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Electrician Trainee Online Training
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The Electrician Trainee Program enrollment fee and initial class tuition are non-refundable and do not qualify for refunds under the WECA refund policy.
See the Enrollment Form for additional information.
Welcome to the catalog of online classes available from WECA for Electrician Trainees.
Electrician Trainees (ETs) enrolled with WECA may take these courses as part of our Electrician Trainee program
and use the hours earned to supplement your 150 hours of instruction required each year by the State.
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Additional Skill Courses - ONLINE
ALEKS Math Preparation Assessment & Instruction
Class Instance ID: 2794
Math Preparation Assessment & Instruction
ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is an online mathematics tutorial program that:
- Provides a cycle of Assessment and Learning
- Allows Self-paced, Individualized Instruction
- Accelerates Learning in Math
- Assesses and Instructs with Standards-based Content
- Provides Clear Explanations and Feedback
- Allows You to Toggle Between English and Spanish
- Offers 24 Hour Online Access
- Allows you to earn a certificate of completion for the number of hours you took to complete the course with a maximum of 20 hours
Active use of ALEKS can increase grade performance and success in other WECA-IEC classes.
To participate in the ALEKS course you need a computer with high speed internet access. When you sign up for the course you will receive a personal pass code that is valid for 18 weeks. You take a self assessment quiz and then the ALEKS program automatically recommends your training path by showing you a pie chart of your assessment score.
- Total class hours available: 20
- Standard Tuition Fee: $135
Note: This Course is Not Recommended for CE Hours as it does not specifically relate to the Trade.
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Introduction to Health and Safety (9 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4705
Introduction to Health and Safety (9 hour course)
Introduction to Health and Safety is an introduction of OSHA standards. This course covers several OSHA standards; bloodborne pathogens; principles of electricity and how to avoid electrical shock; procedures for lockout tagout; protection from asbestos exposure; basics of hazard communication practices; choosing the right PPE equipment for each job to avoid injury; and the proper use of hand tools.
Core competencies include:
- Understanding OSHA standards
- Knowing what to expect in an inspection
- Handling citations and penalties
- Knowing your responsibilities
- Introduction to bloodborne pathogens
- Fundamentals of bloodborne pathogens
- Bloodborne diseases and transmission
- Exposure control plan and standard precautions
- Introduction to lockout/tagout
- Hazards of uncontrolled energy
- OSHA’s six-step procedure
- Work performance, and removal of locks and tags
- Four asbestos work classes
- Exposure assessments and monitoring
- Employer respirator program and controlling exposure
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MDSD)
- Labels and understanding chemical hazards
- Chemical properties and exposure
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Eye, face, hearing, head, hand, and foot protection
- C-clamp and machine clamp
- Hammers, pliers, cutters, vice grips and snips, and adjustable wrenches
- Open-end, box-end and combination wrenches, and socket and socket head wrenches
- Pipe, spanner and strap wrenches, and taps and tap wrenches
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 9
- Standard Tuition Fee: $200
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Accident Prevention (8 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4709
Accident Prevention (8 hour course)
Accident Prevention covers a variety of important topics to prevent illness and injury: hearing conservation; respiratory protection; personal protective equipment; how to choose the most effective fall-protection system for a specific job and identify walking surfaces dangers; how to select and maintain rigging equipment; safety precautions to follow when using powered hand tools; and facts on electrical shock, arc flash and arc blast.
Core competencies include:
- The human ear and preventing hearing loss
- Engineering and administrative controls
- Proper Protect Equipment (PPE)
- Written program, maintenance and inspection
- Decontamination and cleaning
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Eyes, hand, hearing, head and foot protection
- Types of equipment available
- Proper use, fit and how to care for PPE
- Fall-arrest and position device systems
- Personal fall protection systems
- Maintenance and inspection
- Emergency rescue strategies
- Walking and Working Surfaces
- Wet surfaces and weather hazards
- Safety on ramps, scaffolds, and elevating platforms
- Rigging basics and process
- Working Safely with Power Tools
- Planning ahead and knowing the tool
- Checking the accessories, and preparing the work area
- ARC Flash Safety Awareness
- Electrical safety program
- PPE and safe work practices
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 8
- Standard Tuition Fee: $200
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General Safety (10 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4711
General Safety (10 hour course)
General Safety covers a variety of ways to prevent accidents and injuries. Students learn how to prevent back injuries; select and wear appropriate eye protection; prevent falls; use grinders and sharpen drill bits safely; operating a forklift safely; use ladders safely; identify hazards associated with various types of scaffolding and how to use scaffold properly; identify and prevent stairway accidents; avoid fatal cave-ins and recognize trench hazards; identify the causes of fires, and follow safe housekeeping and emergency response procedures.
