October 2009 Electrical Power Exam

[MSEE_PE]

I personally know one person who took the Power exam in October. He passed.
That was me. :multiplespotting:

I got my results yesterday, and I'm still smiling. That test was brutal, and I'm glad I don't have to take it again.

That's Great Congrats Man...

We are still waiting over here in freezing MN....We are waiting for the snail mail

Thanks. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for your results. Too bad about the snail mail. I got an email notification and had my results only minutes later.

I PASSED

 

[z06dustin]

I personally know one person who took the Power exam in October. He passed.
That was me. :multiplespotting:

I got my results yesterday, and I'm still smiling. That test was brutal, and I'm glad I don't have to take it again.

That's Great Congrats Man...

We are still waiting over here in freezing MN....We are waiting for the snail mail

Thanks. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for your results. Too bad about the snail mail. I got an email notification and had my results only minutes later.

I PASSED

good to hear man!

 

[cdcengineer]

Who's ready to sell their study material? Email me [email protected].

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?

 

[z06dustin]

Who's ready to sell their study material? Email me [email protected].
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

 

[cdcengineer]

Thanks so much for the info...

 

[guld0017]

I'm happy to add that the 5th time is the charm. I passed the Electrical Computer exam. I have a plethora of material if anyone needs any tips or needs any help. Thanks to this website I was able to get the help to push me over the top.

WOO HOO!!!

 

[TBSS]

I'm happy to add that the 5th time is the charm. I passed the Electrical Computer exam. I have a plethora of material if anyone needs any tips or needs any help. Thanks to this website I was able to get the help to push me over the top.
WOO HOO!!!

Congrats! I'm still waiting...waiting....waiting... hoping that the 3rd time is a charm for me.

 

[latecommer]

I personally know one person who took the Power exam in October. He passed.
That was me. :multiplespotting:

I got my results yesterday, and I'm still smiling. That test was brutal, and I'm glad I don't have to take it again.

That's Great Congrats Man...

We are still waiting over here in freezing MN....We are waiting for the snail mail

Thanks. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for your results. Too bad about the snail mail. I got an email notification and had my results only minutes later.

I PASSED

Congrats Man! I am still waiting and waiting...

 

[drdebruh]

Who's ready to sell their study material? Email me [email protected].
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 did and it was helpful (It was my first time taking the exam and I passed). It was one of four books in (Power Systems Analysis, NEC2008, NESC 2007, the NCEES Sample Power Exam). In addition I had a 1" three ring binder notebook I made that was helpful. It included stuff on standing wave ratios, telegraphers equations, triplen harmonics, VFD's, etc. Everyting I had fit in one typical college style bookbag. Also had two calculatos, just in case one died. I have a lot of material in PDF if you are interested. --- Good Luck!

 

[cdcengineer]

I'm definitely interested.

[email protected]

 

[Retred]

I did and it was helpful (It was my first time taking the exam and I passed). It was one of four books in (Power Systems Analysis, NEC2008, NESC 2007, the NCEES Sample Power Exam). In addition I had a 1" three ring binder notebook I made that was helpful. It included stuff on standing wave ratios, telegraphers equations, triplen harmonics, VFD's, etc. Everyting I had fit in one typical college style bookbag. Also had two calculatos, just in case one died. I have a lot of material in PDF if you are interested. --- Good Luck!

 

[drdebruh]

I'm definitely interested.
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One book I failed to list was my UGLY'S Book. If you do not have one, it will be good to get it. Practice using it with the NEC.

 

[CLTEE49]

I'm definitely interested.
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One book I failed to list was my UGLY'S Book. If you do not have one, it will be good to get it. Practice using it with the NEC.

What is the UGLY'S Book?

 

[KEG]

I'm definitely interested.
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One book I failed to list was my UGLY'S Book. If you do not have one, it will be good to get it. Practice using it with the NEC.

What is the UGLY'S Book?

http://www.uglys.net/Electrical.aspx

 

[CGlade]

I'm definitely interested.
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One book I failed to list was my UGLY'S Book. If you do not have one, it will be good to get it. Practice using it with the NEC.

What is the UGLY'S Book?

http://www.uglys.net/Electrical.aspx

UGLYs very good reference for some of the basic NEC material. Good quick reference. But you'll still want the NEC code book for more in depth information.

 

[taha]

I personally know one person who took the Power exam in October. He passed.
That was me. :multiplespotting:

I got my results yesterday, and I'm still smiling. That test was brutal, and I'm glad I don't have to take it again.

That's Great Congrats Man...

We are still waiting over here in freezing MN....We are waiting for the snail mail

Thanks. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for your results. Too bad about the snail mail. I got an email notification and had my results only minutes later.

I PASSED

Congrats Man! I am still waiting and waiting...

Interested in PE material please email me [email protected]

 

[doxshire]

Who's ready to sell their study material? Email me [email protected].
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 did and it was helpful (It was my first time taking the exam and I passed). It was one of four books in (Power Systems Analysis, NEC2008, NESC 2007, the NCEES Sample Power Exam). In addition I had a 1" three ring binder notebook I made that was helpful. It included stuff on standing wave ratios, telegraphers equations, triplen harmonics, VFD's, etc. Everyting I had fit in one typical college style bookbag. Also had two calculatos, just in case one died. I have a lot of material in PDF if you are interested. --- Good Luck!

I would greatly appreciate your material in PDF format. [email protected]