How To Better Yourself As An Electrician

[harrison2987]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to find out what people's views are on how to better yourself as a spark, improving knowledge and workmanship etc.

I know we can read cover to cover the regs on how to do things properly, but is there any other literature - books, websites etc. out there for electricians to read to gain a better knowledge and understanding of the trade?

What have people found that has helped them in the past, either with understanding the theory behind electrics, or better practices working on site in general.

Hopefully this post will help people who might not know where to look for good, soild, useful infomation.

Look forward to your input chaps and chapesses!!

 

[Deleted member 72666]

To be honest, I've never used pyro in my life (trained up from 2008) and haven't touched still conduit since 2010. Still have the notes from that practical so I could do the bubble and double set but it would take me a while and a lot of note reading haha.

This forum does help in the fact that it gives you stories of weird faults or wiring etc but there is nothing better than experiencing things for yourself.

..... And a s*** load of conduit!

 

[Deleted member 72666]

I find by enjoying what you do makes the learning process a lot easier, and the very fact you spend all day at work then end up on here talking shop for the rest of the evening shows you're committed.

 

[Englishman]

..... And a s*** load of conduit!

Probably!

 

[Mr Hehound]

In the chester area , it's a bubble set.

I was taught a bubble is a set without a straight edge on top and a saddle has a straight bit on top. I'm pretty sure 'straight bit on top' is the technical term.

 

[markc123]

When costing jobs add on 30 or 60 minutes so you are not rushing. Poor preparation is also a good way to fail too.

I never do CU changes on Fridays unless I have too and try, and keep the morning free after the change to cover the unexpected "additional work".

Murdoch, i think the saying your after is...

"failing to prepare is preparing to fail"

Used to hear that lots as an apprentice.

 

[Dean Williams]

bubble set in Flintshire too

 

[longboat]

It must be 15 year's since i used a bit of pyro, would like to see if i remember how to do them.
Can everyone send me all their off cut's and scrag end's to experiment on.
When i've used them they will be recycled with the other crimbo scrap stock.:wink_smile:

 

[i=p/u]

So I take it you have the pyro tools tugboat

 

[longboat]

So I take it you have the pyro tools tugboat

Can you send me some spare one's in the post? :53:

 

[i=p/u]

I use pair if snips and a bic biro

 

[longboat]

Are you a paramedic on the side?

 

[i=p/u]

Saving lives or giving light hmmm

 

[longboat]

would be hard to save lives in the the dark, so let there be light.

 

[Engineer54]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to find out what people's views are on how to better yourself as a spark, improving knowledge and workmanship etc.

I know we can read cover to cover the regs on how to do things properly, but is there any other literature - books, websites etc. out there for electricians to read to gain a better knowledge and understanding of the trade?

What have people found that has helped them in the past, either with understanding the theory behind electrics, or better practices working on site in general.

Hopefully this post will help people who might not know where to look for good, soild, useful infomation.

Look forward to your input chaps and chapesses!!

It's not ''Either'' it's going to be ''Both'', they always go hand in hand!! And you're never going to achieve bettering yourself as an electrician by solely working in the domestic sector of this industry.

No idea what it's like now in the UK, but i would say if you're just out of your time with limited experience, then finding a small to medium sized company that takes on all manner of installation work across all the industries sectors. This would be a good place to start to gain the all important experience aspect. Hopefully the company would also have an ongoing training policy, though these companies seem to be few and far between these days!!

 

[Knobhead]

As E54 said, learning is two part. You can read theory for ever and a day, without the experience it’s useless.

I’ve had problems where I’ve had to get the text books out. I know the theory, but then it comes to, “why the hells it’s done that?” At times you have to think out of the box. Theory and experience work together.