How To Get A Good Electrician

Maintenance Electrician news.careerstructure.com, UK - 5 Jan 2009 My client is a privately owned company who specialise in Facilities support services across a wide range of market sectors. They have more than 100 years …

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Former Kiama electrician is probably US’s most famous Aussie sportsman, writes Paul Sheehan.
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I am 36 and I’m changing career and want to become an electrician. I already have Part P VRQ although I’m not part of an electrical body yet. Advice from existing sparks would be good. My ambition is not to be a Domestic Installer but a fully qualified spark.
Only answers fom the UK please - sorry to you clever people stateside!

as a english electrician i would recommend taking the 2391 course, the best organization in my opinion is the nic if you where to contact them they will give you the information you will require to join their electrical body if you want to have your own company that is but to work as a spark id recommend the 2391 since it is considered to be a higher qualification than the 2330 , however a nvq3 is what most people are looking for now a day so really id say for safe bets is to obtain a nvq 3 and 2391 city and guilds

Stage Electrics director awarded MBE Event Magazine, UK - 21 hours ago … Whitehead in 1979 and remains actively involved in the business today, as well as working as chief electrician for the Northcott Theatre in Exeter. …

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1) There are two equations for power consumed by a device:

P = I²R
P = V²/R

The first expression indicates that Power is directly proportional to R whereas the second expression indicates inverse proportionality.
How can the seemingly different dependence of P on R in these expressions be explained?

2) An electrician puts a fuse of rating 5A in that part of domestic electrical circuit in which an electrical heater of rating 1.5kW, 220V is operating. What is likely to happen in this case and why? What change, if any, needs to be made?

From ohm's law,
I = V / R, V = I * R, R = V / I
The equation for power, P = Voltage x Current = V * I
But V = I / R, & substitute the above value in above eqn
P = V * I = (I * R) * I = I² * R ……………(1)
P = V * I = V * (V /R) = V² / R…………(2)
In eqn (1), P is directly proportional to I² & R
In eqn (2), P is directly proportional to V² & inversely to R.
Comparing to the values of V & I , V is much much higher than that of I. Hence, the difference in their squares will be still higher. So in the second equation ,the extra magnitude caused by squaring the V will be neutralised by inverse proportionality of the resistance.

(2) The rating of the heater = 1.5 kw = 1500 w & 220 V
As Power P = V * I, I = P / V
Hence, Current = 1500 / 220 = 6.8 Ampere.
As the fuse is only of 5 A the fuse will blow off. To protect this any value higher than 6.8 Amps ( as a safety margin make it 7 amps)

Electrician arrested for bank heist Times of India, India - 28 Dec 2008 The police have arrested an electrician who used to work in the bank on a contract basis. The suspect has been identified as Sudesh Sheepad Bodade (22), …

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Rick Abbott’s next shot at a hockey goal won’t net him a chance to win $1 million.But if his buddies in the Quesnel Iceman rec hockey league are looking for a ride to the rink, Abbott will be happy to pick them up in his new car.The 56-year-old Quesnel electrician came up two pucks shy in his attempt to win the TSN Million Dollar Shootout Wednesday night in Ottawa. Abbott scored with 13 of 20 …
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Im a UK qualified electrician and am soon to emigrate over to the USA(New Jersey/Pennsylvania). I have all the visas, its just work that im a bit worried about. I have my UK city and guilds qualifications and want to know whether I can use these over in the US or will i have to take their exams/courses etc. (not to keen on having to take a 2/3 year course again!!)
Also would be interested in how much work there is at the moment, i read everywhere recession is about to grip America, these are worring times. I work mainly on commercial installations rather than doing domestic work.

Any info you could give me would be most grateful.
Cheers

Sitting your exams again is the way forward as they use a different system to the UK. This is not a problem as there are many colleges that can fast track you through this.
Visit the Pennsylvania/New Jersey state website and read up on Careers. they will have links to study up on. Get a job as a electricians laborer to get contacts whilst you study.
If you look for contractors in these two states and start to apply now you will save a lot of time and who knows you may get a job that will pay for your college before you leave for the USA. Good luck, any more help needed email me

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