3 Tips About Electrical Exam You Can't Afford To Miss

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Studying for the electrical exam can be daunting if you don't have a study plan or join a class. Here are some tips we put together for you, we wanted to make sure you don't miss out on these!

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Tip #112 Transformer Questions

Transformer questions are actually quite simple, however the state exam writers intentionally include a lot of distracting information. The unprepared test taker will read too much into a transformer question and then draw a complete blank. However, if it asks to size the maximum or minimum short circuit, ground-fault, or any other over current protection device, that’s simply a table reference with possibly a small calculation needed.

Tip #139 Review All Questions in the Electrical Exam

One of the true and tried pieces of advice I can pass along to you is to review all of the questions in the electrical exam and do the following:

Answer the questions you know - without a doubt- get them out of the way.
Mark or tag the questions you might know but aren’t sure and need to reference the NEC book for the answer.
Skip the ones that are too hard then come back to those after you answer the ones you marked.

Tip #102- NEC Layout

There is simply no substitution for not knowing and understanding the LAYOUT of the basic framework of the National Electrical Code® book. Knowing the breakdown of Chapter Two, for example, will help you quickly find an answer that deals with minimum layout and receptacle placements, or load calculation questions.