Texas Electrical Excel

Guys ask me all the time, “When is the best time to take the PSI electrical exam after taking the class?” The answer used to be about five days to go over the handouts from the class and to read a few important articles of the code book. In the class we give you a list of articles you MUST read. After the class you get homework. You’ll need to spend time daily for practice. Ideally you should dedicate 1 hour a day or night. Then after those 5 days, the longest you want to wait is about 14 to 21 days. Three weeks is kind of stretching it. If you wait longer than that you risk forgetting some of the things covered in the class. If you think you’ll forget sooner, then push for no longer than ten days. What if I already scheduled my PSI electrical exam? If you've already scheduled the PSI electrical exam, don't worry about it. Worst case, you go in there and see the exam. The PSI electrical exam fee is 78 dollars. So if you don’t pass the first time it m...

When you go back to retake your electrical license test, make sure to wait no more than 2 months. The best time to retake the exam is between 1 week to 2 months. How different will the electrical license test be the 2nd time? The second time around, you can expect to see up to 70% of new questions. This means that most of the questions you saw on the first try might not appear this time. This also means you might see 30% of the same or similar questions as before. What is the difference the second time around? There are some great things about retaking the electrical license test. You already know what to expect and have the experience. Checking in will be a breeze and you will already know the instructions and rules. This time around you’ll know exactly how to manage your time. As you know, this is crucial to answer all of the questions in the test. Leaving unanswered questions count against you. Since you have already taken the test before, you are familiar with how ...

When you go take your electrical license exam, you are allowed to bring your code book in. There are a few rules though. For the Texas exam, the NEC book must be: Softbound Any tabs must be permanent, not post it notes.  Highlights are allowed  Brief notes are allowed  Let’s clarify and talk about the short notes that are allowed to be written in your NEC book.   As far as the short notes go, the rule is that you CAN write in your NEC book. They just don't want you to have a whole page of notes in the very back in the blank pages.   They also don’t want you to have sticky notes or additional pages glued to your NEC book. Back in the day many guys would do all sorts of things that helped them pass the exam.  Some would turn their softbound NEC books into spiral NEC books. Others would spiral them with additional pages slipped in there, you know, before the spiraling process began. Now we know why spiral bound ...

Prepare. Pass. Excel. We have the new dates for the first quarter of 2020.  If you have already taken the exam and passed, share this email with someone else who could use the help!   Getting your electrical license can be overwhelming because of the test. Don’t worry!  There are several things you can do to start preparing for the electrician test.  You can attend a seminar or course, you can use practice test books, or you can sign up for online practice exam programs. This article reviews the top 3 books Amazon sells electricians nationwide who are looking to take their test. We did the initial research for you, but you should still take a look at each to see which book fits best for you. NEC Practice Test Books The top 3 NEC practice test books listed on Amazon are not specific to any state exam.  They aren’t specific to any local municipality tests either.   Despite this, it is still a v...

This year we got the same questions from electricians.  The recurring theme being that you need help knowing how to take the test and how to get ready for the test. If you are in the early stages of preparing to take the electrical test, this blog post is for you! Take a moment to l earn more about our courses in TX. (Don’t worry, this link opens in a new page so you can read about the courses after you finish reading this post.)  The instructor specializes in only going over the material in the test.  We leave the fluff out and razor focus on the important stuff. When you apply for your electrical license in TX you only have 12 months to pass the test.  Don’t forget that you have a life outside of this ordeal and time flies.  With these two in mind, give yourself at least 6 months to study and get ready. Electrical Test Question #1 How can I schedule and pay for the test? You can schedule and pay for the test with PSI Exams online.  We ...

We are coming back to Houston in February 15 & 16, 2020!  There were a lot of people that were waiting for this electrician test prep course to return. If you are needing to sign up, don’t wait too long! Our classes hold about 30 seats, this ensures everyone has time to ask questions or go over any subjects that are harder to grasp. Hampton Inn & Suites Houston, TX  Electrical Exam Prep Seminar February 15 & 16, 2020 Saturday 08:30:00 AM to 04:00:00 PM  Sunday 08:30:00 AM to 04:00:00 PM  Learn More Let’s talk about some test prep information we go over on the first day of the course.  This is just a tiny snippet of what we go over. Electrical Exam Prep Course - Exam Results For those of you that haven't taken the test, when you're done at the end of the time frame you'll get your test results right there. It's kind of disheartening sometimes.  But if you have your failed score report sheet with you bring it to the s...