What are people taking into the PE Power Test

[pbo064]

I'm curious what everyone else is planning on bringing to the exam for April 2013. I just got out my milk crate today and filled it with what I plan to bring, this is what I have:

• 2011 NEC Handbook with tab set in them
• 2012 NESC
• Camara PPI book
• A 3 ring binder I created of reference notes, with a index on the front page (this is allowed in my state)
• 2 TI-36X Pro Calculators
• Complex Imaginary Samples Exams 1-4
• NCEES sample exam
• Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems - by Wildi
• The notebook I used to work all my practice problems in pen
• Power System Anaylsis by Gross
• Eleemnts of power system anaylsis by Stevenson

I only plan on touching the first five things on the exam unless I have extra time or a problem that I'm not expecting comes up. All of this fits in one milk crate.

What are other people bringing with them?

 

[EItoPE]

Milk Crate is a great idea in the sense that the books are visible. I don't have one so I will have to do with my backpack. I am taking the following:

• 2011 NEC Handbook with tab set in them
  
• 2007 NESC Handbook
  
• A 3 ring binder of reference notes, including lighting, engineering economics
  
• 1 TI-30X Pro Calculators
  
• NCEES sample exam
  
• Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems - by Wildi
  
• Modern Power system analysis by Kothari and Nagrath
  
• Elements of power system anaylsis by Stevenson
  

Is a notebook written in pen allowed? NCEES Exam day policy says: .."Candidates may bring printed reference materials..".

Out of all the material above, I might skip NCEES sample exam, but other stuff are probably necessary.

 

[PE blues]

I called the board, materials written in pen are allowed, but they should be bound.

 

[MoreHopeLessFail]

I called the board regarding pencil marks in notes. The woman stated that notes with pencil notes are allowed and won't be a problem as long as you put your pencil down when looking through notes to avoid any suspicion.

 

[Judowolf PE]

I took a rolling suitcase, had all of my stuff arranged like a bookshelf beforehand, so I could open it up and read the bookbindings. I set my handwritten binder on my desk and used it for 75% of the test, but could easily reach over for a textbook when I wanted it...

 

[wirfan2]

I took a rolling suitcase, had all of my stuff arranged like a bookshelf beforehand, so I could open it up and read the bookbindings. I set my handwritten binder on my desk and used it for 75% of the test, but could easily reach over for a textbook when I wanted it...

You mention handwritten binder, was this in ink or pencil?

I plan to make my notes in pen to be safe, but there could be occasions when I pencil-in notes in my books/binders and just want to be sure that I can take those items or not.

 

[cupojoe PE PMP]

Pencil is fine, Just don't write in it during the exam.

 

[wirfan2]

Pencil is fine, Just don't write in it during the exam.

thanks

 

[tec9]

Pencil is fine, Just don't write in it during the exam.

thanks

Check with your state board. Pencil was not fine in MD.

 

[daw4888]

Pencil is fine, Just don't write in it during the exam.

thanks

Check with your state board. Pencil was not fine in MD.

Write it in pencil, so you can correct errors. Then make copies of it to take to the exam.