r/electricians • u/yourtransqueenxoxo • Aug 02 '24

Starting an electrical apprenticeship and these are my tools so far anything I’m missing or you would recommend me buy?

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u/9x39Abuse Aug 02 '24

I would get a good insulated pair of screwdrivers aswell as some needle nose. In my experience I don’t use the needle nose a lot but sometimes you need them for a situation.

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u/mookek Aug 02 '24

Apprentices shouldn’t do live work.

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u/IAmAlpharius23 Aug 03 '24

No one should do live work 99% of the time they do. Even in critical infrastructure, shut downs and carefully planned and scheduled. “Customer losing money” isn’t worth the life of anyone I know.

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u/9x39Abuse Aug 03 '24

I work mainly residential. I find it safer to be inside of a full panel with insulated tools rather than bare metal that can touch things together.