N17, N18 & N19 NATIONAL STANDARD ELECTRICIAN LICENSURE Exams ExamFOCUS Quick Review Notes & Questions
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In the US, almost all technical exams on electrical works are based on the NEC. However, the NEC book itself is a 1500+ pages mega size monster. You just won’t have the time and energy to go through and memorize everything in there. Even though the exam may allow you to use the code book, looking up a particular item can be very time consuming and you may run out of time real quick! This is why we come up with this study product – we provide you with essential knowledge and information that can be easily comprehended so that during the actual exam you won’t need to browse the code book for answering every single question!
Officially, the N17 exam covers these:
General Knowledge
Services and Service Equipment
Feeders
Branch Circuits and Conductors
Wiring Methods and Materials
Equipment and Devices
Control Devices
Motors and Generators
Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions
The N18 exam covers these:
General Knowledge
Services and Service Equipment
Feeders
Branch Circuits and Conductors
Wiring Methods and Materials
Equipment and Devices
Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions
And the N19 exam covers these:
General Knowledge and Calculations
Utilization Equipment and Devices
Motors and Controls
Wiring Methods, Materials, and Conductors
Grounding and Overcurrent Protection
Special Occupancies, Systems, and Equipment
The ICC exam N17, N18 and N19 share many common knowledge items so it would be wise to group the study material together. In any case, the exams require that you have a working grasp of the NEC. There is no way you can pass the exams without having solid real world experience. Our notes give you knowledge, principles and concepts. To master the topics, you must be “in the field”. And you need to know how the experts get things done. To succeed in the exam, you also need to read as many reference books as possible. There is no single book that can cover everything!
