ericC Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Any of the botl's by any chance an electrician? Gotta a question.
ericC Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 I am an electrician... Pm sent Thanks hemsworth.
Warren Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I'm an electrician and I can give you this advice for free. Don't put your tongue on the red wire.
mazolaman Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 They made the red wire a brown wire here....to make it easier for the colour blind folk....but still, don't lick it.
Hemsworth Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 If you don't lick the wire...how in the hell are you supposed to know if it's live or not??
Hemsworth Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I took a neutral from a 347 volt lighting circuit across the throat once. Working live (unbeknownst to me...trusted the electrician that the circuit was de-energized)and my throat touched the t-bar grid. That was fun.
CanuckSARTech Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I took a neutral from a 347 volt lighting circuit across the throat once. Working live (unbeknownst to me...trusted the electrician that the circuit was de-energized)and my throat touched the t-bar grid. That was fun. Is that why you're bald!!!
Loki Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I'm a licensed electrician and electrical inspector. I'd rather get hit with a hot leg, the higher the voltage the better, than become the neutral, did that once irregular heartbeat for a couple days and sunburn from the inside out. It does however keep one from being complacent. BTW how does licensing work up in Canada ?
Hemsworth Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 did it knock you from your ladder? No, actually. My nervous system was still young and responsive and I only felt it for half a second before I pulled back. It was a completely different sensation from any other lift that I have ever felt. This burnt!
Hemsworth Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I'm a licensed electrician and electrical inspector. I'd rather get hit with a hot leg, the higher the voltage the better, than become the neutral, did that once irregular heartbeat for a couple days and sunburn from the inside out. It does however keep one from being complacent. BTW how does licensing work up in Canada ? I fully agree. There should be mandatory electrocutions in trade school to teach the kids! I'm not sure about the other provinces but in Ontario you get hired by an electrical company, hopefully they sign you up as an apprentice and it is basically a five year apprenticeship. After so many hours you attend basic trade school for eight weeks. Usually a year or so after that you attend intermediate school for ten weeks and then eventually, advanced for another ten weeks. After that and once you have all of your field hours (9000 hours) you can write the exam to get your licence. You need a 70% score to pass. Once you have your licence and have worked for 3 years as an electrician, you can then write another exam to get your masters licence which is required if you want to start your own company. Simple enough, no?
Loki Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Simply complicated. States- 4 year apprenticeship + 5 years on the job hence the apprenticeship. Apply for test 3 sections Electric, Business Law and Fire Alarm / Intrusion Detection 8 1/2 hour exam. Pass and Master Electricians license is yours also 70% to pass.
jimschn Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Simply complicated. States- 4 year apprenticeship + 5 years on the job hence the apprenticeship. Apply for test 3 sections Electric, Business Law and Fire Alarm / Intrusion Detection 8 1/2 hour exam. Pass and Master Electricians license is yours also 70% to pass. It's actually different in every state. What state are you in?
mazolaman Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 5 year apprenticeship. All complying with the IEE regulations, which changes every 2 years or so. Therefore, back to school to learn and be tested on new regulations book every couple of years. Also, to be able to sign off your own work with the local authority, you must be a member of a self certification scheme, with an annual inspection and of course a fee...
Warren Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I'm currently renewing my contractors license. Basically you fill out a form that asks if you want to renew your license, you say yes. They then ask if your contact details are the same, you say yes. They then ask if you have current public liability insurance, you say yes and provide a certificate of currency. For all this they charge you $305. It must take them all of 5 minutes to process the form, and this costs you $305?
Warren Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I'm an electrician and I can give you this advice for free. Don't put your tongue on the red wire. Yes over here a three core flex is brown blue green but the hard wiring in the walls is still red black green. I once got caught up across a 415 volt three phase circuit. I screamed like a girl and lost all dignity.
Hemsworth Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 I'm currently renewing my contractors license. Basically you fill out a form that asks if you want to renew your license, you say yes. They then ask if your contact details are the same, you say yes. Well now wait a minute...here's where things can get tricky. What if your contact details are NOT the same??
Squarehead Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 There's a huge difference(or at least it was)between my German Electricians License and the Ontarion which I'm holding.First ,when you make your license in Germany it's good for life,it doesn't have to be renewed every few years.Second,when you write your test,no books are allowed,only a table with formulas,thats it. Here in Ontario when you write your test you have the Code Book available and a lot of anwsers to the questions are right in the Code Book.All you have to know how to look it up. In Germany your test are in writing in the Trade School at the end of your apprentice ship,than you do the same for the Electricians Handelskammer(Association) followed by a practical test and a verbalal test.If you passed all 4 of them you get your licence. The Masters License is another matter alltogether in Germany where you have to go back to school and not like here in Ontario where it is determent by the percentage of your written test.
Loki Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Did you know that electricians have longer fuses? Electricians also do it without shorts...
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