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Month: October 2026

Ohm’s Law, Power and Series-Parallel Circuits for Apprentices: The Four Formulas and How Exam Questions Use Them

Ohm's law and the power formulas explained for electrical apprentices, with worked series, parallel and heater-on-the-wrong-voltage examples and the mistakes that cost points on the Texas Journeyman exam.

Updated 2026-10-12 · Read the article ›

NEC 700, 701 and 702 for Apprentices: Emergency, Legally Required and Optional Standby Systems and Their Transfer Switches

How to tell emergency, legally required standby and optional standby systems apart in the 2026 NEC, what each requires for transfer equipment, wiring, testing and signs, and a worked battery…

Updated 2026-10-12 · Read the article ›

NEC 690 PV Calculations for Apprentices: Cold-Weather String Voltage, the 125% Current Factors and Rapid Shutdown Limits

Worked 2026 NEC Article 690 calculations for solar PV: maximum string voltage with Table 690.7(A) or the module coefficient, maximum circuit current, the 156.25% conductor check, inverter output breakers, and…

Updated 2026-10-12 · Read the article ›

NEC 645 Information Technology Equipment for Apprentices: When the Article Applies, the 125% Rule and Where Communications Wiring Fits

What Article 645 of the 2026 NEC covers for IT equipment rooms, why it is optional, how the continuous load rule sizes ITE branch circuits with a worked 208 V…

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NEC 630 Electric Welders for Apprentices: Duty Cycle, Branch Circuit Ampacity and Overcurrent Protection With Worked Examples

How the 2026 NEC sizes supply conductors and overcurrent protection for arc welders: the effective current, the Table 630.11(A) duty cycle multiplier, the group of welders rule, the 200% breaker…

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NEC 430 Motor Disconnects and Controllers: In Sight Rules, Horsepower Ratings and One Switch for Several Motors

How the 2026 NEC handles motor controllers and disconnecting means: the in sight rules, what a disconnect must open and show, horsepower ratings, when one switch can be both, and…

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NEC 240.21 Feeder Tap Rules for Apprentices: The 10-Foot, 25-Foot and Transformer Secondary Taps With Worked Sizing

How the 2026 NEC 240.21 tap rules work: why conductors are normally protected where they get their supply, the 10-foot and 25-foot feeder taps, transformer secondary taps, and worked sizing…

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Texas Journeyman Electrician Exam Content Outline (2026 NEC): 20 Subject Areas and How to Study Them

The Texas Journeyman exam outline in one page: 20 subject areas across the NEC Knowledge and Calculations parts, scored questions per area, the score you need on each part, time…

Updated 2026-10-17 · Read the article ›

Low-Voltage and Fire Alarm Circuits (NEC 725 and 760): Cable Ratings, Separation and Support for Apprentices

Class 2 and Class 3 circuits, fire alarm cable types, plenum and riser ratings, keeping low-voltage cable away from power conductors, and how to support it, explained for apprentices preparing…

Updated 2026-10-12 · Read the article ›

Swimming Pool Bonding (NEC 680): The Equipotential Grid, GFCI and Clearances for Apprentices

Why pools are bonded, what goes into the equipotential bonding grid, how bonding differs from grounding, GFCI for pool pumps, receptacle and luminaire clearances, and a pool pump branch-circuit example…

Updated 2026-10-12 · Read the article ›
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