{"id":352,"date":"2017-02-23T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-regs.co.uk\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:11:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T12:11:03","slug":"secrets-of-the-17th-edition-city-guilds-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-regs.co.uk\/blog\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of the 17th Edition City &#038; Guilds Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The 17th Edition City &amp; Guilds 2382-15 exam can be\u00a0much easier to pass\u00a0if you know these &#8216;secrets&#8217;&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"><strong>1: The question number will tell you where to look in the book for the answer. Very useful<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For example&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Question 3 answer will be in Part 1<\/li>\n<li>Question 15 answer will be in Part 4<\/li>\n<li>Question 26 answer will be in Part 5<\/li>\n<li>Question 46 answer will be in Part 7<\/li>\n<li>and Question 59 will be in Appendices<\/li>\n<li>etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\">See our Quick Reference Guide and the Introduction presentation in your online 17th Edition course for details on how the question number will tell you where to look in the book for the answer.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2: They like to throw in a general knowledge question now and again&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a favourite type&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A 2.5\/1.5 T&amp;E conductor has a Line conductor resistance value of 0.45 ohms and a Neutral conductor resistance value of 0.46 ohms. What is the resistance of the CPC?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Clue: It&#8217;s ratio 2.5\/1.5\u00a0problem and I&#8217;ll explain in your course.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>3: The three favourite formula\/equation\u00a0questions are usually about&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Voltage drop<\/li>\n<li>CSA of protective conductors<\/li>\n<li>Tabulated current carrying capacity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s calculator time!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve created a special presentation titled &#8216;Formulas&#8217; just in case they pop up in your C&amp;G exam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>4: The first half of the book contains the answers to 55 out of the 60 total questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s 55 question that relate to Parts 1 to 7 and only 5 questions that relate to the Appendices which takes up nearly the last\u00a0half the book!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All these &#8216;secrets&#8217; and more can be found in our online 17th Edition course. That&#8217;s why we have a 99.7% exam pass rate. Please take a look, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-regs.co.uk\/online17th\/course.php\">click here for details<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 17th Edition City &amp; Guilds 2382-15 exam can be\u00a0much easier to pass\u00a0if you know these &#8216;secrets&#8217;&#8230; 1: The question number will tell you where to look in the book for the answer. Very useful. 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