Raleigh – Electrical Exam Preparation/Detailed NEC (12/04/24 & 12/05/24)

Description

Cost starts at: $650

Wednesday & Thursday, December 4th & 5th, 2024 – 8am to 6pm both days

(Please Arrive by 7:45 am. Lunch is ‘on your own’ from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.)

Our Electrical Exam Preparation Workshop is known throughout the state of North Carolina as being the most effective way to pass the NC Electrical Exam.

The idea is for you to absorb as much information as you can from our study material on your own. You will study for about 4 to 6 weeks, 1 to 2 hours a day, and use the workshop as a way to fill in the gaps. You will be receiving an Instructional Manual which is accompanied by an online library of videos featuring your instructor, Victor Ring, and our late founder, Jeff Rodriquez. These videos are your opportunity to learn from Victor and Jeff in a private setting at your own pace. If you really get stuck during your studies, reach out for more guidance via phone or email. Use your time with Victor at the workshop to ask your follow up questions, learn test taking tips, and practice common “struggle areas” as a group before sitting for your exam with PSI.

This class focuses primarily on the 2020 NEC® but is appropriate for any NEC based-state exam. North Carolina does not plan on testing on the 2023 NEC® until at least mid-2024, but likely later than that. The class will transition when a code change is announced.

NEC Code Book(s) is not included, but though our Reference Material Bookstore we have a link over to the NFPA Site.

Where: Hampton Inn and Suites at Crabtree Valley
3920 Arrow Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612
Hotel Phone: 919-881-7080
(Reduced room rates available for JCR workshop attendees. Call hotel directly to book your room.)

If you already hold an electrical license this class can also be taken for 20 classroom CEUs within the state of North Carolina (you will be provided with an additional online course to obtain the full 24 CEUs) with Additional State CEU Reporting Available.

Course Outline

Day 1

Navigating the National Electrical Code

• Code Formatting 
• History, Chapters & Articles, Arrangement & Format
• Arrangement of Chapters – 1-4, 5-7, 8, 9
• Navigation Methods of the Code

The Paralleled Numbering System

• Commonly Referenced Sections
• Article 90 – Administration
• Article 100 – Definitions
• Article 200 – Neutral vs Grounded Conductor

Basic NFPA Code Requirements

• Fire department basic requirements – disconnect, etc
• Article Point Flow & Format
• Remembering Code Articles – 210 to 250
• Basic Code Occupancies – Dwelling vs Non-Dwelling
• NEC math formulas – percentage math, volume math
• Code navigation methods & recommendations 
• Grounded vs Grounding 

Ohm’s Law & Review of Electrical Calculations

• Foundational Review
• Code Wide Factors – 125%, Rounding, Derations, etc
• 100 Amp Rule
• Required Considerations – continuous, derated, phase, etc 
• Single Phase vs Three Phase formula
• Wye vs Delta
• Article 240

Branch-Circuit, Feeder, & Service Load Calculations

• Article 220
• Standard, Optional, Derations or Demands
• General Lighting Loads & Derations, Receptacle Loads & Derations
• Non-Dwelling, Optional Dwelling, Multi-family dwelling, Single family dwelling 
• Show Window Lighting, Track Lighting Loads, Motor Loads, Heating Loads
• Dwelling appliance loads & derating
• Neutral sizing & Neutral derating
• Table 220
• Practice

Day 2

Conductors for General Wiring

• Conductor Tables & Ampacities
• Multiplying vs Dividing 
• Article 240 – High Voltage
• Tables 311 – Medium Voltage
• Practice 

Wire Bending Spaces and Box & Conduit Fill

• Article 312 – Wire Bending Spaces
• Pancake boxes & Domed fixtures
• Table 314 – Box volume/Fill calculation
• Box & Conduit body fill
• Counting Conductors
• Pull boxes
• Practice

Cable Tray Fill, Switches & Wireways

• Article 392 – Cable Tray Fill
• Conduit & Tubing Fill
• Practice 

Fixed Electric Space Heating

• Article 424 – Space Heating Equipment
• Branch Circuits 125%
• Practice 

Motors & Motor Circuits

• Article 430 – The Six Pack
• Motor Ampacities
• Motor Branch Circuits
• Overload Protection
• Overcurrent Protection
• Motor Controller
• Motor Disconnect
• Practice

Additional Equipment

• Article 440 – A/C Equipment
• Article 450 – Transformers
• Practice

Bonding & Grounding

• Article 250 
• Electrodes Permitted for Grounding
• Grounding Electrode Conductor Sizing
• Grounding Electrode Conductor for AC Systems
• Grounding Conductor, Main Bonding Jumper, System Bonding Jumper, and Supply-Side Bonding Jumper for AC Systems 
• Minimum Sizing Equipment Grounding Conductors for Grounding Raceway & Equipment

Highlight and Interpret

• Article 90
• Article 110
• Article 200
• Practice

Branch Circuits/Outside Branch Circuits & Feeders

• Article 210
• Required Branch Circuits in Dwellings
• Intro of continuous loads/continuous duty
• Article 215 – Feeders
• Article 225

Services & Overcurrent Protection

• Article 230
• Article 240
• Key Points & Highlights
• Practice

Wiring Methods & Materials

• Chapter 3
• Key Points

Book of Specials

• Chapters 5, 6, & 7
• Articles 500-516 – Hazardous Classified Locations
• Tables 505 & 506
• Article 517 – Healthcare Facilities
• Article 550 & 552 – Mobile Homes & Park Trailers
• Article 553 & 555 – Floating Buildings & Marinas
• Article 590 & 647 – Temporary Power & Sensitive Electronic Equipment
• Article 610 – Cranes & Hoists
• Article 680 & 695 – Pools & Fire Pumps

Flow & Navigation of the NFPA-72

• Code Organization & Layout
• Arrangement of Code Chapters
• Components of Systems, Appliances, & Devices
• Interface of Systems & Chapter 21
• Alarm system types
• Annex and Index

Business Management & Law

• Eight basic forms – state license, etc
• Elements to a business – delegation, etc
• Types of businesses – Sole, S vs C, LLC
• Insurance – workmen’s comp, etc
• Bonds – six types
• Estimating – Take off method, etc
• Forms & Bookkeeping – Profit & Loss, etc
• Permits & Violations – OHSA, etc