Maricopa Community Colleges  ELA115   19952-20046 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/22/94
ELA115 19952-20046 L+L 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Electrical Conduit Bending
Type of conduit benders and bends. Conduit bending procedures and use of bends in a conduit system. Includes hands-on bending practice. Prerequisites: Indentured status with the Phoenix Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ELA115   19952-20046 Electrical Conduit Bending
1. Identify specific types of conduit benders and indicate the type of bends each is capable of making. (I, II)
2. Calculate and explain how to produce specific types of bends used in a conduit systems. (III, IV)
3. Describe where specific types of bends are used in a conduit system. (IV)
4. Demonstrate the proper methods for making specific bends using specific types of benders. (IV)
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ELA115   19952-20046 Electrical Conduit Bending
    I. Conduit benders
        A. Power driven
        B. Hand operated
        C. The hickey
        D. Bending PVC
      II. Bend types
          A. 90 degree
          B. Offset
          C. Concentric
          D. Back-to-Back
          E. Saddle
          F. Other
        III. Calculating bends
            A. Geometry
            B. Procedures
              1. Size of conduit
              2. Radius of bend
              3. Number of degrees
              4. Developed length
              5. Gain of bend
            C. National Electric Code (NEC) requirements
          IV. Bending and using conduit
              A. Layout
                1. One-shot bends
                2. Offset bends
                3. Other
              B. Hand benders
                1. Take-up/rise
                2. Accurate stubs
                3. Off-sets
                4. Other
              C. Saddle bends
              D. Straightening EMT
              E. Bending PVC
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