Master Electrician’s Review Based on the 2005 National Electric Code

by Loyd, Richard E.

• ISBN13: 9781401879891
• ISBN10: 1401879896
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-03
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

The success-proven Master Electrician's Review has been greatly expanded and updated based on the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code? to provide journeyman electricians with a clear-cut route to acquiring all of the knowledge and professional expertise they need to become licensed master electricians. New, realistic practice exams, plus a math refresher to update readers' skills in working with fractions, decimals, square roots and powers, are just the beginning. Each easy-to-understand chapter in this concise, yet comprehensive, study guide invites the reader to examine a specific topic on the master electrician licensing exam in detail-from general wiring methods and branch circuits through special conditions and communications systems! Each chapter also contains a large number of questions - styled like those that appear on actual exams - to guide readers quickly and efficiently to mastery of the content The Master Electrician's Review study guide is a "must" when preparing for licensing exams as well as a long-lasting reference that can be used to solve the challenges of today's most complex electrical installations.

Author Biography

Richard E. Loyd is a nationally-known author and consultant specializing in the National Electrical Code and model building codes. He also serves as a code expert at the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) meetings, represents NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) Section 5RN Steel Rigid Conduit and Tubing as an NEC consultant, and is currently Vice-Chairman of the National Board of Electrical Examiners

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
About the Author	xiv
Chapter One
Examinations and National Testing Organizations	1	(1)
Developing an Item (Question) Bank	1	(1)
Preparing for an Examination	2	(4)
Sample Examination---75 questions	6	(17)
Chapter Two
National Fire Protection Association Standards	23	(1)
National Electrical Code® (NEC®)	23	(3)
Local Codes and Requirements	26	(1)
Approved Testing Laboratories	27	(2)
Question Review	29	(6)
Chapter Three
Basic Electrical Mathematics Review	35	(1)
Calculator Math	35	(1)
Working with Fractions	36	(2)
Working with Decimals	38	(1)
Working with Percentages	38	(1)
Working with Square Root	39	(1)
Powers	40	(1)
Ohm's Law	40	(4)
Practice Exam---15 questions	44	(2)
Question Review	46	(7)
Chapter Four
Introduction to the National Electrical Code® (NEC®)	53	(1)
Know Your Code Book	53	(21)
Question Review	74	(5)
Chapter Five
General Wiring Methods	79	(13)
Question Review	92	(6)
Chapter Six
Branch Circuits	98	(6)
Feeders	104	(8)
Voltage Drop	112	(1)
Question Review	113	(7)
Chapter Seven
Services 600 Volts or Less	120	(7)
Services Over 600 Volts	127	(1)
Question Review	128	(6)
Chapter Eight
Overcurrent Protection	134	(1)
Capable of Carrying the Available Fault Current	135	(4)
Question Review	139	(7)
Chapter Nine
Grounding Electrical Systems	146	(17)
Question Review	163	(7)
Chapter Ten
Wiring Methods	170	(14)
Question Review	184	(6)
Chapter Eleven
General-Use Utilization Equipment	190	(6)
Question Review	196	(6)
Chapter Twelve
Special Equipment and Occupancies	202	(11)
Question Review	213	(6)
Chapter Thirteen
Special Conditions and Communication Systems	219	(4)
Question Review	223	(6)
Chapter Fourteen
Electrical and NEC® Question Review	229	(2)
Practice Examination---50 questions	231	(10)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 1---15 questions	241	(1)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 2---15 questions	242	(2)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 3---20 questions	244	(2)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 4---20 questions	246	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 5---20 questions	250	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 6---20 questions	254	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 7---20 questions	258	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 8---20 questions	262	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 9---20 questions	266	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 10---20 questions	270	(4)
2005 Code Changes Quiz 11---20 questions	274	(5)
Practice Exam 1---25 questions	279	(5)
Practice Exam 2---25 questions	284	(5)
Practice Exam 3---25 questions	289	(5)
Practice Exam 4---25 questions	294	(5)
Practice Exam 5---25 questions	299	(6)
Practice Exam 6---25 questions	305	(5)
Practice Exam 7---25 questions	310	(5)
Practice Exam 8---25 questions	315	(5)
Practice Exam 9---25 questions	320	(6)
Practice Exam 10---25 questions	326	(6)
Practice Exam 11---25 questions	332	(7)
Practice Exam 12---25 questions	339	(5)
Final Examination---75 questions	344	(19)
Appendix 1: Symbols	363	(3)
Appendix 2: Basic Electrical Formulas	366	(3)
Appendix 3: Answer Key	369	(26)
Index	395