general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and money)

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

As long as you don't start talking crap you'll be welcome, but we can take an awful lot of crap. Take a look for lofty's posts or Davidwcockburn, both sadly no longer with us but they were nothing if not entertaining http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated...8&qid=1365708810&sr=8-1&keywords=d+w+cockburn follow that link and you'll be able to share some of Mr Cockburns wisdom

 

[Toonlad]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Well without wanting to sound patronising you're one of the few women who post on here so I guess you're a bit of a stand out

Matter of opinion Trev, sometimes i wonder. Geordie can talk the back legs off a donkey, you seen all the 3 legged donkeys outside his house :rofl:

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Matter of opinion Trev, sometimes i wonder. Geordie can talk the back legs off a donkey, you seen all the 3 legged donkeys outside his house :rofl:

Any more cheek like that & I'll take me nonsense back over to the other side.

 

[Kate]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

As long as you don't start talking crap you'll be welcome, but we can take an awful lot of crap. Take a look for lofty's posts or Davidwcockburn, both sadly no longer with us but they were nothing if not entertaining An Illustrated Explanation of Earthed Equipotential Bonding: Amazon.co.uk: D.W. Cockburn: Books follow that link and you'll be able to share some of Mr Cockburns wisdom

Is this genuinely worth a buy?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Is this genuinely worth a buy?

In a word ............ NO.

 

[Toonlad]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Any more cheek like that & I'll take me nonsense back over to the other side.

you do know i lurk there also.

Yours in sport

 

[Kate]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

In a word ............ NO.

Thanks for being honest. Was going to spend some time hunting for a download then!

 

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Is this genuinely worth a buy?

Hell no, read the little bit that amazon allow you to and you'll see that it's written by an idiot. Only buy it if you have absolutely nothing better to do with your cash and fancy a laugh

 

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Kate it's self published, what does that tell you? Read the reviews of it they're probably as funny as the book its self

 

[Kate]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

I only looked at the picture and at the price.

 

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Read the reviews of both books, they're class.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

I only looked at the picture and at the price.

I think it only has about a dozen pages in it and as Trev says the reviews tell you all you need to know.

Have a search on this forum for him. He made a few posts here before he "disappeared"

 

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

I think it only has about a dozen pages in it and as Trev says the reviews tell you all you need to know.

Have a search on this forum for him. He made a few posts here before he "disappeared"

I think he was "disappeared" in the South American version of "disappeared"

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

I think he was "disappeared" in the South American version of "disappeared"

Quite so.

- - - Updated - - -

......... but his legend lives on

 

[esubmarine]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Yeah I had a feeling the it wouldn't be worth it long term, there is only so much you can learn in 10weeks, especially part time... gonna head in and see what they have to offer when ive got a bit of time. Kate, Id love to shadow the guy but he's a subcontractor and it wouldn't really work. nice idea though, am going keeping an eye out of a sparky buddy up with for a bit.

thanks for the help guys really appreciated.

 

[trev]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Esub, as far as I'm concerned you've got a choice of 3 immediately to buddy up with Topcat, MDJ or Kate. They all know their stuff and you'll pick up a lot from them. That's not even considering your current subby guy.

 

[lesterwyatt]

Re: general builder looking for basic electrical training(without wasting time and mo

Hi there.

There is no quick and easy way to becoming an electrician. 4 years ago I had an plastering business that went ---- up. The place I was working at the time I got friendly with an old school electrician that was looking of an help in hand.
so I worked with him for around a year has a mate before learning theory at Stratford collage. I did 2330 level 2 and 3, did my 17th addition, this took me around 2 years of intensive training. After this I waited around a year before starting 2394/2395. Did my multiple guess today (don't know results till Monday), got the written (2395) Tuesday and 2394 Wednesday, so fingers crossed. This has been a lot of hard work being 34 with two young kids. But I'm nearly there!!!! Thanks lester