<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Nick, <div><br></div><div>The passing grade is 70, they don't change that. I think they just wan't to see if any one question was consistently answered wrong and so maybe there was a problem with the question and they may decide that everyone gets that question right. I would guess that rarely happens.</div><div><br></div><div>As far as the six weeks to wait for pass/fail notification, they keep you hangin! </div><div><br></div><div>They notify you by snail mail, not email. Hint: if the plain brown envelope says "do not bend" on it, pop the champagne, you passed. </div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Mar 31, 2011, at 12:37 PM, Jamie Johnson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>That sounds about right, a NABCEP board member told me they meet and vote on the difficulty of each question.</div><div><br></div><div>So 5-7 weeks of wondering if you have what it takes to pass.........</div><div><br></div><div>When you get the email notification it will say "congratulations" or something to that effect in the subject line when you pass, not sure what it says if you don't.</div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); ">Jamie Johnson</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); ">NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); ">NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales Professional</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">General Manager</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373);">SOLAR POWER ELECTRIC</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373);">(941) 380 - 0098</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373);">EC13001765</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373);"><a href="http://www.SPEFL.com/">www.SPEFL.com</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.231373); ">Sent from my iPhone</span><br></div></div><div><br>On Mar 31, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Nick Soleil <<a href="mailto:nicksoleilsolar@yahoo.com">nicksoleilsolar@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Hi wrenches:<br> I sat for the NABCEP exam last weekend, and was surprised yesterday to hear that we will not receive the exam results for another month! I had heard that it only took a week. What was your experience. Also, the e-mail yesterday said that the Board has to decide what grade will be a passing grade? Can that be true? Does the grade get set to control the number who pass or fail? That doesn't seem right.<br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="436220215-31032011"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">We used an OZ-Gedney expansion coupling for
1-1/4" EMT on a recent job. The part # is TX-125 for 1-1/4", and it would be
TX-150 for 1-1/2". It is the same as the OZ-Gedney AX expansion coupling for
rigid conduit, but uses a rigid nipple and EMT connectors to adapt to
EMT. The assembly is UL listed.</font></span></div>
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Erika
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'sans-serif';">I
recently used a Hubbell Killark product for rigid/IMC and was <b><i>not</i></b>
happy with how the threads of the coupling engaged in factory conduit
threads.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'sans-serif';"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'sans-serif';">Crousehinds
XJG-EMT series is intended for EMT. And is described as being used indoors or
outdoors. The EMT couplings mostly seem to be compression.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'sans-serif';"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'sans-serif';"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jamie
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makes one for 1.5" emt, not sure if it is rated for wet locations or
not.</span></p></div>
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Original Message --------<br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Expansion joints<br>From:
"Peter Parrish" <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://peter.parrish@calsolareng.com%3e/"></a><a href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</a>>;<br>Date:
Tue, March 29, 2011 1:04 pm<br>To: "'RE-wrenches'" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org"></a><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><br>Does
anyone have information (manu and part number) for expansion joints
for<br>1-1/2 EMT? I have also heard that many EJs are designed for rigid
conduit<br>(RMC) and may not be directly applicable to EMT.<br><br>-
Peter<br><br>Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President<br>California Solar
Engineering, Inc.<br>820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065<br>CA Lic.
854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://peter.parrish@calsolareng.com/"></a><a href="mailto:peter.parrish@calsolareng.com">peter.parrish@calsolareng.com</a>
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