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The Texas Electrical Exam is conducted at the following test centers: City/State Address Driving Directions Abilene, Texas 1290 S Willis STE 109, The test site is on the corner of South 14th Street and Willis. The site is behind the First Financial Bank. Amarillo, Texas 4312 Teckla, Suite 500 From I-27 S, take exit 120B toward 45th Ave, and merge onto Canyon Dr. Turn right onto SW 45th Ave. Turn right onto Teckla. From I-27 N, take exit 119 toward Hillside Rd/ Western St. Merge onto Canyon Dr. Turn slight left onto S. Western St. Turn left onto Paramount Blvd. From I-40, turn onto S Western St. Turn right onto Paramount Blvd. Austin, Texas 8000 Anderson Square, Suite 301B If Northbound on Hwy 183 -take the Peyton Gin/Ohlen Road exit and stay in the left hand lane so you can turn left onto Anderson Square. Turn right into 8000 Anderson Square and immediately turn left, then right at the first chance. 301B is the end building on your right. If Southbo...

This Article is extracted from Mike Holt’s  Illustrated Guide to Understanding NEC® Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Understanding NEC Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Systems, Based on the 2011 NEC Click here to buy a copy or read more about it.       *Please note in the follwing extraction that  blue underlined text  indicates a 2014 NEC change. Section 690.47 – Grounding Electrode System (A) Alternating-Current PV System Grounding Requirements.  For ac PV systems, a grounding electrode system must be provided in accordance with 250.50 through 250.60, with the ac grounding electrode conductor installed in accordance with 250.64. Figure 690–109 Figure 690–109 (B) Direct-Current PV System Grounding Requirements.  For dc PV systems, a grounding electrode system in accordance with 250.166 for grounded systems, or 250.169 for unground...

When preparing for the master electrical exam or the journey electrical exam, it helps to see the questions as they are formatted in the real exam.  Now, obviously we aren't able to show you the exact question that is on the actual test, but you do get the formatting and the content as it is outlined in the exam candidate books. Today we are sharing 10 exam questions to get you started on your ICC or PSI exam.  Some may seem very obvious and easy but don't forget, they add the wrong answer in the multiple choice in case you calculated wrong.   Make sure to time yourself when taking this mini test and see if you can answer each question in under 3 minutes.  Don't forget, the real exam is time giving you an average of 3 minutes per question. Make sure to check back next week for the answers, or if you don't want to wait that long, sign up for our newsletter and we'll send you the answers by email. 1. When calculating the demand factor of a multifamily...

Hello there.  We have received an email from NFPA just minutes ago with their pdf version of the NFPA Glosary of Terms 2014 Edition. As per the email: " The GOT is a list of the defined terms in all of NFPA's published codes, standards, guides and recommended practices. The terms are listed alphabetically and assembled into a free PDF available on the NFPA website. The document is used in a number of ways. It helps NFPA Technical Committees who are looking to define new terms or compare existing terms. It also helps members of the public who are interested in learning about how NFPA documents define specific terms." Here is the link...enjoy! Nancy

18 Articles You MUST Highlight If you are preparing the electrical exam , you should know that the exam is open book.  Have you seen the size of the book?  The 2014 NEC book is at least 910 pages long!  We sell highlighted and indexed/tabbed book for those of you preparing for the master electrical exam and the journeyman electrical exam. We are sharing with you today some of the articles that we highlight in our books , feel free to share this with everyone you know.  Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter if you want to see more free tips. Listed below are 18 Articles you MUST highlight in your book.   These articles and tables are based on the 2011 NEC book.  If you have an older version or newer version, make sure to highlight the article based on the title of the article. These articles will be ones that you will have to refer to during any electrical exam.  Whether you are studying for the ICC exam or the PSI exam, thi...

Happy New Year!  We took a couple of weeks off from work and now we are back.  Last time we heard from TDLR in December, SMEs have lowered the pass score from a 75% to a 70%. The content and exam questions remain the same, the only thing that has changed is the passing score.  This doesn't mean the test is any easier than before, you still benefit from some strong guidance whether with seminars, online courses or study from home books. ALSO, TDLR has backdated the lower passing score  to September 1st.  They thought since the new 2014 NEC was adopted in September, it would only be fair to go back to the date the test changed.  So as a result about 83 electricians that had received 70%-74% are being granted a PASS score on their exam and they are receiving their new license. This is great news guys!  Don't feel overwhelmed if you have taken the exam and failed, the exam has been getting more and more difficult.  Worry not, we have the syste...