hi there i just passed my am2 and before doing it i got a lot of help of this site so just thought i would post some things that i think would be helpfull to others.
i have to say the main thing is to not rush in as, i know everyone says it but i didnt listen either and i nearly made a few stupid mistakes.
i started with the steel conduit and i would advise that you used 1 coupler inbetween your two 90 bends cause if you get it wrong youl lose all marks and i think you dont lose any for one coupler
i would advise practising glanding steel wired armoured to exact measure ments as you have to do it, but i dont think you lose to many marks even if it is clearly to long
be sure to know how to wire the lighting circuit, i think the easiet way to understand the lanlord key switch is to take a loop feed from the feed going into the two way and another looped brown from the com of the other two way into the key switch (people tell me you can just take a brown out of each of the top 2 or bottom 2 connections in the intermediate but thinking about how this works can be confusing)
i was worried about the motor circuit when doing mine but i have to say it was really easy you just follow the lines on the drawing and wire from din connectors into the switchs, all links are already in place
the piro isnt to bad because you get a rotating stripper which before the am2 i didnt know exsisted it is really easy to use as you just turn it and the examiner will usually show you if your struggling with the rest of it
you need to know how to do all tests and you need to do the complete ring main test as in the onsite guide also need to null the leads
in safe isloation you do it three times you use a martin dale for the socket circuit remmber to prove it in the socket provided and for the motor you isolate at the motor isolater not the board
also you need to remmber to use the heat resistant sleeves in the light, make sure key is in pocket during isolation, earth everything metal, diconect the rcd socket, emergency click, neon for the light, heater, and turn motor isolater off when doing insulation resistance
i hope this helps anyone doing the test, these are all the things i thought i might forget. there is also lots of other helpful threads on this site
i have to say the main thing is to not rush in as, i know everyone says it but i didnt listen either and i nearly made a few stupid mistakes.
i started with the steel conduit and i would advise that you used 1 coupler inbetween your two 90 bends cause if you get it wrong youl lose all marks and i think you dont lose any for one coupler
i would advise practising glanding steel wired armoured to exact measure ments as you have to do it, but i dont think you lose to many marks even if it is clearly to long
be sure to know how to wire the lighting circuit, i think the easiet way to understand the lanlord key switch is to take a loop feed from the feed going into the two way and another looped brown from the com of the other two way into the key switch (people tell me you can just take a brown out of each of the top 2 or bottom 2 connections in the intermediate but thinking about how this works can be confusing)
i was worried about the motor circuit when doing mine but i have to say it was really easy you just follow the lines on the drawing and wire from din connectors into the switchs, all links are already in place
the piro isnt to bad because you get a rotating stripper which before the am2 i didnt know exsisted it is really easy to use as you just turn it and the examiner will usually show you if your struggling with the rest of it
you need to know how to do all tests and you need to do the complete ring main test as in the onsite guide also need to null the leads
in safe isloation you do it three times you use a martin dale for the socket circuit remmber to prove it in the socket provided and for the motor you isolate at the motor isolater not the board
also you need to remmber to use the heat resistant sleeves in the light, make sure key is in pocket during isolation, earth everything metal, diconect the rcd socket, emergency click, neon for the light, heater, and turn motor isolater off when doing insulation resistance
i hope this helps anyone doing the test, these are all the things i thought i might forget. there is also lots of other helpful threads on this site
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