Course Purpose
This course provides information on electrical testing, safety precautions associated with electrical testing, and the use and care of electrical test equipment.
- Course Number: EMS-115
- Type: Instructor-led
- Technology: Craft Skills
- Category: Understand
- Duration: 2 days
Objectives
After completing this course, students should be able to perform the following tasks:
- Describe the operation of an analog meter
- Describe the operation of a clamp-on ammeter
- Describe the operation of a digital meter
- Describe the operation of a voltage detector
- Describe the operation of the basic oscilloscope
- Calculate amplitude, frequency, period, phase difference, and duty cycle
- Describe the operation of a megohmmeter (megger)
- Explain the purpose of thermography
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for electrical maintenance technicians.
Prerequisites
None
Student Materials
To enhance and facilitate the students’ learning experiences, the following materials are provided as part of the course package:
- Student Manual includes the key concepts, definitions, examples, and activities presented in this course
- Lab Book provides learning activities and hands-on practice. Solutions are included after each exercise for immediate feedback.
Hands-on Practice
Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to practice the skills you have learned through a variety of hands-on exercises. These exercises focus on the skills introduced in each lesson.
You will also have the opportunity to combine and practice groups of key skills by completing multiple integrated practices during the course.
Next Level Learning
Once you have mastered the skills covered in this course, you may want to attend specific training, such as:
- Conduit Bending and Wiring course (EMS-125)
Course Agenda
Day 1
- Categorizing Electrical Tests
- Recognizing Test Equipment Types
- Interpreting Ammeter readings
- Using Oscilloscopes
- Evaluating Waveforms with an Oscilloscope
- Measuring Insulation resistance
- Using Megohm Meters
- Performing High Potential Tests
Day 2
- Applying Predictive Maintenance Basics
- Performing Thermography
- Conducting Infrared testing
- Evaluating infrared images
- Review
- Written Exam
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