Tools needed for electrician apprenticeship

Humidity Meters. Insulation Resistance Testers. IR Infrared Thermometers. Leak Detectors. Light Meters. Moisture Meters. Multi-Function Meters. Phase Sequence Testers. Solar Power Meters. Thermal Imaging Camera.

Underground Locators. Video Inspection Tools. Voltage Sensors. Water Quality Meters. Wire Tracers. S tore Menus. Fish Tapes. Ideal Conduit Benders. AC Line Splitter. Allen Head Driver Bit Kit. Bag Pipers. Booty Pack - Disposable Booties, etc. Butt Pouch Pocket Tool Holders. Dirt Bag. Easy Stripper. Electricians 4pc Multi-Tool Blade Kit. Exploding Garbage Can. Ferret WiFi Inspection Camera.

Ferret Stick - Extension Attachment. FiberSnake Duct Rodders. Ho le Pro Adjustable Hole Cutter. The thin, grasping ends allow you to reach into small spaces to retrieve dropped fasteners or hold a small nut while you turn the screw. Used to strip the insulation off of wires, this tool works with a spring to make the job flow more smoothly. The handle should feel comfortable in your hand. Slots to fit and wires allow you to strip wire easily without harming the thread. The most important thing about your screwdriver collection is that each piece is fully insulated.

You need at the very least two Phillips screwdrivers with 1 and 2 heads and several sizes of flat-head drivers. A finishing screwdriver is also helpful. Choose screwdrivers that feel balanced in your hand for maximum comfort and control. This tool has but one purpose. Make that two! It enables you to easily open and close links on light fixture chains. This chain pliers allows you to open and close links without damaging the finish. A holding screwdriver physically grabs the screw allowing you to get those first few threads engaged.

The magnetic tip prevents the nuts from hitting the floor and running away. Taking things apart to get to what you need to fix happens quite a bit. When a piece of equipiment is de-energized for service.

Also called Slug Busters, this is an invaluable tool for cutting trade-sized holes in panels or other equipment. This creates a perfect, clean hole ready for conduit. Check hydraulic price on Amazon. Sometimes you just need to make a hole. Threaded holes often become stripped out from repeated wear and tear.

This ool provies a quick way to re-tap those problems. The non-conductive material of this fish tape allows me to push into an energized panel without worry — which is why I prefer fiberglass or nylon over steel. One hundred feet is almost always plenty, but you can get a footer if you like. Sounds like the worst lunch ever, right? These guys are indispensable when getting cables down walls or through attics. They thread together to make one long rod, or can be used individually. The little hook attachment will save your bacon more than once — until you lose it.

I use this when installing light fixtures. That said, you definitely need a set of these on your truck. Word to the wise: take care of the case. Plastic hinges will only take so much wear and tear until they break. From ground rod lugs to hard to reach bolts — a ratcheting box end wrench can really make the difference.

I keep a set of these with me at all times. Some guys say they use this for cuttiing conduit. I prefer a band saw or chop saw for all that.

This is the guy to have when you need to drill out more than a few studs. The primary task of my impact drill is driving the cutting die on my hole punch tool the non-hydraulic one. Without it, I would have to use a ratchet and socket. Another very useful cutting tool is this step drill. This is ideal for cutting specific sized holes into metal to run wire and cable, or to terminate conduits.

Simply continue drilling through until the desired opening size is reached. This set of taps is used in your drill driver. Keep this book right in your toolbox. Copyright Text by asktheelectricalguy. Learn more Accept X. Having the proper tools as an electrician is crucial for job success. Apprentice Tools List. Journeyman to Master Tools List.

Some of my personal tools - dirt and all! On the other side is this: tools sometimes come to a violent end. Tools for an Electrician Apprentice. And, I give you my personal tips as well.

Apprentice Electrician Tools. Hand Tools. Power Drill Drill Bits Set. Channel Lock Pliers. Check Price. Linesman's Pliers. Diagonal Pliers. Long Nose Pliers. Wire Strippers. Roto Split. Clamping Volt Meter. Voltage Tester. Receptacle Tester. Pipe Reamer.

Insulated Screwdrivers. But, I do recommend the following: Straight blade and phillips — medium-sized for general use. Straight blade — small-sized for cover plates and small set screws. Work with what feels comfortable. By pair I mean get two of them. But brand and type are extremely important to consider. You can stick this in and the lights light up a certain way, depending on if it was installed correctly.

The wider the tape, the better. For residential, you may consider getting the Stanley Fat-Max instead. Both of them are top of the line tapes. Most commercial environments are steel, but you will run into wood-framed commercial buildings from time to time.

Drilling holes in studs so you can run wires through them will happen so often that NOT having a set of these will put you in a bind. Nothing irritates me more than someone drawing on my plan and making a mistake, and not having the ability to erase it.

It even helps when you make light marks on walls to be able to erase them if need be. There are more reasons to have an eraser around then to not. Just keep track of them, nothing is worse than your only marker breaking, running out of ink, or getting lost and not having a backup out in the truck!

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