Core competencies include:
- Proper lifting techniques
- Eye protection and injury prevention
- Personal fall-protection systems
- Lifelines, snap hooks and harnesses
- Equipment care and inspection
- Drill bit descriptions and sizes
- Hand grind and drill-point grinding machines
- Introduction to safe forklift operations
- General driving techniques
- Lifting and setting down a load
- Advanced driving techniques and parking
- Ladder selection and fall protection
- Commonly used, specialty, and fixed ladders
- Proper ladder use, inspection, and maintenance
- Recognizing scaffold hazards
- Scaffold construction, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and fall protection
- Safe assembly, inspection, and maintenance of scaffolds
- Identifying and preventing stairway hazards
- Climbing fixed ladders and proper use of ladders
- Trench overview and safe trenching procedures
- Soil classifications and hazardous conditions
- Responding to emergencies
- Fire prevention and housekeeping
- Emergency response and fighting a fire
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 10
- Standard Tuition Fee: $225
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Operating Hazardous Equipment (6 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4712
Operating Hazardous Equipment (6 hour course)
Operating Hazardous Equipment provides information and procedures for compliance with OSHA’s Electric Power Generation requirements including: proper methods and precautions to avoid electrical shock, serious burns, and arc flash accidents; four common types of aerial lifts and safety equipment found on the platforms; safe driving procedures; fundamentals of forklift safety and certifications; how to increase productivity when using indoor cranes; and how to avoid accidents, breakdowns and product damage.
Core competencies include:
- Electric Power Generation
- Fundamentals and common hazards
- Exposed energy lines and overhead lines
- Underground electrical installation and grounding
- Correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Lockout/tagout procedures
- Ark flash hazard analysis
- Types of aerial work platforms
- Safety components and safe work practices
- Pre-operation requirements, permits, and procedures
- Stability and concentration
- Analyzing driving attitude, common distractions, and defensive driving techniques
- Drinking and driving and driving under other influences
- Safety belts and other protective equipment
- Maintaining safety and hazardous conditions
- Certification and training
- Designs, capabilities, limitations, and pre-use inspection
- Stability, conditions, loads, and hazards
- Inspecting and rigging the load
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 6
- Standard Tuition Fee: $150
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Supervisor Training (6 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4713
Supervisor Training (6 hour course)
Supervisor Training covers basic skills related to governmental compliance requirements on both safety and employment law topics including: how to investigate workplace accidents, and identify and resolve problems before accidents happen; identify and prevent discrimination involving age, gender, religion and other not-so-obvious forms of discrimination; take responsibility to address and eliminate all forms of harassment in the workplace; identify the warning signs of potential workplace violence to prevent it from occurring; and to resolve conflict by mastering techniques for developing win/win situations.
Core competencies include:
- Checking records and determining causes
- Completing the investigation
- Preparing for the Job Safety Analysis
- Preventing Harassment in the Workplace
- Identify harassing behaviors
- Understanding the negative impact of harassment
- How to get involved and take action when harassment occurs
- Stopping Sexual Harassment
- Defusing Workplace Violence
- Identifying warning signs of workplace violence to prevent it from occurring
- Managing Workplace Conflict
- Resolving conflicts to ensure a win/win situation
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 6
- Standard Tuition Fee: $150
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Fundamental Job Skills (7 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4714
Fundamental Job Skills (7 hour course)
Fundamental Job Skills is designed to build basic skills in first aid procedures; introduce basic workplace mathematics through guided practice for solving algebra, decimals, fractions, multiplication and division of whole numbers problems; and build basic reading and study skills.
Core competencies include:
- First Aid Prepared to Help
- Bleeding, shock, bone injury, and burns
- Workplace Mathematics: Algebra, Decimals, Fractions and Whole Numbers
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of signed number
- Algebraic representation and terms
- Grouping symbols and order of operations
- Basics of decimals and percentages and conversions
- Place values and how to round off decimals
- Procedures used in adding and subtracting decimals, fractions, and word problems
- Determining fractional parts of quantities
- Proper and improper fractions
- How mixed numbers and fractions are added, subtracted multiplied and divided
- Symbols and formats for representation of numbers in arithmetic
- Workplace Reading: Basic and Study Skills
- Reading charts and diagrams
- Types of reading: study, skimming and scanning
- Applying study skills to mathematics
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 7
- Standard Tuition Fee: $175
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Industrial Electricity (7 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4715
Industrial Electricity (7 hour course)
Industrial Electricity covers the principles of electrical theory, provides a general description of basic electrical current and circuits, and provides a description of AC Circuits. Learn about the different types and functions of AC generators, the uses, and types of conductors. Also learn how to define basic wiring terminology and methods as outlined by the National Electric Code, and how electricity is distributed and controlled by a plant’s electrical system. Provides an overview of generators and motors used in industrial applications, and describes the different types of motor overload protection devices, along with how to troubleshoot some common motor controls problems.
