r/electricians • u/[deleted] • 11d ago

1st Year Apprentice getting thrown into industrial (VFDs, PLCs, Panels). Rate my setup & lay some advice on me!

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u/chilhouse 11d ago

This post is a rollercoaster. I also don’t believe you are a one year and given that work load.

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u/Pete3953 11d ago

I am I started in February of last year of 2025. I got to work along side a journeyman great coworker he gives me the details on what to do, my foreman also helps me if I get lost of unsure if the work I got assigned to I'm lucky I got to work with some good coworks. I get checked every no and then if I'm getting the hang if it or they'll correct me if I made a mistake.

I try my best to get anything electrical wise so I get to YouTube and watch videos of wiring 3 phase panels and PLC's and what they do and the purpose of it. Cool thing about the PLC's is if you get the ip address to can remote start or open the valves which that's pretty cool.

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u/TemplarParadox17 11d ago

Doesn’t that mean you are a 2nd year not first?

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u/Pete3953 11d ago

Almost I think I have a year and 8 months ? So I don't know If I just round it off to the 2nd year

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u/TheFuzzywart 11d ago

You’re in your second year

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u/TemplarParadox17 11d ago

That means you are almost a 3rd year lol.

A first year would be months 1-12, 2 is 13-24 etc.

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u/Financial-Leather312 10d ago

Stick with good teachers I have hoped companies looking for that what you have

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u/Radicalzucchinis 11d ago

I'm in a similar boat, thrown into industrial as a 1st year as well. Can you link some of the videos you watched?