instrumentation Baldoyle

gccrowley1

How did everyone find the "group" interview..... I was not expecting that at all.....

HoggyRS

confusedeire wrote: »

The fas block is 7months block 4 is 6months and the last block is just over 3 months. It was a figures given to our class from the fas lead when I was there. It's a rough figure.

7 months for phase 4 too I think. Doing phase 2 now in Cork and its heavy out, supposedly alot tougher than the electrical course(though im not sure as obviously none of us in the e&I phase 2 have seen what the sparks are doing in their phase2). Just at the end of 6 weeks of electronics, i hope the sparks are subjected to this as its absolute torturous ****e! fingers crossed for them practical exams now. Our phase 2 is split into electronics 6 weeks, electrical 10 weeks and instrumentation 12 weeks, so possibly a bit more of a foucs on instruments.

confusedeire

HoggyRS wrote: »

7 months for phase 4 too I think. Doing phase 2 now in Cork and its heavy out, supposedly alot tougher than the electrical course(though im not sure as obviously none of us in the e&I phase 2 have seen what the sparks are doing in their phase2). Just at the end of 6 weeks of electronics, i hope the sparks are subjected to this as its absolute torturous ****e! fingers crossed for them practical exams now. Our phase 2 is split into electronics 6 weeks, electrical 10 weeks and instrumentation 12 weeks, so possibly a bit more of a foucs on instruments.

hows pat mac doing? is he still in charge of that in cork? building the bridge rectifier in electronics i sopoese. wait till electronics in carlow.. electrical is very easy. nearly all industrial build.

HoggyRS

confusedeire wrote: »

hows pat mac doing? is he still in charge of that in cork? building the bridge rectifier in electronics i sopoese. wait till electronics in carlow.. electrical is very easy. nearly all industrial build.

Pat Mac still running the show alrite! haha right you are, ive a bridge rectifier sitting in front of me right now. Hate this electronics crap. Cant wait for electrical now, starting next week, actually stuff ive done/can do! Phase 2s not quite the breeze i was expecting, phase 4 and 6 will be a right bollocks i can only assume!

gccrowley1

Think I may have underestimated what the aul instrumentation entails. Anyway roll on Monday week so I can get stuck in.......... Turn into a sponge and soak every little thing up.....


I may be posting quite a few questions along the way, so be ready to start explaining stuff lads.....

crasy dash

All i can say is do your best and stick with it it will be well worth it trust me

I did e and i in baldoyle in got on ok passed everything grand, went to carlow arsed around and regret it ever sense i was young and foolish spent too much time out on the town acting the twat failed the instrumentation side it and never went back was in the boom period and ah sure i will get another job handy

If i had a chance again id settle down and do it regret every day since i gave up:mad:

gccrowley1

Anybody got an idea of hourly rate with Lotus technical services for instrument tech's.........nearly completed that course in baldoyle, received a call for interview and would like to know has anybody on here gone on to them after the course????

HoggyRS

gccrowley1 wrote: »

Anybody got an idea of hourly rate with Lotus technical services for instrument tech's.........nearly completed that course in baldoyle, received a call for interview and would like to know has anybody on here gone on to them after the course????

We're told in fás that instrument techs standard-ish hourly rate is 4 or 5 euro more than sparks. Or at least thats what they tell us to motivate us to focus

el diablo

HoggyRS wrote: »

We're told in fás that instrument techs standard-ish hourly rate is 4 or 5 euro more than sparks. Or at least thats what they tell us to motivate us to focus

So something around €16 to €17 per hour so. :P

DiscoReaper

The Instrumentation side can be quite detailed and complex, so don't be dismissive of it as an electrician thinking what more can it be

I come from an electrical background, but have worked in manufacturing maintenance for 20 odd years, as part of my role in some of these plants, instrumentation installation / commissioning / & calibration was part of my job
So whilst having no formal qualification in the area, I have had to learn it the hard way

Unfortunately now I find myself in a position that whilst knowing a vast majority of the material and understanding how to do it, I'm not in possession of formal quals and unable to find a job , so ..... at 45 yrs of age
I'm going back to school and have put my name on this legendary list :O

I'm familiar with the material and am looking foeward to learning from Larry McCormack all about 4 - 20mA and the other dark secerets

For anybody that's interested theres a world of opportunity with instrumentation, oil & gas in particular
for anybody interested in these areas , theres a few more costly courses to do
BOSSE
COMPEX
to name but 2

regarding LOTUS ..... they are a good place to gain experience and start off in, but are not renowned in the industry for paying top rates .... Edith Gerdner is their HR recruiter to contact if you feel you have what it takes .... its worth a try