COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL MATERIALS Apprentice Electricians Should Know

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• LE

  @letsgetalong-b1r · 3 years ago (edited)

  I'm retired now after 35 years in the trade, but something that I learned early on is depending where or who you're working for, you're going to hear all of these items referred to by different names. Great video for the individual just getting into the commercial side of the trade and a portion of them being used in industrial. Remember, it's not a competition to see who's better, we're all in the same trade so instead of tearing each other down, build each other up.

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• JA

  @JayeeFromLA · 4 years ago

  Not sure why you decided to start doing these videos but I’m very grateful. As a visual learner it took months for this stuff to click reading about it but going through these videos cuts that process tremendously. Keep up the great content!

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• BO

  @boone7777777777 · 2 years ago

  Idk it's more fun to just get yelled at 😅

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• AE

  @Aedec1 · 6 years ago

  Went from "my dudes" to "my friends" to " my friend," next will be " to whom it may concern." lol

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• ED

  @edgerrr · 6 years ago

  The 'mc' in mc cable stands for 'metal clad'.

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• AR

  @arthouston7361 · 5 years ago

  1900 was the original part number for the 4" box sold by Bossert in the previous century.

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• UL

  @Ulysses_21 · 6 years ago

  Here in Michigan, we call the "1900 box" a four-square box. Four-square deep, or shallow for the different varieties.

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• SO

  @SouthwestIndustrialElectric · 6 years ago

  We test all of our employees on some of these parts! You've got to know!

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• KA

  @karenrachum4319 · 6 years ago

  I really like your videos, in particular these two about the different devices and connectors. I am a Electrical Department supervisor at a Home Depot, and trying to be more knowledgeable about the products that my customers need to buy. Keep up the great work and thanks again from a different sort of industry professional!!

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• LU

  @lukasvilla2657 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Tomorrow is my first day with an electrical company. I'm super nervous. I've never done this kind of work. They said I will be doing pre-fab for 6 months to a year then I will be out in the field doing 3 phase work. The cool thing is they are paying for my apprenticeship school after I'm there 60 days. I bought a bunch of tools yesterday from harbor freight because that's all I can afford. I subbed to your channel. Good information!  Thanks. I'm going to just take it day by day and not get too ahead of myself. I will learn as I go.

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• AN

  @andrewgauer3572 · 4 years ago

  This guy is so good at explaining things.

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• IN

  @inecronomicsi4285 · 3 years ago

  My favorite part of doing switches is when you discover at the final that one of your lovely coworkers has tied in the wrong switch legs at the rough-in stage.<br><br>Not just tied into the power pigtail... No..<br><br>Tied-in to the wrong 2gang switch box entirely 😅 (side by side in the wall but in different rooms 👍)<br><br><br>Not <b>that</b> hard to fix... But.... Yeah 😅🥳

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