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!!

 

[ged noden]

There is no problem with Pyro, it takes 10 minutes to learn and round about 15 minutes to make an end off. It,s as easy as eating a piece of cake.

 

[stumoores]

Expand your boundaries. Think 4-20mA and 11kV. Master control loop and understand protection relay settings. Look after your hands and take pride in your craftwork

 

[Knobhead]

Prefer listening to Kraftwerk that reading waffle in an old thread.

 

[Engineer54]

There is no problem with Pyro, it takes 10 minutes to learn and round about 15 minutes to make an end off. It,s as easy as eating a piece of cake.

So, are there any MICC experienced electricians here that agree with this assessment of working with MICC cables, ...10 minutes training and your up, up and away??

Heard all that bravado S**t before, normally by those that have never made an end off, let alone installed any MICC installations!! Just watched a video on Youtube and thought, ...That's Easy i can do that, but never have!!

So beware this is a complete ''Dipstick'' talking!! lol!!

 

[cossie400]

So, are there any MICC experienced electricians here that agree with this assessment of working with MICC cables, ...10 minutes training and your up, up and away??

Heard all that bravado S**t before, normally by those that have never made an end off, let alone installed any MICC installations!! Just watched a video on Youtube and thought, ...That's Easy i can do that, but never have!!

So beware this is a complete ''Dipstick'' talking!! lol!!

Do you know him personally? If not why give it the "bravado s**t" yourself and slag him off?...

 

[stumoores]

Jean Michael jare is better than kraftwerk

 

[Engineer54]

Do you know him personally? If not why give it the "bravado s**t" yourself and slag him off?...

No i don't know him personally, what i do know however, is that his post is about as far away from being anywhere near to reality, as beliving that Father Christmas is real!!

I call it as i see it, ....So what's you're problem then??

 

[Lucien Nunes]

10 mins training, 15 mins per termination, 2 days with the megger trying to work out why it leaks like a sieve and 3 weeks doing it again when you finally work out what those giant sticks of chewing gum were supposed to be for.