Core competencies include:
- Basic principles and electrical theory
- Basic electrical circuits
- Other electric components
- Alternating current circuits
- Inductance and capacitance
- Wiring methods and techniques
- Installation, Distributing, and Lighting
- Introduction to installation, distribution, and lighting
- Power transformation and routing
- AC Motor Controls and Current Measurement
- Electrical measurement devices
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 7
- Standard Tuition Fee: $175
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AC/DC Theory – Part 1 (7 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4716
AC/DC Theory – Part 1 (7 hour course)
AC/DC Theory – Part 1 course covers how to measure and identify the characteristics of current flow; measure EMF or voltage; place resistance in a circuit and how the resistance affect the circuit; use Ohm’s law formulas and to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in almost any part of an electronic circuit without having to use voltmeters, ammeters, or ohmmeters to measure each quantity; identify the characteristics of test equipment used to measure voltage, amperage, and resistance; identify alternating current with special emphasis on the characteristics of appearance, amplitude, and frequency of its waveform; identify the purpose, operation, and effect of transformers in electronic circuits which provide a foundation for learning how to troubleshoot circuits.
Core competencies include:
- Identifying the electronic charge of the atom, electron, proton, nucleus, and ion
- Definition of terms associated with current
- Measurement of current with an ammeter
- How connecting batteries in series or in parallel will effect voltage and current capability
- Differences between voltage drop and rise
- Ground and negative and positive voltage
- Measurement of voltage with a voltmeter
- Differences between conductors and insulators, and the characteristics that affect them
- Interpretation of resistor color codes
- Various types of resistors
- How resistors can be connected to achieve different amounts of total resistance
- Writing Ohm’s Law in three different forms
- Selecting the proper equation to calculate current, voltage, or resistance
- Calculating the amount of power in a circuit
- How the VOM works and should be connected to a circuit
- Calculating the value of shunt required to increase the current capability
- Calculating the series-dropping resistance required to increase the voltage capability
- Definition of voltmeter loading
- Advantages and applications of AC electronics
- Electromagnetic induction
- Components of a sine wave
- Construction and operation of transformers
- Sources of loss in transformers
- Solving problems dealing with turns ratio, voltage ratio, current ratio, and impedance
- How autotransformers and isolation transformers work
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 7
- Standard Tuition Fee: $175
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AC/DC Theory – Part 2 (7 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4717
AC/DC Theory – Part 2 (7 hour course)
This course covers magnetism, DC circuits functionality and components, and capacitance and inductance. You learn to: identify basic principles of magnetism; describe methods of producing magnetic forces; use the basic formulas to simplify the evaluation of electric circuits; identify how inductance and capacitors affect current; select appropriate test equipment and interpret basic test equipment readings; differentiate between true defects in the circuits, and the effects caused by capacitors; identify effects of inductors within electronic circuits to better troubleshoot and repair electronic equipment; and explains the common applications of tuned circuits, and how they are used to establish frequencies for oscillators and filter unwanted noise and signals.
Core competencies include:
- Definition of electromagnetic terms
- Basic electromagnetic rules and principles
- How generators and motors operate
- How a circuit divider works
- An application for a bridge circuit
- Describes Kirchhoff’s Law
- The Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem and Norton’s Theorem
- Inductance and Capacitance
- Definition of the terms, units, and symbols related to inductance and capacitance
- Inductance and capacitance
- Calculation of total capacitance and solve time constant problems
- Operation of AC meters and the oscilloscope
- Measurement of alternating current, AC voltage, amplitude, period, and frequency
- Analyzing phase relationships of AC waveforms
- Calculation of total capacitance for capacitors in series and parallel
- Phase relationships between current and voltage in different types of capacitor circuits
- Calculation of impedance in series and parallel RC circuits
- How inductors operate and which features affect them
- Phase relationship between current and voltage
- Computing inductive reactance
- Calculation of impedance, current, voltage, power factor, and phase angle in RLC circuits
- Calculation of resonant frequency, capacitance value, or inductance value in RCL circuits
- Series and parallel resonant circuits
- Relationship between bandwidth and Q
- Four basic types of filters
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 7
- Standard Tuition Fee: $175
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DC Fundamentals, Motors, and Motor Controllers (8 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4718
DC Fundamentals, Motors, and Motor Controllers (8 hour course)
This course covers the basic principles of direct current and its applications, the nature of electricity and the properties of voltage resistance, and current. You will learn the basic rules for DC circuits and electronic components used in these circuits; how Kirchhoff’s laws are applied to circuit analysis; the internal parts of the DC motor, how they fit together, and the applications for these motors; the fundamentals of DC motor maintenance, including proper lubrication, brush replacement, and inspection, along with the correct troubleshooting techniques; typical application for DC motor speed control systems; commonly used terms in DC motor control systems and how DC motors are controlled by rheostats; typical inspection procedures, testing and cleaning procedures, and troubleshooting techniques for DC motor controllers.
