Guest Andrea L Posted November 28, 2006 Please read Peter's November 8th post before this if you are an Electrician. Hello My husband did the exam yesterday( Electrical Fitter), I,ve been nipping his head asking him what all happened and here is a post I sent to gobbyjock who was a great help and hopefully this will also help redback when he gets here. Yes thanks, the info was all good, there were 6 jobs,you could choose the order, he chose the direct online first with 2 stop start stations with the motor connected in delta-no drawings,so you have to be capable of doing drawings, then you have to reverse the direction He then tested 2 appliances- 2 irons, writing down all the testing you do.One was fine the other was stuffed,he checked the plugs for polarity because one was wrong. Wire up a capacitor start single phase motor with centrifugal switch, before you start, test all components as nothing is marked, such as centrifugal switch which will give you a zero reading on ohm's scale. The capacitor will give you an infinite reading on ohm's scale. Your starting winding will have a higher resistance than your running winding. When finished, reverse direction of motor. Next, identify and label the primary and secondary windings of a 3 phase transformer, then connect in star delta, then take voltage readings of primary side and secondary side. Test 3 armatures for short circuit, open circuit and earth fault with a growler and write a report as to whether each is acceptable to use. Last, connect up a fluorescent fitting with two 18 watt fluorescent tubes and one 36 watt choke,connect them up in series and you MUST do an electrical schematic drawing of the circuit. The theory took him by surprise, with questions on safety, transformers, fuses, one regulation question, it seems that there are a number of different thoery questionaires so it is pot luck what you get. 6 guys turned up, some to do the Electrical Mechanic practical, 4 poms,one Aussie and Mark. Two guys took one look at the jobs and , walked out, 2 did the installation jobs but couldn't do the direct on line or single phase motors. Mark managed to finish his jobs and the other guy was on his last job when Mark left. Don't be fooled by the four hours, it goes very quickly. Also the guy in the practical room does not assess you, he makes notes on a checklist which are sent to DOCEP who then will notify you of your result, if you do the Elec/Mech he will take photo's of your completed installation work to send to DOCEP. Don't worry if you don't get the job right first time, the guy will check and tell you if it will work or not and you can try again. Don't forget danger tags and call the assessor after finishing the job but before testing as he will switch on the power, if he tells you to switch on and something blows it's his fault, if you do it before you call him and something blows you will fail. Four of the 6 jobs are mandatory i.e. you must pass them, but as you get to pick the order you don't know which. Don't worry too much about the standards as long as you can read the index you can find what you need, I think that is more for the Elec/Mechs. The selection of cables book didn't really help but is handy for future reference. Mark's words of advice are " take your time, don't panic,and you will be fine" We will wait for results now. Andrea L Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stu:0 Posted December 19, 2006 Hi there, just joined the site. Im off to cairns in june as a sparky. I think its time to get the books out after reading your post on the electrical tests. ahhhhh! Im a bit rusty on the theory side of things and motors and transformers aint my strong point. Very nice to know what is involved though. Im in the uk, any advice on whats best to do to get as much done over here before i go? Iv just sent off to get a ARTC application. Iv got many qulifications over here and was hoping i wouldnt have to do any exams. Does everyone have to do a test when applying for a licence? Hope to here from you Stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest marcjackson Posted May 7, 2008 Hi would you mind telling me how long after you arrived in oz was mark able to take this practical exam. many thanks marc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest patch2470 Posted June 8, 2008 Hi andrea, You stated that your husband just did the test for electrical fitter. Where did he do that and did he get an electrical licence for doing this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
