A rant about a Chris Kitcher book

[rustynails]

I bought this book over a year and half ago to do 2382/2392. Back then I noticed a few small things that were not right. Especially when cross referencing them with the GN3 etc. Afer doing some of the exercises in the back of the Chris Kitcher book on Inspection and testing second edition it appears that some of the basic principles for calculating R1 + R2 are not correct. In particular it is the books lack of ability to divise the r1 + r2/4 to get an approximation of R1 + R2 calculated from the m/ohm/m value and the length of the circuit given to you in the exercise. All of the answers lack the division. It's either me or I'm going banana's. But I feel let down by this book that I've paid hard earned money for lol something that if I didn't have any other book I would be calculating the incorrect answers...does anyone agree with me, has anyone seen this as well.

 

[ipf]

That is a massive mistake! C type 100A @ 1.17!!!! 0.17 lol

GN3 page 121, table A4 btw gents. All but two C & 3 types are all wrong.



Chris, nice to have you on board. Hopefully you will stick around?

Glad I didn't dip my hand in my pocket for a deal on thursday....

 

[GB.Kayak]

Mistakes in text books are there to keep you on your toes!

Re: IET books, to everyone who's got duff copies, keep your receipts and maybe photograph the offending pages.
Then email (keep your emails!) the IET demanding free corrected copies on reprint.
It's not very good for a British Standards publications.

... sorry AS, 'not very good', that must be the understatement ... well at least for the life of the release 1 of the 3rd ammendment to BS 7671! ;-P

 

[Paul.M]

This is just a practice run for them, "apparently" the 18th Ed is coming out in 3 years time????? They may get it right next time.

 

[ruston]

How many times are they going to skin the cat?

 

[ipf]

This is just a practice run for them, "apparently" the 18th Ed is coming out in 3 years time????? They may get it right next time.

Living in hope, again???

 

[Paul.M]

Living in hope, again???

Well, they have had 18 times to practice!

 

[ipf]

Well, they have had 18 times to practice!

Plus the amendments....

 

[GB.Kayak]

Well, they have had 18 times to practice!

... I think that that is a little unfair ... who has had 18 times to practice? That said, even if the whole team had 'turned over' since the last publication, it remains an appalling state of affairs for a suite of publications that rest upon a BS and relate to something that presents such a serious danger to all! It makes the UK and its institutions a laughing stock!

 

[telectrix]

It makes the UK and its institutions a laughing stock!


​the scams have already done that.

 

[GB.Kayak]

It makes the UK and its institutions a laughing stock!


​the scams have already done that.

... were you relating 'the scams' to the UK's reputation? They have no standing compared to the institutions? Though unfortunately if I think about it too much, commercialism is endemic throughout all that at one time put the GREAT into 'Great Britain'.

 

[Paul.M]

Plus the amendments....

Every amendment means more money in the pockets of the people that make them etc. This is something our industry needs to think about. Stop ripping us lot off for new books every 3 years so we can pass an assessment!

I hope the IET are reading this thread. Just look up my name on the Elex barcode scanner and receipt from today, you'll find me. Answer this question via PM or e-mail.

Q. How much money do you and others make from the reproduction/amendments of the Regs?

I would love to know.

 

[PEG]

... now I really am interested ... errors in the bible; chapter and verse please ... the source of your claim and evidence upon which you base it?

....Well,that stems from my Journalist mother,who told me as a boy,you can have an opinion on anything,you have knowledge of...or say nowt.

So yes,i read the childrens' bible,and was perturbed to discover both "an eye for an eye",and "turn the other cheek",within...

Now which is the true path? ....Mum struggled to explain...:bobby:

In the years that have passed since,i learnt the truth....it's a little bit of both!

 

[Knobhead]

Is the third edition the latest version does anybody know?

Thanks in advance

You’ve got a least a couple of corrigenda to come before it’s final. Then they can get started on the 18[SUP]th[/SUP].

 

[shanky887614]

i should have bought a fake copy, it would have less errors lol

 

[Silly Sausage]

You’ve got a least a couple of corrigenda to come before it’s final. Then they can get started on the 18[SUP]th[/SUP].

I just wait until the latest copy comes online to download for nowt.
I've had the green one (searchable) since it came out :smilielol5: