Recent content by jdscottPE

Thanks! It actually all worked out as planned. I passed the power exam in 2015 and have been practicing in both disciplines for a couple of years now. Work has been more fun and it's helped us sell more work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In SC, we were able to take anything that was bound including Graffeo and handwritten notes. I did all my practice work in spiral notebooks which I took with me.

I used the handbook and found it helpful. I love the illustration and explanation. I also use it a lot at work and continue to read it for further study. Note that you want the "official" handbook from NFPA, not the one from McGraw Hill. I was able to get the handbook (and NEC alone) through...

When you have six kids to support, you get motivated.

I have a civil engineering degree. I passed the civil PE in 2009. I passed the power PE this past April. I have six children. Here is the deal: you can pass whichever exam you want without a review course. The review course is a problem because it costs money and constrains your time. You need...

I took the civil:wre exam in 2009. A friend gave me list of the CERM problems we should do for structural breadth (to the exclusion of others which would be depth only). I found it to be very helpful. I spent my time more wisely because of it...

Now that I passed the power exam, I am thinking of unloading the books that I won't really need again. My lists are: Keep: Camara Wildi Grainger All printed materials (NEC and NESC are licensed to my company anyway) Sell: Graffeo Complex Imaginary NCEES practice exam This was kinda the...

I passed the power exam and am thankful to God for it. I was beginning to think I was crazy to take another exam six years after taking civil/WRE. Two of the guys that I work with both passed civil/WRE, but they will have to wait a couple of years for their license while they complete the work...

Guys, I have a slightly different perspective here. I took the civil exam in '09 and left knowing that I had crushed it. I knew my study materials had been spot on. I took power last week and was baffled by how different the test was than the study materials. The biggest issue wasn't what was...

I took the osha book because I had used it to answer questions when studying. That is my rule of thumb: if I answered practice questions using a resource, then I should take that resource. In the practice questions, I had run up on the osha soil classification with which I was unfamiliar. The...

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Helpful information. Many thanks.

Great thread. By the way, I have really enjoyed the NEMA Application Guide for AC ASD Systems. It's really boosted my knowledge for work. I plan to read it several more times after the test. It surpasses my company's in-house guidance by a long shot. It's funny how we sometimes get used to do...

For posterity: I called. She emailed me another authorization with my first name. I imagine this could be a mess if you are from some place that uses the first name as the surname, etc.

Just something simple that compares typical voltage, efficiency, color, use, etc. Thanks for your willingness to help.