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hightower
The only 10 hour 'exam' I can think of is the practical in the workshop. Piece of cake really, most of my class were done in 6 hours and all had top marks.
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hightower
Yep, but surely they aren't expecting you to turn up and do it without any preperation? We spent months in the workshop in preparation
The exam in question is the final practical im assuming. It will entail a full installation from a consumer unit with 4 circuits. Radial, RFC with spur feeding a fcu, 2 way lighting and s.w.a into a commando 16 amp socket. There will be pvc conduit used on the rig and steel conduit plus metal cable tray all of which has to be fabricated, bent and threaded as required and terminated into appropriate accessories like metal clad surface mounted 2 gang sockets. Plastic conduit boxes for the lighting circuits with pvc conduit. All circuits we wired were wired in singles using the appropriate sizes for the circuits. Easily done in allotted timescale and all of which you should of learnt over the previous wiring modules during the year.
Your test rig will be inspected and tested dead and then you will be taught if the tutor passes the rig the live testing process.
Good luck and dont rush it is my advice tutors are there to help you and try and keep it all neat and tidy looking i.e all accessories straight and conduit runs straight and neat.
Your test rig will be inspected and tested dead and then you will be taught if the tutor passes the rig the live testing process.
Good luck and dont rush it is my advice tutors are there to help you and try and keep it all neat and tidy looking i.e all accessories straight and conduit runs straight and neat.
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Steveyboy10
Is this your AM2 practical exam?
It wont be as its the level 2 exam I dont think he means the AM2
The level 2 focuses very little on the testing aspect and is only touched on very lightly at the end of the year when the practical modules have all been put in place by building the final exam rig. The tutors will show you what to do on the testing side but it is only very basic. The level 3 focuses a bit more on the testing and inspection side and will be in more detail.
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hightower
Disagree. We carried out dead testing on all practical installs. It was a big part of level 2
It must be a variation in colleges and the one you attended sounds a lot better than mine. Not one singular module was tested at our college only the final level exam 2 rig. I would liked to of seen more testing done during the year as it would certainly of helped the less experienced students.
cheers mate, just finish the 202 exam scientific principles, got a distinction. but that was the one i was really worried about, i'm more of a hands on kind of person and sitting in a classroom doing formulas and maths is not my cup of tea.
well that's out the way, i';ve also nearly finished book 7 the last practical book on the C&G 2365 course, so all is going well.
Good to hear DeanoRN and congratulations on the distinction. I was the same more hands on than classroom based and I did struggle with the electrical theory on level 2 but managed to get my head into the books and online and passed it, bear in mind I have not been to school in over 30 years lol so it was difficult for me. All the school leavers got the formulas and maths quite easily so earlier in the year I knew I would find the formulas and maths hard so I helped a lot of them through their practical modules and they returned the favor by helping me through the formulas and maths I needed to pass the exam.
Has anyone got any info on how to carry out the test. Looking for a list of procedures so that I can get it all in my head before my exam.
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hightower
If you're on about initial verification tests: CRIPPER
--- Dead tests ---
C - Continuity of earthing conductors (main earth, bonding, CPCs)
R - Ring final circuit 3-stage tests
I - Insulation resistance
P - Polarity (this box should be ticked if you've done first and second task correctly)
--- Live tests ---
P - Polarity (supply polarity)
E - Earth fault loop impedance (and related - so Ze, Pfc, Zs etc)
R - RCD testing
and then finish it off with functional testing.
Stolen from Alan Lynch, well worth investing in his books.
--- Dead tests ---
C - Continuity of earthing conductors (main earth, bonding, CPCs)
R - Ring final circuit 3-stage tests
I - Insulation resistance
P - Polarity (this box should be ticked if you've done first and second task correctly)
--- Live tests ---
P - Polarity (supply polarity)
E - Earth fault loop impedance (and related - so Ze, Pfc, Zs etc)
R - RCD testing
and then finish it off with functional testing.
Stolen from Alan Lynch, well worth investing in his books.
Hi, I've got my level 2 10 hour practical on Monday and I wanted to check I've got my 2 way lighting circuit right.
It's a 2 way lighting circuit in steel conduit using 1.5mm singles. I've attached a picture of my circuit diagram that I'll be following. Could someone check it's right.
It's a 2 way lighting circuit in steel conduit using 1.5mm singles. I've attached a picture of my circuit diagram that I'll be following. Could someone check it's right.
Not quite, you need a permanent live to common on one switch, and switch live from the common at your other switch to your light fitting. If that makes sense
So a blue neutral with a brown sleeve from the common of my second switch to the live section of the lighting fitting?
blue neutral
You dont need a neutral at any switch, you said you was wiring with singles in conduit, so theres no need to use a blue core and sleeve it, just use brown.
Great thank you
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hightower
I'm not being funny mate, but surely you should have covered this loads in the workshop before even thinking about taking the assessment
the switch on the left the com should go back to ceiling rose in the S\L terminal? i think thats right?
One switch has a permanent live in the common, the other has a switch live to the light fitting in common, it does not matter what switch it is.
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