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How Do I Renew My Montana Electrical License?

Mar 07, 2020

Montana electrical licenses will expire on July 15, 2020. To continue working under your Montana electrical license you must complete and application and continuing education courses. Renewal opens 60 days prior to the expiration date.

Working Together in the Water Industry: Owners and Operators Contributing to the Same Benefit

Mar 04, 2020

Drinking water, wastewater, remediation, landfill, land application operations, and other operations are intertwined with little formal association with one another. There are occasions that these operations will meet to discuss issues, but mostly, if everyone does their job professionally, the all will continue without issue. Professionals in this industry are one another’s keeper in the effort to protect public health and the environment.

Sound Powered Air Conditioning

Mar 04, 2020

What if a refrigeration system could exist without a mechanical compressor, oil, or the typical blended refrigerant? A totally new design that required much less electricity to operate? Components of the system consist of an inert gas and large pressure vessels connected by pipes. This mechanism would be based on thermoacoustic principles that had very few moving parts. Considering the environmental issues faced today, wouldn’t it be an amazing achievement?

Stepping Up and Stepping Down: Using Transformers to Change Voltages to Desired Levels

Mar 04, 2020

Transformers are used when power voltages need to be changed, or transformed, to other levels. Sometimes voltages need to be increased when sending power long distances. Other times, voltages need to be decreased for equipment that uses the power. Regardless of whether the voltages are being stepped up or stepped down, the same process of changing windings is used to transform voltages to different levels.

Understanding Motor Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Protection Devices

Feb 28, 2020

The primary intent of this discussion is to explain how overcurrent protection devices are determined for single motor branch-circuits. References will be taken from the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC). These references will apply to general single motor applications for a continuous duty NEMA Design B energy efficient motor, unless otherwise noted.

JADE Learning Offers Updated Electrical Exam Prep and CE for the California Building Standards Commission's 2017 NEC Adoption

Feb 26, 2020

The California Building Standards Commission voted to adopt the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC). The adopted codes were published on July 1, 2019, and became effective on January 1, 2020. With the adoption of the new code, there are now new requirements for the California Electrical Certification Continuing Education and California Electrical Certification Exam.

Online Continuing Education Now Approved by the Rhode Island Board of Examiners for Electricians

Feb 26, 2020

JADE Learning is now approved by the Rhode Island Board of Examiners for Electricians to provide electrical continuing education (CE) online. JADE Learning is the first continuing education provider to be approved for online courses making it easier for Rhode Island electricians to renew their electrical license with JADE Learning. Prior to JADE Learning’s online courses, Rhode Island electricians could only complete their CE requirements in a classroom setting.

How Do I Renew My Texas Electrical License?

Feb 08, 2020

3 Steps to Renew My Texas Electrical License Step 1 - Find My Electrical License Expiration Date: To begin to renew a Texas electrical license, you’ll need your Texas electrical license number and issue date. If you cannot find your electrical license, you can look it up on the Texas...

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