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Practical Electricity for Non-Electricians on CD-ROM

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

About this Course

This CD-ROM is a complete, professional training program containing seven chapters. These step-by-step instructions teach how to SAFELY troubleshoot and repair a wide range of electrical problems. Student involvement is maintained with many HANDS-ON wiring exercises. SEE, HEAR, and DO with animated interactive graphics, sound effects, and voice-overs. The disc is self-loading and easy to navigate, and computer literacy is not required. Simply watch and listen, click, and learn. You will be able to set your own pace, select your preferred area of learning and start and stop anytime. This stimulating program teaches electricity without using mathematics or engineering.

What You Will Learn

• 1-Phase and 3-Phase
• Wire Sizing
• Fuses and Circuit Breakers
• Use of test meters
• Toubleshooting skills
• Electrical safety, tagout/lockout
• Read and use schematics
• Hands-on wiring exercises
• Relays and control circuits
• Contactors and Line Starters
• Motor operation and controls

Chapter One
What Is Electricity?   

• EMF
• Voltage Testers
• Electron Movement
• Ammeters
• Ohm's Law
• Open/Short Circuits

Chapter Two
Conductors and Circuits   

• Wire Sizes Insulation
• Series and Parallel Circuits
• Identify AC and DC Circuits
• Test Meters
• Using Plugs and Receptacles
• Using Equipment (Safely)

Chapter Three
Switches & Transformers   

• Select Switches
• Using Switch Terminology
• Using Power Tools
• Transformer Types
• Common Voltages and Use
• Lockout/Tagout Procedures

Chapter Four
Fuses & Circuit Breakers   

• Proper Use of Circuit Breakers
• Types of Fuse Plugs
• Types of Cartridge Fuses
• Check and Reset Breakers
• GFCI Circuit Interrupters
• Types of Circuit Breakers

Chapter Five
Light Sources   

• Energy Conversion to Light
• Lighting Terminology
• Fluorescent Lamp Operation
• Tungsten-Halogen Lamp
• HID High-Intensity Discharge
• Incandescent Lamp Operation

Chapter Six
Electromagnetism   

• Troubleshoot Solenoid Valves
• Troubleshoot Relays
• Schematic and Ladder Diagrams
• Troubleshoot Contactors
• Line Starters and Overloads
• Troubleshoot Line Starters

Chapter Seven
Induction Motors   

• Working with 1ØPhase Motors
• Working with 3ØPhase Motors
• Dual-Voltage and Multispeed Motors
• Using Full- Load Amps (FLA)
• Read and Use Data Plates
• Testing Motor Capacitors

Who Should Attend

You'll benefit from this CD if you perform actual hands-on electrical procedures as a part of your maintenance responsibilities. This includes maintenance people in industry, hospitals, colleges, universities, government and military personnel. The employer benefits from multi-skilled employees and less "down time."

Fees

$49.00 - CD Manual-Electricity for Non-Electricians
$249.00 - CD-ROM-Electricity for Non-Electricians
$499.00 - Complete set of "Electricity for N.-E." and "A/C and Refrig." (2 CDs & 3 Manuals)

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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