Electrical training guide, workbook, and DVD.

Starting Your Electrical Training Program

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Tom Henry

  • Certified Chief Electrical Inspector, Building Officials of Florida
  • Certified Chief Electrical Inspector, Southern Building Code Congress
  • Former Electrical Inspector, Walt Disney World – EPCOT
  • Registered Electrical Contractor, State of Florida
  • Licensed Master Electrician
  • Member, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  • Member, International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)
  • Owner, Code Electrical Classes Inc., Winter Park, FL
  • Certified Vocational Instructor, State of Florida
  • Instructor to over 22,000 Electricians
  • Author of Electrical Inspection Workbook and over 90 electrical books
  • Legal Consultant with 64 years in the Electrical Field
  • Electrical Construction Editor, “Informer” newsletter
  • President, Tom Henry’s “Learn to be an Electrician” program, with over 2,015 enrollees from all 50 states and several foreign countries
STARTING YOUR ELECTRICAL TRAINING

Experience is the best teacher, and after 67 years in the electrical trade, I’ve written this book to help you start your electrical training the right way.

I began my apprenticeship in 1956 at age 17, and now, after writing over 100 books and teaching more than 22,000 students across all levels of the trade, I’m sharing what I’ve learned to make your journey easier. From apprentices to contractors, inspectors, engineers, and more, I’ve seen firsthand the importance of starting with a solid foundation.

This book and accompanying videos focus on teaching the “behavior” of electricity before making any electrical connections. It’s not about wiring a house but understanding key concepts like loose connections, short circuits, overloads, and voltage drop. The videos will show electricity in action, demonstrating what happens when these connections aren’t done correctly—leading to arcs, flashes, explosions, and even fires.

Electrical safety isn’t optional; it’s essential. Understanding what circuit breakers can and can’t protect is crucial. Fires caused by loose connections, like a recent one in an elderly couple’s home with no obvious external causes, underscore this need for knowledge.

This program enhances your current training by ensuring that students understand the fundamentals before ever connecting a wire. It’s estimated that 90% of electrical failures happen at connections, and many could be prevented by simply tightening them correctly. High-resistance connections are a leading cause of electrical fires, and this program will help you prevent them before they start.

When you know better, you do better. This book is here to ensure that early on in your electrical training, you’ll know better.

The student must first understand that both the National Electrical Code and manufacturers require electrical connections to be torqued to the specified inch-pounds.

In the video, you’ll see the circuit analyzer in action, demonstrating its value in detecting loose connections and preventing fires before they start. It measures the resistance of each wire and shows the voltage drop. For example, one back-stabbed receptacle was corrected by wrapping the wire around the screw and torquing the connection, reducing the voltage drop by 1.8%—just from fixing a single receptacle.

 

One must first understand there are requirements to protect the conductors and equipment and also protection required for people. The student must understand the difference in the words “overload” and “overcurrent.”

 

 

The two DVDs provide 3 hours of demonstrations on appliance overloads, short circuits, and circuit testing, featuring over 35 valuable demonstrations by Tom and Tim Henry.

The program includes 9 exams with 160 questions, a course layout guide, and perforated pages for easy distribution. Quick reference answers and detailed explanations with page citations are provided for fast grading.

This program enhances your current training. Begin with the 3-hour videos, showcasing essential electrical demonstrations.

For a brief sample go to:
http:youtu.be/_-FUZMPujVA

 

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