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California
C-7 Low Voltage Systems
| Apply for the license |
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Contractors State License Board
9821 Business Park Drive
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
Phone: (800) 321-2752
www.cslb.ca.gov
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| Exam Type |
| CLOSED BOOK |
| Exam Content |
| Subject Area |
Approx. % of Questions |
| Pre-Installation, Coordination and Design |
15 |
| Installation of Low Voltage Systems |
48 |
| Troubleshooting Low Voltage Systems |
13 |
| Safety |
24 |
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| Time Allowed (hours) |
2.5 |
| In California you must also pass a Law and Business Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license. |
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Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
(used to write questions) |
| 1. |
American Electrician's Handbook, 14th
Edition, 2002, Terrell Croft, Wilford Summers. |
| 2. |
California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title
24, Part 2), 2001, International Code Council (based on 1997 Uniform
Building Code). |
| 3. |
Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders. California Code of Regulations,
Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4. |
| 4. |
CEDIA Guide to Home Networking, Custom
Electronic Design & Installation Association (must be a member to download from www.cedia.net). |
| 5. |
Modern Residential and Commercial Electrical Wiring,
1988, William J. Whitney. |
| 6. |
National Electrical Code (NFPA-70),
2002, National Fire Protection Association. |
| 7. |
National Electrical Code Handbook,
2002, National Fire Protection Association. |
| 8. |
Residential Wiring, 2005, Jeff Markell. |
| 9. |
TIA/EIA 95, Mobile Station-Base Station Compatibility Standard
for Dual-Mode Wideband Spread Spectrum Cellular System, Telecommunications
Industry Association (available from global.ihs.com for $467). |
| 10. |
TIA/EIA 222, Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures
and Antennas, Telecommunications Industry Association (available from
glogal.ihs.com for $380). |
| 11. |
TIA/EIA 232, Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment, Telecommunications
Industry Association (available from global.ihs.com for $124). |
| 12. |
TIA/EIA 568, Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling
Standard, Telecommunications Industry Association (available from glogal.ihs.com for $750). |
| 13. |
TIA/EIA 569, Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications
Pathways and Spaces, Telecommunications Industry Association (available
from global.ihs.com for $262). |
| 14. |
TIA/EIA 606, Administrative Standard for the Commercial Telecommunications
Infrastructure, Telecommunications Industry Association (available from
global.ihs.com for $193). |
| 15. |
TIA/EIA 607, Commercial Building Grounding/Bonding/Requirements
Standards, Telecommunications Industry Association (available from global.ihs.com for $100). |
| 16. |
TIA/EIA TSB 31, Part 68 Rationale and Measurement Guidelines,
Telecommunications Industry Association (available from global.ihs.com for $330). |
| 17. |
Ugly's Electrical References, 2005,
George V. Hart, Sammie Hart. |
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In an effort to keep our
costs reasonable and due to the excessive, unnecessary
and expensive nature of the references listed by the
California State License Board, we reserve the right
the substitute other relevant and equivalent references.
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