Who knows the answer?

[Jacobssi]

Hi guys

Am taking my electricans exams with ATL. Part of the course is a home exam that you do on your own and send to the examiners, just for them to check on you and see how your progressing.

Any way, Im coming up to week two and on my last home exam I have one question that I don't have a clue what the answer is and don't know where to find it in any regs/OSG/E14/ Portable appliance so who knows this.

What is the maximum load (in kg) that a 0.75mm cord can take?

If you know the answer please let me know where you found it too. Thanks

 

[martinxxxxxx]

Isn't this cheating

When you say chord, what material is it made from and what is it supposed to be holding up. Can't see the answer being in the regs or the PAT book, which only leaves the OSG.

Martin

 

[GaryMo]

First clue is you're looking for something involving weight so try looking there in the index (BS7671:2008) and follow your nose

 

[GaryMo]

Can't see the answer being in the regs

Oh but it is!

 

[Jacobssi]

Well it's not cheating when Ive exhausted every bloody avenue

Its not in any of the BS7671 If you more Gary than be my guest and just tell me!!!

 

[GaryMo]

Well it's not cheating when Ive exhausted every bloody avenue

Its not in any of the BS7671 If you more Gary than be my guest and just tell me!!!

I won't tell you but it is in BS7671:2008 - look in the index for weight. You'll see it then points you towards mass. Look up mass in the index........I can't make it any easier without actually giving you the answer!

You have access to BS7671:2008 don't you?

 

[martinxxxxxx]

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Found it

 

[333rocky333]

Thats a good one for finding your way through the regs book.
You need to get round how the indexing of the book is laid out.

Similar to the 17th test where you needed to find the answers in a short time..

 

[Taylortwocities]

Jacobssi

What's the matter with, have you lost your glasses. Or you have a mass of something inbetween your eyes

I followed Gary's clue and found it in 10 seconds.

First clue is you're looking for something involving weight so try looking there in the index (BS7671:2008) and follow your nose

Lets help a bit more.

Go to the index (its at the back of the red book)
The key word is WEIGHT
What does it say there??

 

[electronicsuk]

I think I know the answer off the top of my head, I'll have to get the red book out now just to satisfy my curiosity...

 

[333rocky333]

I won't tell you but it is in BS7671:2008 - look in the index for weight. You'll see it then points you towards mass. Look up mass in the index

I started at FLEX

 

[GaryMo]

I started at FLEX

Like most things in BS7671, there's more than one avenue that leads to a destination.

Weight is just the first thing to spring to mind.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I started at FLEX

Is that near Upminster?

 

[martinxxxxxx]

I Started with Chord

Are you stuck on any other question - now I have my book out

 

[AndyPRK]

This the weight of a lamp shade ?