AM2 Help

[Baker1988]

Hi every one how are you all?

I know this sounds like a daft question but i have my am2 exam on the 10th of November but it is just short of £600 and i just will not be able to get that by the 10th is any one aware of any bursaries or training loans or something like that that could help?

I am working on a self employed sub contractor as a electrical mate right now and i don't earn that much really i could probily get half of it to pay my self just not all of it, i don't want to get a actual loan like a payday loan or any thing i'm just hoping there is some sort of funding through government (which is unlikely) or even funding through a trust or something.

Sorry for the weird question but i am just not gonna be able to do it and the next available date is march next year and would like to finish it by then so i can get some proper wages.

 

[Richard Burns]

Any grant or bursary will take weeks to sort out and get approved, I would expect, your best bet is to borrow from friends and family if possible.

 

[Baker1988]

Thanks for the reply I have sorted it now I sold my laptop that I bought in March that doesn't really get used which has given me just enough for the am2 which is good

 

[Richard Burns]

Well done; by any means necessary!
You can buy a new laptop with the increased wages from being fully qualified (I hope!)

Good luck with the exam!

 

[Baker1988]

Well done; by any means necessary!
You can buy a new laptop with the increased wages from being fully qualified (I hope!)

Good luck with the exam!

Yeah I should definitely be getting increased wages, but I never use the laptop any way I built my self a new pc site I got it and just use that.

Thanks have you got any advice for it? Something that might trip me up?

 

[Richard Burns]

Really the only thing I can say is that the specification is there in front of you, just read it and follow it, do not assume it is what you are used to doing, just do what it says.
Remember what the regulations require in terms of current carrying capacity and circuit breaker protection.
Always remember safe isolation procedures and follow them.

 

[pennychew]

Thanks for the reply I have sorted it now I sold my laptop that I bought in March that doesn't really get used which has given me just enough for the am2 which is good

Well done Baker mate! theres always a way.. and good luck with the AM2!

 

[Baker1988]

Thanks pennychew.

I have been thinking and I was just wondering what would I do in the am2 if when coming to testing I get a fault? Let's say I am testing the ring circuit and I get say a open circuit on the r1-r2 test or going from socket to socket to test and 1 of the sockets are a lot higher then the recommended 0.5 ohm value difference at each socket (sorry if I'm not making any sense) let's say I am expecting 0.14 ohm at each socket and on one of the sockets I get something very high like 3 ohms what should I do should I just note it and carry on or should I fix it or tell the assessor?

 

[Richard Burns]

If there is a fault in your new installation that you find when testing then the normal procedure is to repair the fault and repeat any testing that may have been affected by the fault. It is not permissible to have any defect on a new installation.

However because of the nature of the AM2 exam you will have done the installation on one day and the inspection and testing the next, so things may have changed in the intervening time.
In this case I would expect that a fault should be identified to the assessor and you explain that this fault needs to be resolved before testing can continue.

If you are testing an existing installation to provide a report then the fault is noted and reported, not repaired.


In the case you describe above since this is a new installation the likely causes of such a reading are a loose connection or a cable terminated so that it is trapping the insulation.

 

[Baker1988]

Well my AM2 starts in morning and i have just a few questions that i am not sure about if someone can give me a bit of advice?

I am unsure about the testing of the 3 phase motor circuit, basically i have never tested a motor circuit before and i just dont really know what to do, it is 3 phase so i assume the R1+R2 you do it between all 3 phases and earth and take the highest reading? also i presume i will have to do the test on the furthest part of the circuit but how do you do this when the dol starter is in the circuit and i cant turn it on so how can i do this test?

on the S plan how would i test this as well as when i use to test them the guy i worked for just told me to test up to the fused spur i know this is probably wrong but it is how he told me to do it so how would i go about testing the S plan?

 

[Richard Burns]

My understanding is as follows:
For the 3 phase motor circuit from the point of view of R1+R2 consider it as three single phase circuits with a common earth.
You could just measure R2 but your method is better as it will also cover line continuity and checks there are no line crossovers.

You can either test from supply to DOL and then test from DOL to "motor" and add the results, or if you are provided with links, wagos, jump leads or the like then you can either remove the cores and link them across the DOL or just put a link across the terminals (without swapping over cores!) and then take the measurement directly.

Similar approach for the insulation resistance test but obviously remove the L-E link and test each core to each other core.

Initial verification of an Installation only applicable to the fixed wiring, therefore once you leave the fixed wiring you are now into appliance testing.
Whilst testing the S plan may be a very good move if you have just fitted it, the testing would not be the same as for the fixed wiring test, so stop at the FCU.

 

[Simonslimline]

Well my AM2 starts in morning and i have just a few questions that i am not sure about if someone can give me a bit of advice?

I am unsure about the testing of the 3 phase motor circuit, basically i have never tested a motor circuit before and i just dont really know what to do, it is 3 phase so i assume the R1+R2 you do it between all 3 phases and earth and take the highest reading? also i presume i will have to do the test on the furthest part of the circuit but how do you do this when the dol starter is in the circuit and i cant turn it on so how can i do this test?

on the S plan how would i test this as well as when i use to test them the guy i worked for just told me to test up to the fused spur i know this is probably wrong but it is how he told me to do it so how would i go about testing the S plan?

How did you get on mate?