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Authorware for Educators

Course materials will be sent to you. (Text and manual also available - contact our office)

About this Course

Training at its best and produced by popular demand. This CD-ROM is designed to improve electrical troubleshooting skills for both residential and commercial heating and cooling systems. This CD will reduce troubleshooting time because skills learned are immediately transferable to the job. It is full of animation, interactive graphics, sound effects, and quizzes. The CD is self-loading. You can set your own pace and stop or start anytime. Learn how to read schematics and ladder diagrams and use test meters properly. Six sections (chapters) make this CD ideal for maintenance personnel.

What You Will Learn

Section 1   

Electrical Review

• Electrical Safety
• Electrical Test Meters
• 1-Phase vs. 3-Phase
• Neutral vs. Ground
• Transformers
• Service Call Percentages

Section 2   

Symbols and Diagrams

• Connecting Loads vs. Contacts
• Series, Parallel, Series-Parallel
• Read and Use Ladder Diagrams
• Identify Electrical Symbols
• Using the Legend
• Troubleshooting with Diagrams

Section 3   

Relays and Contactors

• Solenoids and Pumpdown Cycle
• Relay and Contactor
• Wire AC System-Diagram
• Troubleshoot 3Ø Systems
• Line Starters and Overloads
• Understand 2-Stage Systems

Section 4   

Pressure Controls and Thermostats

• Low Pressure Controls
• Motor Controls
• Control Settings
• Thermostat with Pressure Controls
• Secondary Safety Controls
• Controls Terminology

Section 5   

Air Conditioning Motors

• Understand and Troubleshoot 1Ø Motors
• Connect and Troubleshoot 3Ø Motors
• Identify and Use Dual-Voltage Motors
• Use Multispeed Motors
• Identify Hermetic Terminals

Section 6   

Heating and Cooling

• Wiring Connections to a Gas Furnace with Cooling
• Sequencers and Heat Relays
• Troubleshoot Electric Furnace with Cooling
• Troubleshoot Heat Pumps
• Work with Time Delays and Chiller Control Systems

Fees

$249.00 - for the CD-ROM
$49.00 - for the manual

To register or for more information

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This on-line registration process is for credit card registrations only.

If you wish to be invoiced and pay with a Purchase Order (PO), please fax your registration form and the purchase order to 919.515.7614. If you do not have a registration form, call 919.515.2261 and request a form; however, NCSU employees may use this on-line registration to pay via IDT.

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