2394/95 practical examinations.....

[NEIL8960]

Good evening all, has anyone recently completed the 2394/95 practical exams? I don’t do a lot of testing at work and I have these exams next month. If anyone has some detailed advice to give I’d be very grateful. Thank you.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Have a look on ----------- website. It goes through the tests. Had you done the 2391 you could have avoided the written exams and done the easier pick the correct answer option instead.

 

[Christopher Bernard]

I did my 2394 not too long ago and I had to test and certify a 3 phase board feeding a ring final, a motor starter, a fire alarm and a sub main. The sub main fed 2 lighting circuits and a radial socket circuit so it involved 2 schedules of test results. As long as you know what you're doing you should be absolutely fine.

What sort of reading material have you been using, if any?

 

[The Ghost]

When I did it I did two sets of practicals. 2394 was a seven hour session 2395 was a four hour session. And looking at pictures classifying them to C1/2/3 Some were quite obscure like an old wylex board and no terminal covers and wooden parts on a wooden backing i.e. fire risk. So they have a big panel on both tests and inject various faults which really come down to high/neglible/resistance and open cct. scenarios. DOL motor phase dropped out and so on. Nothing out of the ordinary. The scenario is explained quite well like Mrs. Higgins said her fuse keeps blowing or Mr Johnson said there were sparks out of his xyz and so on. Then the questions, written or online now I believe. Diagrams and marking out the points of the earth in TN/TC systems. Or (my favourite-not) TT measurement and naming the C1 P1 P2 terminal orders and what they do.
There is the book about these exams but personally (having read it) I think the sample questions were quite off about the exam. Look at the C&G inspector reports re 2394/5 identifying failures in this exam most helpful. Terminology is king don't get it wrong! And answer the question asked not the one you think it is!
OH and for gawds sake dont forget safe isolation!
Oh yeh and GN3 absorb it!

 

[NEIL8960]

Morning all, thank you so far for the replies. I have completed the two written exams which were ok but the TT electrode question was a real head scratcher. I have been reading GN3 and the spa

 

[NEIL8960]

Morning all, thank you so far for the replies. I have completed the two written exams which were ok but the TT electrode question was a real head scratcher. I have been reading GN3 and the sparky facts website but I can’t find any c1,c2 etc pictures to revise from, any ideas or sources please?

 

[Christopher Bernard]

Maybe the Best Practice Guide for EICRs https://www.----------------------------/mediafile/100740439/Best-Practice-Guide-4-Issue-4-.pdf

 

[NEIL8960]

Yep, reading the best practice 4 too. I’m probably just over analysing things (as per usual). Thanks everyone thus far.