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    JTL aptitude/assessment Test

    Hi all, Completely new here this being my first post. I have recently been offered a electrical apprenticeship with a local firm. This is under the condition i pass a JTL aptitude/assessment test. Does anyone on here have any advice they can give on what to study, what the test will entail...
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    Test and inspection notes

    Hi all, just wondering if there are any websites out there that provide notes on testing and inspecting. im going to sit my 2394/2395 soon hopefully but have lost my college notes with a lot of valuable info on. are there any websites out there or do you recommend any books or other pieces...
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    2394 Practice Exam

    Can someone please tell me where I can find 2394 written exam practice papers/questions/packages etc... as i cannot find anything anywhere if such a thing exists?
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    2394 Practice Exam

    Can someone please tell me where I can find 2394 written exam practice papers/questions/packages etc... as i cannot find anything anywhere if such a thing exists?
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    Addition DSOs on a radial - good practice?

    Hi, I was going to post in the DIY forum but don't seem to have permission to at the moment. If i could ask a quick question - are you able to offer your opinion on my plan below: I have a b16 circuit breaker in the CU for a radial circuit out to my garage. In the garage the cable feeds into a...
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    Cooker. supplieed via a switch direct.

    Hi all 6mm Cable runs from Fuseboard into a 45amp DP swith for the cooker. (Cooker load is 7kw) Can the cable run directly from the switch into the cooker or does it have to go from the switch to a cooker connection unit and then a cable from the ccu to the cooker? I cannot see anything in the...
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    Fire Alarm Requirements In A Dental Practice

    Does anybody know if a full fire alarm system is required in a dental practice? I am of the understanding that due to the fact that staff are to be employed, a full system with call points and sounders and beacons needs to be installed. The client has argued that due it being under 100m square...
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    Practice Exam Tests

    Does anybody have any information about free downloadable test exams for CG2365 or similar, I am presently trying to locate 2365-202/203 Many thanks in advanced Newboy Multiple choice practise software for the City and Guilds 2365 210 exam communicating with others
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    AM2 Online Exam Practice Questions

    Hiya. I took my AM2 this week and passed everything apart from the online exam which is the second to best outcome in my opinion. I gained about 63% (19 marks) which is just 2 marks from a pass, very annoying! Anyway, Ive been looked ont' net and can't find any practice papers of any sort...
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    Little help please just working my way through some practice exams for me I&T

    come across this one been stuck on it for ages please help also please tell me how you came to the answer as I can guess the answer but I always like to know how. Here is the question thanks in advance. A periodic inspection on an existing single phase installation which has 12 circuits...
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    Best Practice / Design question ...

    Hi everyone - I've not been around on here for a bit - hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer. - I have a quick question about best practice / design of a solution for a job I've been asked to consider. In summary, I've been asked to reconnect an existing SWA supply to a byre...
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    practice test board

    for sale practice test board rcd dual consumer unit 2 way lighting circuit ring circuit raidial circuit fused spur with neon circuit gas pipe water pipe all new great help for 2394-2395 course some course material aswell £70 Pm me if interested can i will try and load a pic
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    Dimmer Switches for Fluorescent Lighting in dental practice

    Hi, A customer has 2 fluorescent lamps and a single gang light switch at the moment but he wants to change the switch to a dimmer switch. Will check whether the tubes are compatible with dimmer switches but what I want to know is whether there are any purpose made dimmer controls for...
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    Board change with no cpc on lighting

    Hi all Been asked to quote for a board change. Had a quick look round the place and discovered lighting circuit has no earth. Where do I stand on this? Current board is 3036s and will be replacing with rcbos as wiring is quite old. Will also be bonding the gas and water from 4mm to 10mm.
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    PAT Testing code of practice 4th Edition, Sticker Jockeys

    Ok so Firstly I own Manchester PAT testing company and our main approach is to try to educate people on PAT testing and periodic inspection and testing. So many people I speak to even people who claim to know alot about testing seem to think is it Law and I have seen on many of my competitors...
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    Terminating an armoured onto a cee form plug....bad practice?

    Alreety chaps, got a quick one for you. How do you all feel about terminating armored cable onto a 32A ceeform plug? If i went to a job and saw this i would think it was abit odd/what cowboy had done it, HOWEVER. A client has had a bit of a man shed built in his back yard and it covers the...
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    Use of cpc as a live conductor - EICR Coding

    Fella's I'm just writing up an EICR from last month, one of the findings was a lighting circuit on the non RCD side of the board where the cpc was used as a strapper in 2 way light switching, Ive marked it as C2 for two reasons, one being that there is no longer a cpc in the cable and also that...
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    It's legal, but is it considered bad practice...

    Doing a decorating job for family and they want me to wall mount a TV for them. Just need to install a single 13A socket next to the TV bracket. Problem comes because there are currently no sockets on that wall, the closest one to spur from is about 10 feet away, around a corner. I could...
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    Mistake In 4th Edition Code of Practice?

    Possible senior moment here, but the book arrived this morning, I've opened it up, P39 Chapter 4, 4.2 RCD Protection, and it says about portable equipment used outdoors ...."Any RCD used to provide this protection is required to have a residual operating current not exceeding 30mA at 40ms"...
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    Not Good practice I know but

    I changed my parents consumer unit to a new 17th eddition MK one a little while ago. Everything went well and when I turned it all back on there was no problems with any of the rcd tripping so it looked like everything was good and I knew what Iw as doing. Today though I was just being nosey...

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