Advice for my test day

[Kieran94]

Hi all

Well im Doing my City and Guilds 2330 Electrotechnical (think thats how you spell it) practical test on the 3rd of May. I have to put a 2 way lighting circuit controlling 1 light & a 3 socket ring main circuit and then test each circuit.

Testing etc isnt the problem as i can look at notes on the day if i get stuck its just the speed i get them up and my confidence. I spend far to long trying to get everything all level so i dont have to take it down when the lecturer says its wonky...

Does anyone here have any advice on ways to speed up while doing our test cause i think that my speed is the only thing that will let me down on the test day.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Kieran

 

[mayfair]

Practice it should only cost ya a few quid for some fittings

 

[Wiredspark]

The only thing to do to get your speed up is practice. And I mean perfect pratice. No cutting corners. To the point where your going in there and you know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this, is the right way to do it.This will also deal with your confidence issues.

 

[Kieran94]

Practice it should only cost ya a few quid for some fittings

The only thing to do to get your speed up is practice. And I mean perfect pratice. No cutting corners. To the point where your going in there and you know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this, is the right way to do it.This will also deal with your confidence issues.

Thanks you guys - i think ill just pick some cheap fittings an that up and just keep putting the circuit up & taking it down...
Did you guys do the same course as me?

 

[mayfair]

Doubt it m8 i did my 1st year 1977

Thanks you guys - i think ill just pick some cheap fittings an that up and just keep putting the circuit up & taking it down...
Did you guys do the same course as me?

 

[Wiredspark]

Pretty much. Fica (Scotland). 6 months practicing, studying and prepairing. I like to know, that i know what i'm doing. And keep up to date with evolving legislation/regulation and you can't lose.

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Is this the assessment with steel conduit containment for the lighting and PVC conduit for the ring final?

 

[white armour]

Remember when I did my practical that the 6 booths had been used a couple of days before for another course, the lecturers had just filled in all the holes that the other group made with a heavy duty filler that dried hard as nails. As soon as we drilled into it the drills slipped into the softer breeze block. Not one of us had a level vertical or horizontal, though through no fault of our own. We all passed.

As the guys say practice does make perfect, you could also write down a step-by-step personal guide on how you are going to do the install, try to memorize this and it might save you a bit of thinking time on the day. Above all try to relax, no use getting flustered, deep breaths & large espresso about 10mins before should see you through.

Regards wa

 

[SamC]

If your Redrilling into Filled holes i wouldnt worry about it being level.
Also when u go in start with your steel conduit and then once all the steel is up, start on your PVC conduit and then wire, and run all 6 cables in one go when doing the ring. Its alot easyer.

Good Luck

 

[Kieran94]

Is this the assessment with steel conduit containment for the lighting and PVC conduit for the ring final?

Yepp thats the one

 

[Kieran94]

you could also write down a step-by-step personal guide on how you are going to do the install, try to memorize this and it might save you a bit of thinking time on the day. Above all try to relax, no use getting flustered, deep breaths & large espresso about 10mins before should see you through.

Regards wa

Yeah ive been recommended to write a step by step guide down of the whole day - think ill start it tomorrow while im in collage Thanks for your advice.

Also when u go in start with your steel conduit and then once all the steel is up, start on your PVC conduit and then wire, and run all 6 cables in one go when doing the ring. Its alot easyer.

Good Luck

Im still debating what circuit to start - ive been told to do PVC first as its the easiest an when its up on the wall my mind will think that ive made some progress... where as ive been thinking to start with the steel and get the most complicated part out the way :/

Again thanks for you advice & everyone else who has posted... i hope to come here on the 3rd of May and tell everyone ive passed =D haha

 

[andyemms]

Look around the workshop... When I did mine there were lengths of conduit and bends that were just right for what I needed. The lecturer had simply taken apart previous work and chucked it all in a box. Of course I didn't use it when the lecturer was out of the room, that would of been wrong!

 

[Wiredspark]

Look around the workshop... When I did mine there were lengths of conduit and bends that were just right for what I needed. The lecturer had simply taken apart previous work and chucked it all in a box. Of course I didn't use it when the lecturer was out of the room, that would of been wrong!

Being inventive is what makes a good engineer

 

[Electricalserv]

Yepp thats the one

This really did do my nut,,, it was the SWA termination that bothered me!!! Level 2 was this? Practise, practise, practise on SWA

 

[Kieran94]

This really did do my nut,,, it was the SWA termination that bothered me!!! Level 2 was this? Practise, practise, practise on SWA

Yeah at first i was worried about bending a dog leg in steel conduit - but then found out that isnt part of the test
So now its the SWA im focusing on - thankfully were touching up on our SWA termination/testing tomorrow in collage... ohh and my speed, but hopefully my adrenaline will speed me up haha.
Ohh & yeah its the level 2.