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Hello! I'm an apprentice and today I was working on a new build. It's a TT supply and I have a question. Sorry if it's a stupid one. I was taking a Ze reading at the DB and I got 900 ohms . This was obviously wrong so I went outside to go check the earth stake. I went outside and the bolt...

Hello! I recently did my AM2 and I passed everything except the main install (I ran out of time!) All i had to do was wire up 2 valves and I was done but unfortunately the timer went off. I had never used SY cable before and I think I spent too much time trying to terminate it. I have 10m of...

Hello!! I have got my AM2 this month and I am dreading it :( I have been doing my Apprenticeship for 2.25 years now and the time has come unfortunately :( I have been practicing my 2 way and intermediate lighting and also my testing. I just wondered if anyone has any tips ? What makes it...

Hey all! I was just wondering if there is a program out there in which you can create lighting circuits and then wire them up & then see if they work? It would be good to practice my lighting circuits in my apprenticeship :) Thanks!

Hello guys! I have my AM2 soon (probably before xmas or in the new year) and I just wanted to ask a question about the intermediate lighting circuit. From doing a bit of research, the way you wire it seems a bit odd or is it just me. There is a feed to the 1st switch (yes that's fine) and...

I am doing an apprenticeship and the other week we got called out to a central heating fault. In the end it was a faulty motorised valve as it would not switch the ball inside. Basically I just want to get my head round a basic central heating setup. My boss took off the junction box cover of...

Hi, I am an apprentice and my weakest area is understanding how lighting circuits are wired (Especially 2 or more gang switches with various feeds etc in). I was just wondering if there was a book that anyone would recommend for me that covers the wiring of lighting? Thanks!

Hi! Does anyone have a few questions on the 301 and 302 exams they could send me via email? I would be really grateful! My exam is on Wednesday and im really nervous! Thanks! ;)

Hello, I am fitting a plug in TV amplifier in the loft because the signal around the house is really bad. There is no sockets in the loft but i found a spur which is for the boiler. I think i read somewhere that you cannot have a spur off a spur is this right? Otherwise how can i add a socket...

Hi, i am doing some revision for my 301 exam on Friday and I am a little bit stuck on a question. A single phase circuit dissipates 2.5kw of power and operates a pf of 0.95. The current flowing is... 11.4A / 10.32A / 10.8A / 10.4A what I did was this: 2500w/230v (says single phase) I got...

I have been doing some cable calculations and i have 6 circuits that need calculating. I have done them and applied diversity to the cooker and fluorescents. I now need to calculate the size of the supply cable etc but I am not sure on how to do this. Can anyone help? I think that i need to...

I have been revising reactance formulas etc recently and I just went on Swindon massive to do some quick tests, and I'm not sure if im being really stupid or not but I can't get this answer: Calculate the Power Dissipated in Resistor 2 Resistor 2 : 10 ohms Voltage : 20v I did P=V2/ 10 ohms...

I have a red regs book and I am doing my level 3. I have made do with finding tables and regs etc but now I need an easier way to find them. I have seen electricians that have little tabs sticking out on the side of pages, I don't know what they are called and I can't find them anywhere. Can...

I am learning about testing in my c&g 2330 level 3 course but I want to know more about the basic dead tests and live ones. Can anyone recommend a book or site that takes you through the testing? Is there an anagram to remember the procedure of tests? I heard of CIPL but i think its...

Did my level 2 last year and completed it. What is the C&G 2330 Level 3 like? What is the overall subjects on. Any topics i should read into to get a headstart? I am getting the Electrical Installation Work book from David Allen so that should help me. What is the level 3 like? Is it really...

I am practising my cable calculations (In,It,Ib stuff) and just wondered if anyone would be able to give me some examples? i.e. 230v supply, 3.5kw? If not, dont worry :)

I have been looking for electrical apprenticeships for ages and to no avail but have just seen one which is asking for an Trainee Electrical Winder/Fitter. What does motor rewind involve? I know about synchronous motors/squirrel cage motors/induction/poles etc from the 2330 level 2 but not...

Since i left school, i gained a national diploma in electronic and electrical engineering which took up 2 years at college and i had one more year of free education so i took up the c&g 2330 level 2 which i have just finished. As im over 19 now i have to pay for courses, and because i have...

Does anyone know of any? I have sent over 100 letters so far and had a few replies but I have not got any successful one's unfortunately. I have tried, national grid, eon, southern electric, and edf but they have stopped recruiting. I just want to get some experience and its so frustrating! I...

Hello! I have my 206 exam tomorrow, done all the conduit etc so its just the wiring to do. Just want to make sure i get everything right, as this is my 2nd attempt due to a mess up on conduit bends. This is the wiring diagram above that a member on here kindly did for me. Just a few...