses; to name a few, General Apprentice, General Journeyman, General Supervisor. These three are required to be licensed if they perform construction electrical work. If the electrician works in a manufacturing plant the classification is called Plant Electricians, and they also have a class of license, Plant Apprentice, Plant Journeyman, and Plant Supervisor. The General license allows the holder to switch back and forth from a manufacturing plant to construction. The Plant license holder is locked into doing electrical work only in manufacturing plants where she is regularly employed. There is another license for electricians which is called the LME Limited Maintenance Electrician. This person is entitled to repair, maintain or replace only a manufacturing plant where he or she is regularly employed. He or She can only repair maintain or replace. The license does not allow to install. Most small manufacturing plants have LME electricians who also perform other maintenance duties besides electrical.

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