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Start with 5 Formulas Electricians Should Have Memorized! (17 min, Electrician U), then Episode 3 - How To Wire For and Install A Switch (28 min, Electrician U). All 520 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need klein electrician tool set, non-contact voltage tester, digital multimeter and a few more basics (about $295 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Wiring Simplified by H. P. Richter.

What you'll need

• Klein electrician tool set: Strippers, pliers and drivers apprentices use. - View on Amazon
• Non-contact voltage tester: Check before you touch, every time.
• Digital multimeter: Measure voltage, current and continuity.
• Wire strippers: Clean strips without nicking copper.
• NEC code book: The rulebook every exam is built on.
• Insulated screwdriver set: Rated for electrical work.

Lessons

• 5 Formulas Electricians Should Have Memorized! (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 3 - How To Wire For and Install A Switch (28 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How Do Circuits Work? Volts, Amps, Ohm's, and Watts Explained! (15 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How Should I Price Out Jobs? 5 Different Methods You Can Use to Estimate a Job! (23 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How To Bend EMT Conduit/Tubing - HOW ELECTRICIANS BEND 90s, OFFSETS, BOX OFFSETS, & KICKS (47 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Why KW and KVA Are NOT The Same Thing (Even If They Seem Like It) (13 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Everything You Need to Know About Electrical Panels (25 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• Pulling Wire Like a Pro - Tips and tricks for pulling conductors through conduit (28 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Why Do We BOND Neutral & Ground in ELECTRICAL SERVICE PANELS? (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• 4 Basic Electrical Testers & HOW TO USE THEM (15 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• Difference Between VOLTAGES - Why We Need Them All (14 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Does Current Flow on the Neutral? (23 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 8 - How To Wire For And Install 4-way Switches (38 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Five Things Apprentices Should NEVER Do!!! (19 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How To Study For and PASS Your Electrician Exam (FIRST TIME) (16 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL MATERIALS Apprentice Electricians Should Know (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• THIS IS WHY ELECTRICIANS DON'T HIDE J-BOXES IN WALLS - Finding Hackwork!! (30 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• TRANSFORMERS - What They Are, How They Work, How Electricians Size Them (26 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• What are Volts? Amps? Ohms? Watts? (12 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• What Should Apprentices Expect on Day One? (19 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• 2 Prong Receptacle Circuit Replaced by GFCI and Grounded Receptacles per 2020 NEC (21 min, Sparky Channel, Intermediate)
• Electrical Wire Color Coding Used By Electricians (16 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 35 - Why Electricians Need UGLYS - A MINI ELECTRICAL LIBRARY IN YOUR POCKET (22 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRICAL PANELS - why their panels are dangerous (23 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Service Calls With Electrician U!!! (18 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Won't These Melt?!? 15amp Receptacles on 20 amp Circuits!!! (12 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• 5 Tips for Electricians working in Residential Remodels (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• All the Tools Apprentice Electricians ABSOLUTELY Need! (20 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Arc-Fault, Ground-Fault, and Dual-Function Circuit Breakers Explained (20 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL MATERIALS Apprentice Electricians Should Know (15 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 42 - APPRENTICE TOOLS - 13 Tools Apprentice Electricians Need To Have (30 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How Do Electrical Panels Work - An Explanation of All the Parts! (10 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How To Wire a 3-Way Switch System (16 min, Sparky Channel, Intermediate)
• Splices And Terminations That Fail Code In The 2026 NEC (22 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Stop Struggling with Electrical Math – Ohm’s Law Made Simple! (56 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• This is why Electricians don't use Romex in wet environments (TROUBLESHOOTING OUTDOOR LIGHTS) (23 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 2 - Tools Every Apprentice Electrician Needs To Start Their Job (27 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How Do Electrical Harmonics Work? (13 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How to Change Out a Receptacle - The Right Way! (12 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Understanding Blueprints: Electrical Symbols Explained (19 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Want to Become an Electrician in 2025? Here’s What You NEED to Know! (14 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Box Offsets, 3 Point Saddle Bend, Parallel EMT Bends and Concentric 90° Stubs all in One Conduit (16 min, Sparky Channel, Intermediate)
• Electrical Work Ep.97 (18 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• 5 Things I HATE About Being an Electrician! (18 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• DON'T USE THESE TOOLS!!! Use These Tools Instead If You're an Electrician (20 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Electrical Boxes You Never Knew You Needed! (20 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Electrical Contractors: Things You Need to Know (26 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Electricians vs Plumbers vs HVAC!!! Why DO They Hate Each Other??? (22 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• This Connector Might Change the Way You Work (If You Let It) (24 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• What Happens When I Become a Journeyman? Things to Think About. (19 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• What is Resistance/Impedance (Ohms) - Why electricians need to know it (23 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• What is the Difference Between Single Phase and Three Phase??? (23 min, Electrician U, Beginner)
• Wiring With MC - WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH MC CABLE as an electrician (28 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• CIRCUIT BREAKERS - How They Work & Different Types (14 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Electrical and Interior Finish: Shipping Container Office Build (16 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• Electrical Test Equipment Every Electrician Should Know (25 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 20 - Fault Detection Devices - GFCI, AFCI, DF, AFGFCI (14 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Episode 39 - Using Ohm's Law In The Field - ELECTRICIAN MATH REAL WORLD EXAMPLES (17 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• Ghost Voltage and How Electricians Test It? (11 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)
• How Does an Electrical Service Work? Electrical Service Panels Explained (31 min, Electrician U, Intermediate)

Books on Electrician Skills

1. Wiring Simplified by H. P. Richter - View on Amazon
2. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring by Editors of Cool Springs Press - View on Amazon
3. Ugly's Electrical References by Charles R. Miller - View on Amazon
4. Electrician's Exam Study Guide by Kimberley Keller - View on Amazon
5. Electrical wiring, industrial by Smith, Robert L. - View on Amazon