HELP!! AM2 booked....

[whazza22]

AM2 has been booked for end of July.

Has anyone already done the new exam as I only have the details from the checklist online and it is pretty vague, especially as I mainly do maintenance

REALLLYYYY NERVOUUSSS

 

[Guest123]

Seriously dont panic.

The new AM2 is a piece of cake compared to the old one. All the sections in the installation part have detailed wiring diagrams and instructions including the heating system.

The fault finding is explained to you aswell.

 

[whazza22]

Really?

Im just so nervous because Im a Hospital Maintenance Electrician so haven't really done anything thats in the new AM2.

Never even seen a central heating system, never used sy cable, never really installed a consumer unit etc

 

[whazza22]

O and is the sy cable glands used in the new AM2 the same as these? (as I have heard there are different types)

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/MFCX20.JPG

 

[SEC-Tom]

I don't think they are the glands, our tutor at college has taken the new AM2 and he got us to gland off the SY and it wasn't them, they look plastic?.

They're very similar to armoured glands but with a slit through the middle that the steel goes in then wrapped around and tightened. Very hard to explain, but theirs not much help over SY glands on the internet.

 

[whazza22]

O right cheers

Do you have a photo of one or know where they would sell them?

 

[SEC-Tom]

I was in the same boat as you and couldn't find it. It's not that difficult once you've done it a couple of times.

I'll see if I can find one for you.

 

[whazza22]

Ok thanks mate.

Have you done the new am2?

 

[SEC-Tom]

Not the greatest picture I know, they are also known as XT glands if this is any help.

No, mines booked for the middle of August. Yourself?

 

[whazza22]

Ah ok thanks mate.

Mine is booked for end July but all I have is the poxy checklist which is pretty vague.

 

[whazza22]

Has anyone else recently done the new am2?

 

[sg160187]

Has anyone else recently done the new am2?

When did the new one come in? I did mine in may 2008.


All I'll say is if there is an area your not comfortable with practice it everyday between 2 points a week leading up to your exam. I had a problem with MI cable having never used it before. Also the bay is quite small must be 6' x 6' if even that.

 

[whazza22]

New AM2 started last month. MI has been removed and so has the conduit. The new one has a central heating system, data and some other new things. But they are not giving out booklets like they used to.

Also you have to do an exam at the end.

 

[sean123]

i have my AM2 booked for the end of june, and i havnt even recieved any information or ckecklist or anythin yet so im quite clueless. i have never done a y plan or s plan or whatever it is, but they give you a wiring diagram when you are there, i have seen the diagram and it is actually quite simple. never done data comms tho. whats actually on the checklist?

 

[whazza22]

Your in the same boat as me lol

There was a lad on this forum site who was doing his AM2 and he had a booklet on a lot of the things involved, so maybe you get that on the first day of the exam.

check this out - NET-WORKS.ORG.UK - AM2

Its the only information available at the moment, hopefully someone who has done it can shed some more light.