you know something , they charge us a arm and a leg for these manuals and there full of mistakes,,,,,and if you scored wrong on the test they give you,,,its our fault,,,,its not our job to dissect these questions,,,they tell you that these are the answers and you would think that they (AWS) are right,,,that we are not seeing something,,,so the test comes around and you remember what they said and guess what,,,your screwed.......like i said , the book is full of them........
hay Ross , since your so close them , why don't you personally tell them just how pissed off we are....i know i am...this test cost over a $1,000.00 dollars,,,,,,,,,,something i myself can't afford to just throw away.......
Mason, JA,
Instead of trying to get the manual corrected, you should consider this: You learned the subject because you had to look it up and re read it until you understood it, and knew why the answers were wrong. It's kind of like the joke where the customer tells the waiter that there is a fly in the soup. The waiter tells him; "Shssssh Don't let the other customers hear or they will want the free extra protien for nothing also".
The ideal way to use those manuals (in my opinion) is to read the chapter several times. Answer those questions at the end of the module, giving yourself only 45 seconds per question, just like you would have on the real examination. Then look up and confirm the answers to those questions in the manual, not in the answer key.
I had the same situation. There is a section on the AWS website that publishes all the mistakes, the officiial term is "Eratta", which I imagine is the technical name for errors. It wasn't until I e-mailed AWS with the questions of the answer key must be wrong and they told me it was online, other wise I didn't realize it was there.
You know, I have much respect for the fellas here that know all the codes. I do not know the codes most times when it comes to exotic metals, or say bridge work. I only know that when I go nighty nighty, I should sleep well...................
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