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  1. yamar1

    Finally got a start..Advice??

    i was taking the pish,, in all my time on big sites (industrial/commercial) iv only ever seen one spark wearing a toolbelt, he had the pish ripped accordingly, clint eastwood etc. as said a pair of dickies with plenty pockets will do the trick.
  2. yamar1

    Finally got a start..Advice??

    make sure you buy an electricians tool belt to, we all have them and they will rip the **** if you dont turn up with one.
  3. yamar1

    4mm hr flex

    calc came in at just over 26a 6000/230 so 4mm just covers it, thanks for the help
  4. yamar1

    4mm hr flex

    just a quick one chaps, need to connect a 6kw domestic cooker, its wired in a 6mm radial on a 32a mcb. i have some 4mm heat resistant flex from work, is it ok to drop to the 4mm cable from the cooker outlet or do i need to stick with the 6mm csa. i work industrial/commercial so just after...
  5. yamar1

    Conduit bender

    ebays your best bet for a used item, try to get a hilmore as they are solid. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hilmor-EL25-20-25mm-Heavy-Duty-Pipe-Conduit-Bender-/221190960842?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33800236ca&_uhb=1
  6. yamar1

    Swa to plastic isolator

    this is normaly how its done.
  7. yamar1

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) JIB grading

    scary isnt it. i know who id rather have doing a domestic install. hopefully one day someone in the powers that be will have a brainwave and see the issue here. back to the op, nvq3 for gold card nothing less these days im afraid, however you may have missed the boat for that as its changed and...
  8. yamar1

    Downlights in bathroom

    use 230v ip rated downlights with led lamps. jobs a gud un.
  9. yamar1

    Electrician career

    think it will be one day a week day release type but i could be wrong. just go or ring mon as they will be closed as they close when the schools are off. best of luck anyway.
  10. yamar1

    Electrician career

    as it seems your in gods country try gateshead college. ring them, ignore the website as at times its not up to date. they have a construcion skills academy on team valley ind est, you can do the 2357 there 2 nights a week its a 3 or 4 year course mind, but as said, the route into the trade...
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    2382 in Newcastle upon Tyne

    sick as **** at the min john, hes stressed as he said the college are overloading the staff and everyones overworked. he went on the sick at the end of our course and missed the last couple of weeks, we all passed like. how did you find the 2391, its two parts now and costs a lot more.
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    2382 in Newcastle upon Tyne

    update is gone now. iv just finished the 17th ed on nights at south shields college, 10 weeks monday nights 6-9pm, theres one starting very soon (7th january) and its £303, cheapest around. John Barron is the lecturer, sound guy...
  13. yamar1

    t@e in conduit?

    one word, draw wire. yellow77 if needed.
  14. yamar1

    17th Edition.

    correct, 17th not needed if you have the nvq 3 and 2330 lvl 3 to be graded.
  15. yamar1

    My Story on How to Become a 'Qualified' Electrician - for Career Changers

    not realy,, im just trying to give you and others who want to try and get a trade some advice, one day you might want to work on sites and its the recognised route i was on about, the main route people should be advised to take in becoming a qualified spark. do as you please its a free world but...
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    My Story on How to Become a 'Qualified' Electrician - for Career Changers

    the 2330 is no longer (unless your already on it), but was the starting point imo, all the op has are a bunch of add-on quals which a qualified spark would do to add to a cv. the recognised main qual now is the 2357 and incorparates the nvq am2 and is the one the op should realy be aiming for...
  17. yamar1

    Nvq 3

    tbh you should at least be working in the trade to even be considered for an nvq, at the end of the day it is supposed to prove you are competent. Even though the NVQ is easy to fiddle so doesent prove a great deal but satisfys the JIB..
  18. yamar1

    Do i really need the NVQ3

    No, but you can do the NVQ and not do the AM2 if you are an adult learner in the trade.
  19. yamar1

    Passed!!!

    its usualy around £10ph,,, im sure you could manage to live on that, if your earning more than that atm and in a secure job i think you need to reconsider being a spark.
  20. yamar1

    Passed!!!

    theres loads on my course in the same boat, were in the final year and 75% of the class have never even been on a site!, tbf i did mention to some in the class in the firs year that they best try and get a foot in the door then, they done nothing and now the finish line is in sight they are...

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