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Since I am planning on taking the Computer afternoon session, I found the advice in this forum very helpful.
Would like to obtain feedback from forum members on which NEC references to obtain. I have 2002 NEC references. As an IEEE member, I may purchase complete NEC sets at a discounted price. However, I've noted that forum members have stated that because it takes the various states awhile to adopt and incorporate changes, the latest reference may not be applicable on the exam.
However, IEEE does not sell the older 2005 NEC but the latest:
National Electrical Code & Handbook Set (NFPA 70), 2008 Edition (NEC)
National Electrical Safety Code 2007 Edition & Handbook Set (NESC)
Like everyone else, I'd hate to purchase an older set of standards just for use on the PE Exam while standards-setting bodies such as IEEE already is focused on the latest.
Somehow I find this as another Catch-22 since a practicing engineer has to adhere to an older set of standards due to state/local regulations while IEEE has already adopted changes in standards.
Just how much does the newer and older standards differ? I would think that NCEES (since IEEE provides review/input on the Electrical exam based on another post on this forum) would not put a test question where the 2005 and 2008 NEC may differ; after all, IEEE is the standards body and having a question where the correct answer is based on an older version of NEC seems to defeat the purpose of the latest NEC that IEEE has adopted as a standard.
Wonder what happens in other countries (I assume that adoption of changes are even slower) since IEEE is an international body while NCEES is only national subject to the whims of the various states of when changes are adopted ...
Would like to obtain feedback from forum members on which NEC references to obtain. I have 2002 NEC references. As an IEEE member, I may purchase complete NEC sets at a discounted price. However, I've noted that forum members have stated that because it takes the various states awhile to adopt and incorporate changes, the latest reference may not be applicable on the exam.
However, IEEE does not sell the older 2005 NEC but the latest:
National Electrical Code & Handbook Set (NFPA 70), 2008 Edition (NEC)
National Electrical Safety Code 2007 Edition & Handbook Set (NESC)
Like everyone else, I'd hate to purchase an older set of standards just for use on the PE Exam while standards-setting bodies such as IEEE already is focused on the latest.
Somehow I find this as another Catch-22 since a practicing engineer has to adhere to an older set of standards due to state/local regulations while IEEE has already adopted changes in standards.
Just how much does the newer and older standards differ? I would think that NCEES (since IEEE provides review/input on the Electrical exam based on another post on this forum) would not put a test question where the 2005 and 2008 NEC may differ; after all, IEEE is the standards body and having a question where the correct answer is based on an older version of NEC seems to defeat the purpose of the latest NEC that IEEE has adopted as a standard.
Wonder what happens in other countries (I assume that adoption of changes are even slower) since IEEE is an international body while NCEES is only national subject to the whims of the various states of when changes are adopted ...
