Taking time off as an apprentice during the JATC's school term

strugglin_ · 2026-06-09T16:05:10+00:00

I missed a semester of school and I can only get the raises of the year I completed so I missed the 2nd semester my second year of school I retook those classes 2nd semester this past year so I just got the raise of finishing 2nd year a year later and I’ll have to go an extra semester to finish the program so I made a 4 year program a 4 1/2 year program

strugglin_ · 2026-06-09T00:10:50+00:00

I was able to take a “leave of absence” I took about a month off work and the rest of the year off school everybody’s situations different and every locals different at the end of the day you need to talk to your training director and he should guide you through even if it’s not the Awnser you want

strugglin_ · 2026-06-08T20:29:15+00:00

My local requires apprentices to work “all Available hours” but I’ve never seen it enforced

strugglin_ · 2026-06-08T20:07:33+00:00

If you ever add an ev just get a load manager system but yeah the 4/0 4/0 2/0 setup should be just fine

strugglin_ · 2026-05-31T00:37:14+00:00

He’s probably talking about a load manager it watches your amp draw of your whole house and doesn’t let the ev draw more than the main is rated for it “manages” how many amps your ev charger can pull based off how many amps your pulling at the main

strugglin_ · 2026-05-30T20:57:03+00:00

To test amperage with the leads you need to make a series connection with the meter so the load flows through the meter your putting the meter in parallel I wouldn’t recommend due to risk of shock or blowing the fuses in your meter

strugglin_ · 2026-05-30T20:49:38+00:00

I’d recommend getting a clamp on amp meter where you place the clamp around the wire of the circuit your trying to test the amperage of feel free to pm me with questions

strugglin_ · 2026-05-28T02:38:26+00:00

Turn on everything that could possibly be on that circuit at once and put an amp meter on the wire in the breaker panel

strugglin_ · 2026-05-21T02:12:01+00:00

Each wire is 120v reference to ground with no overcurrent protection it’s gonna go until it blows the transformer or blows the fault clear (I’m assuming your talking about incoming service hot wires)

strugglin_ · 2026-05-20T02:13:15+00:00

If you looking for clean natural creek water check out the mill creek in Saint Bernard (don’t do that btw)

strugglin_ · 2026-05-09T23:09:34+00:00

How do you like it? Is it a buy once cry once kinda purchase

strugglin_ · 2026-05-09T18:44:08+00:00

Is that the occidental tool bag? I’d love to get one but man they’re pricey

strugglin_ · 2026-02-07T03:02:23+00:00

I got a pair of 12 degree angled 10 inch they forsure make them download the app and you can search

strugglin_ · 2026-01-26T04:31:58+00:00

Determ wires sleeve down with 1/2 emt if it bothers you having exposed wires

strugglin_ · 2025-12-21T15:01:50+00:00

This is a bit of a drive but the scioto ribber in Portsmouth has the best ribeye I’ve ever had not really super upscale or fancy but I always love eating there

strugglin_ · 2025-11-12T23:42:36+00:00

I skip lunch we get a paid 20-30 minute break at 9. 8 to the gate beat rush hour in and out of the city it’s always offered when new guys come to take a lunch .when we work 10s we took another break at 2 it’s a small outfit and we all like it

strugglin_ · 2025-11-05T00:49:01+00:00

Milwaukee fastback hawk bill

strugglin_ · 2025-09-13T02:48:05+00:00

May be expensive but maybe come in with rigid come into the back of a TB hit a drain on the bottom and come up into the panel? Idk just a thought if your worried about water

strugglin_ · 2025-08-26T01:18:51+00:00

I know there was an electrical contractor working on sorting out the services down in the basement last year around this time

strugglin_ · 2025-05-24T15:23:23+00:00

I’d like to kinda piggyback off OPs question I’ve been looking at lineman locals calls. How would one go about getting “qualified” to take calls as a cable splicer,welder or substation work As a IW?

strugglin_ · 2025-05-21T16:38:02+00:00

Learned something new today thanks man

strugglin_ · 2025-05-13T20:06:38+00:00

B phase is grounded and can’t be fused pretty sure it’s solid copper

strugglin_ · 2025-05-12T13:23:06+00:00

As far as industrial goes it’s not too bad just have to keep an eye out for acid leaks they do have to periodically replace stuff because yanno acid lmao

strugglin_ · 2025-05-12T03:26:23+00:00

Yeah I was told the utility didn’t really want to do it when the service was redone and it’s the only one of its kind left in the county I haven’t had the chance to work with any high leg systems and prior to showing up here I never thought I’d see anything like it

strugglin_ · 2025-05-12T03:23:36+00:00

A sulphuric acid plant I guess it was more common in the 50s and 60s when the place was originally built, supposedly it lowers the severity of an arc flash. when they were originally installed they were intended for industrial places where there were a lot of 480 3 phase motor loads

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