G'day I'm Corey, a licensed aussie sparky sharing my best trade practices to help out supervised electrical apprentices and other electricians.
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It's same in every industry.. Shit bosses are shit bosses. It's hard to spot the red flags with some of them, because sociopaths are good at covering their own bad behaviour.
I’m a 3rd year apprentice mechanic and I wanna switch to electrician apprenticeship. I don’t think I can finish my mechanic apprenticeship in the 4 years because my boss has only just started giving me allocated time to do my online schooling and I’m very far behind
One of the things caffeine does is it doesn't actually wake you up but it masks your tiredness symptoms. That's where the problem of using caffeine to wake up comes from, it doesn't deal with the problem of feeling tired, it just makes you think you're not. I have pain and related fatigue issues, so I use caffeine when I need it to achieve something where I'm too tired to be at my best. But the big thing I do is sleep and nap whenever I need to. If I have the freedom to, I'll grad a sleep over caffeine every time because one deals with the problem, and one doesn't. And ignoring the fact you're sleep deprived by hiding the symptoms is ultimately a losing game. Over time, you're more likely to make mistakes, be irritable, and have other issues. Another great vid!
hi Corey... i am moving to Australia in 3 months time. Any youtube channels from Australia to learn how Aussie electrical system is wired and works??? i am fully qualified Electrician in UK
Been using Bahco for about 10 years now, but I also bought a set of Werckmann. The Bahco set was about €50,- and the other set about €6,- . There is a difference in durability, but as long as the insulation isn't damaged, they're both perfectly safe. The Bahco set has seriously degraded rubber on a few of the grips by now, so I need to replace them. The cheap set has all the tips worn really bad, and I haven't used them nearly as much. Worn tips do tend to damage the screws and terminals too though, so that's a good reason to go for something more durable. That said, the €6,- set is a LOT better than non insulated tools. When in doubt: buy the best you can afford, do your work safely and save up for better tools somewhere down the road ;) And yes, I DO work on live installations. I mostly work in venues where they have live music or theater. Especially the smaller ones don't have the budget for proper modern gear, or even proper techs who plan what is connected where. If you have to do work on a fuse box, often the only way to power it down is to literally disconnect the main 400A fuses. That would shut off most of the building, and it would require the service provider to send someone over to cut the seal and replace it. That takes days, or even weeks, and it's VERY expensive. So if something happens that really needs to get fixed before the show that night, you're working on a partially live installation. Safety is THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST priority EVER. Especially since there are also other people running around. I'd MUCH rather use a new €6,- set than a defective €50,- one XD
hi Corey, any advice for fully qualified UK electrician moving to Australia in next 6 months.....i got my overseas training and stuff.. I want to know how to become licenced in Australia ASAP
Hey brother. I’m an electrician in the US my wife moved here from Australia but we are in the process of moving to Australia. Would I have to restart that process again if the experience I have?
Hey mate, how many weeks of Tafe do you need to do each year? I just landed a sparky apprenticeship through my company, was a leading hand changing to apprentice, ill be on $35ph but during tafe I will be on adult apprentice wages, just trying to find out how many weeks of tafe per year there is
I work in underground mining, I'm always losing screwdrivers and if I dont lose em they rust out in a year or 2. Mostly I'm repping the aldi or craftright screwdrivers, although I do try to keep a set of the wera stainless VDE screwdrivers for when I want quality, their laser etched tips really are pretty good and your not paying much extra to get them stainless, plus they still nearly as well as the regular steel ones
Had the marvels crosscuts, wattmaster crosscuts and just got the xtorque crosscuts. Did anyone happen to know if the xtorque are actually 1000v vde because it says it on the packaging but nowhere on the handles which has me skeptical. Anyway, they're all great until you can't be bothered using side cutters for a gpo screw ;).
Give the Milwaukee Electricians tool belt a whirl guys , I had the Makita , and loved it , still do , and rock makita power tools , but , I made the mistake of trying on the Milwaukee belt , and WOW , boy oh boy is it comfortable , and the belt layout is simply divine
oh really? which belt are you refering to because i wouldn't mine trying them on haha, currently running the toughbuilt belt and their system is great but wanna experiment with something that more sexy looking and ideally slimline like the makitas
My father retrained as an electrician in his 40s. Trying to encourage my husband into a mature electrical apprenticeship too, because he wants to get a decent trade skill. His father is an electrician too.
Good day mate ,where can I buy the modules for electrical standards installation in Australia.because I’m planning to take electrical course next year and I want to have an advance study
Well there is alot less women in trades that’s for sure but who cares about what others think it’s your life and only you can live it plus the people who make fun of you aren’t even worth your time
Yep, 60mm segregation or 6mm thick barrier between comms/TV and mains. More so for potential vermin damage etc to prevent a contacting fault. Close parallel runs should be avoided due to inductive noise as well.
Nice to hear someone talk through the regs. I would have loved to do an electrical engineering degree but my reading is not to good (dyslexic) and getting through those all those work books would do my head in. Plus I am getting to old now to be climbing up inside roofs of houses 😂
Lots of expensive power tools in your collection, but no $70 pair of moulded earplugs. They are worth it if you work in construction sites where there is always a saw operating nearby. Much more compact than earmuffs as well and you clip them onto the back of your shirt collars for easy access.
