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I'm taking the power exam 4/2010.
Thanks and congrats to those who passed.
Did anyone use the Standard Handbook of Electrical Engineering (by McGraw-Hill)? And if so, did you feel it was more valuable than the Camara reference book?
I took the lighting portion only from the standard handbook. IMHO, I think the Camara and NCEES practice exam were the most helpful books. Here's a list of stuff I used to prepare for the exam, use it at your own peril. :screwloose: I took most of it from threads here on EB, started putting it together about 6 months before the exam. Most of them are just notes to myself about things to study or take.
Engineering Board
http://engineerboards.com/
p2p:
http://www.ppi2pass.com/forums/forums/list.page
looks like sample problems:
http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=4398
Books:
get an NEC handbook
http://engineerboards.com/index.php?showtopic=7380
Power sample problems
http://www.ncees.org/exams/study_materials/
Electrical Engineering Reference Manual for the Power, Electrical and Electronics, and Computer PE Exams
by John A. Camara (Author), PE (Author)
IEEE Std 141-1993 (The Red Book - Power Distribution)
IEEE Std 242-2001 (The Buff Book - Protection and Coordination)
IEEE Std 399-1997 (The Brown Book - Power Systems Analysis)
Info:
I also recommend finding a good resource on Variable Speed Drives, rectifiers, and inverters. I had info from a seminar I attended once.
Exam:
registration:
http://www.els-examreg.org/state_info.php?state=Arizona
pre-approval:
http://www.els-examreg.org/pdfs/az_pe_preapproval.pdf
Fee:
PE $240
Exam Day Policy:
http://www.els-examreg.org/registration.php#exam_day
Exam Day Rules:
http://www.ncees.org/candidate_info.pdf
PE Power Exam details:
http://www.ncees.org/exams/professional/El...cifications.pdf
Exam notes;
The references I took were generally helpful, except that I really didn't have a good reference for the delta/wye balanced/unbalanced load problems. There were a few threads on this site that went step by step through a couple of those problems...it was really helpful. I actually printed the threads out and took them in with me.
Day of:
1) Admission Slip
2) ID
3) Seat cushion
4) Tylenol
5) Imodium
6) HP35S, HP33S, extra batteries.
7) Watch
8) Gum, cough drops, hard candy.
9) Power bars / snacks / bottled water / monster / soda in lunch box.
10) Glasses, contacts, and fluid.
11) Ear plugs
12) Layers of clothing
13) Tissue
Car:
1) Ice chest:
a. Pb+j
b. Turkey sandwich
c. Chips
d. Soda
e. 2x cookies
f. Beer (for after)
Misc tips
1) Check all books for loose papers and remove them all, especially borrowed books.
2) If you're not familiar wih the test area, google it for morning coffee and eating places for lunch. If in doubt, leave a lunch in the car on ice.
3) If your car is unreliable, have someone on call to drive you or have a taxi number on hand. This involves a very long story from a friend/coworker involving a tow truck the morning of....
4) DO NOT bring your own pencils. You'll be the first one out of the exam, guaranteed.
5) Declare any missed restricted items at check-in and leave them in the contraband bags at the registration desk.
glasses and contact case
Congrats Man...
