18th Edition (2382-18) Exam simulator

[Joshua]

18th Edition Exam Simulator | -----------.co.uk - http://www.-----------.co.uk/18thedition/18th-edition-exam-simulator.php

Not sure how accurate this exam simulator is but it's the first simulator I've seen for the new regs course. Hopefully it'll help someone. Might be worth posting in the trainee section.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Once you done one of these exams, why do you need another course to tell you how to read a book?
When I did the 16th, I bought the self adhesive colours paper strips in bulk.
Should have a few more editions worth left over.

 

[Dillb]

Should be 90% with use of the Regs.

100% if you have the answers to hand, no excuse for not being able to find the relevant imformation, especially as the whole point is too prove you can reference the correct information.

 

[Dillb]

Should be 90% with use of the Regs.

100% if you have the answers to hand, no excuse for not being able to find the relevant imformation, especially as the whole point is too prove you can reference the correct information.

 

[Leesparkykent]

100% if you have the answers to hand, no excuse for not being able to find the relevant imformation, especially as the whole point is too prove you can reference the correct information.

I would say there has to be a little margin for error due to the pee poor questiones that are written by C&G.

 

[Dillb]

I would say there has to be a little margin for error due to the pee poor questiones that are written by C&G.

True. But seems strange they set the barso high for us yet their standards are alot lower for themselves.

 

[Wilko]

I fully accept that I make mistakes, although I could be wrong.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I was wrong once, no wait.

 

[Wes1000]

Had the blue book for about 4days now and just did 80% first go, no reference to book.
Unfortunately I only got 95% with the book and taking my time. Are we sure all the questions have the right answers?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

What does your blue book say is the maximum Zs for a 32A type B MCB/RCBO Table 41.3?

 

[gutterball]

1.37 IET Electrical standards online.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I saw two questions in the simulator, where the ‘correct’ answer was 1.44.
I don’t know if the exam is asking for the maximum Zs allowed before Cmin is deducted?
If that’s the case they should state that in the question.
There was quite a big thing when the 3rd amendment was produced about changes to the Max Zs table. The IET screwed up the first printing of GN3 by using the old tables instead of the new.
Maybe it’s just the simulator that’s got it wrong?

 

[Wes1000]

What does your blue book say is the maximum Zs for a 32A type B MCB/RCBO Table 41.3?

Same as yellow book, 1.37 ohms

Beaten to it by gutterball.

 

[westward10]

The correct answer is from BS7671. The questions are not based on Guide book figures, so no explanation required.

 

[happysteve]

How is a suspended cable consider to be underground?

This was in 443.2.1 in Amd3, "A suspended cable having insulated conductors with earthed metallic covering is deemed to be an underground cable for the purposes of this section."

443.2 was removed in the 18th edition, and this rather bizarre statement (which always used to make me chuckle) is no longer mentioned.

This is not an 18th edition exam simulator. This is a re-badged 17th edition, amendment 2 (or 1) simulator. They've not updated the max Zs values from the changes 3 years ago once Cmin was incorporated, never mind the changes in terminology introduced in the 18th Edition (selectivity, rather than discrimination). I got 85%, without the book (or a calculator) but I died a little inside for each answer I clicked that I knew would get me the mark, which I knew was factually wrong.

I sat the real C&G 18th Edition exam today (with the book, and a calculator), and it's nothing like this. In a change from previous versions of this exam, the questions are in a random order, so you are jumping around the book a lot. The questions seem relatively-well written (in comparison to the 2382-12 and 2382-15, which I also took), though there is the odd typo still there ("conducive" rather than "conductive"!) but it didn't detract from the meaning. For many of the questions, all 4 answers are plausible. (I got 100%... subject, of course, to moderation by the awarding organisation.)

It's worth noting that other awarding organisations also offer the exam, and have slightly different criteria. For instance, you need a 75% pass rate overall (and at least 50% in each section) for the Logic Certification version, but the questions are in order (so qu's 1-4 are from Part 1, qu's 5 and 6 are from Part 2 etc, like the C&G one used to be). And I think you get a free resit if you fail on your first attempt.

Hope the above is useful

 

[Wes1000]

This was in 443.2.1 in Amd3, "A suspended cable having insulated conductors with earthed metallic covering is deemed to be an underground cable for the purposes of this section."

443.2 was removed in the 18th edition, and this rather bizarre statement (which always used to make me chuckle) is no longer mentioned.

This is not an 18th edition exam simulator. This is a re-badged 17th edition, amendment 2 (or 1) simulator. They've not updated the max Zs values from the changes 3 years ago once Cmin was incorporated, never mind the changes in terminology introduced in the 18th Edition (selectivity, rather than discrimination). I got 85%, without the book (or a calculator) but I died a little inside for each answer I clicked that I knew would get me the mark, which I knew was factually wrong.

I sat the real C&G 18th Edition exam today (with the book, and a calculator), and it's nothing like this. In a change from previous versions of this exam, the questions are in a random order, so you are jumping around the book a lot. The questions seem relatively-well written (in comparison to the 2382-12 and 2382-15, which I also took), though there is the odd typo still there ("conducive" rather than "conductive"!) but it didn't detract from the meaning. For many of the questions, all 4 answers are plausible. (I got 100%... subject, of course, to moderation by the awarding organisation.)

It's worth noting that other awarding organisations also offer the exam, and have slightly different criteria. For instance, you need a 75% pass rate overall (and at least 50% in each section) for the Logic Certification version, but the questions are in order (so qu's 1-4 are from Part 1, qu's 5 and 6 are from Part 2 etc, like the C&G one used to be). And I think you get a free resit if you fail on your first attempt.

Hope the above is useful

I’ve got my exam next week with C&G so it’s some good info.
Cheers.