Core competencies include:
- Voltage, Resistance and Current
- Voltage, EMF, current, and resistance
- Complete circuit and resistor types
- Ohm’s Law and DC Circuits
- Series and parallel DC circuits
- Electronic Components and Magnetism
- Conductors, insulators, semiconductors, and diodes
- Electronic Schematics and Circuits Analysis
- Voltage dividers and applied circuit analysis
- Basics and Internal Parts
- DC motor identification and differences
- Functions of the DC motor parts
- Magnetic fields and their effects on the armature of a motor
- Effects of force and motion on a motor
- Types of windings used in the armature coil
- Identifying the types of armature construction
- Wiring Diagrams and Troubleshooting
- Understanding motor wiring diagrams
- Terminal identifies and their use
- Location of lubrication ports on a DC motor
- Troubleshooting the DC motor using correct inspection methods
- Controller Function and Operation
- Basic controller functions
- Identification of three types of speed controllers and their operation
- Applications for DC motor speed control systems
- Controlling motor speed using a rheostat
- Operation of the single-phase and the three-phase motor controllers
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Motor control maintenance procedures and applications
- Proper testing practices and proper cleaning procedures for DC motor controllers
- Correct troubleshooting techniques for specific DC motor problems
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 8
- Standard Tuition Fee: $200
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Motor Controls (9 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4719
Motor Controls (9 hour course)
Motor Controls covers the advantages of motor control systems which are an important time- and money-saving addition to automated machinery. You will learn how to identify different types of overload relays, how they work and why they are used; identify components of a motor control system; read schematic symbols; recognize the differences between schematic and wiring diagrams; determine the logic of a control circuit, read a wiring diagram, and convert a schematic diagram into a wiring diagram; identify the different types of squirrel cage motor starting methods and how to choose the appropriate one; differentiate between wye-delta motors, synchronous motors and wound rotor motors; install control systems, follow-up with effective troubleshooting techniques, and diagnose and resolve sample motor control problems.
Core competencies include:
- Basic Motor Controls and Relays
- Types of control systems - manual, semi-automatic, automatic
- Magnetic and solid stated relays
- Overloads and fuses: What is the difference?
- Current sensing and contact sections
- Thermal and magnetic overloads
- Solder melting and bimetal strip type
- Energizing and de-energizing the coils
- Pneumatic and clock timers
- Resistors and transformers
- Schematics and Wiring Diagrams
- Recognizing schematic diagrams and wiring diagrams
- Electrical sequence of control components
- Pictorial representation of circuits
- Interpreting control circuit logic from a schematic
- Developing a wiring diagram
- Starting Methods for Squirrel Cage Motors
- Across the line, resistor, and reactor starting
- Connecting the motor to the power line
- Reducing the amount of starting current
- Wye-Delta, Synchronous, and Wound Rotor Controls
- Wye-delta connected motor
- Connecting and starting the motor
- Electronic controllers and filed frequency relays
- Installing and Troubleshooting Control Systems
- Troubleshooting functions
- Motors and Motor Controls
- Testing of motor windings
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 9
- Standard Tuition Fee: $225
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Motor Drives (6 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4720
Motor Drives (6 hour course)
Motor Drives covers basic motor drive operations; the concepts used in feedback loop systems; the construction and operation of variable speed drives; the construction and operation of servo and stepper motors by identifying the motors, their types and uses, and their operation; the operation of a three-phase induction motor; the operation of a three-phase motor, and the requirements for setting up common AC variable speed drives.
Core competencies include:
- Motor Drive Identification
- Identifying regenerative and non-regenerative DC drives
- Identifying voltage source and current source inverters
- Identifying vector control drives
- Open and Closed Loop Systems
- Open and closed loop systems
- Direct and inverse feedback
- Understanding voltage rectification, operation of the DC bus, and the inverter section
- Indentifying controlled, uncontrolled, and silicon controlled rectifiers
- Operation of the pulse width modulated drives and vector control in AC drives
- Types and use of servo and stepper motors
- How a rotating magnetic field is created
- How voltage is induced in a rotor
- Slip and how to calculate it
- AC Drive Selection and Setup
- Determine drive requirements
- Set up a drive for basic control requirements
- Determine run, protection, and stop parameters
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 6
- Standard Tuition Fee: $150
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Programmable Logic Controllers (8 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4721
Programmable Logic Controllers (8 hour course)
Programmable Logic Controllers covers the fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs); basic programming skills; how to handle inputs and outputs; vital troubleshooting techniques, along with important safety precautions. It also explains how to sharpen programming skills to advanced levels, and how to identify hardware necessary for communication with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Covers using RSLogix for programming and editing, testing, and troubleshooting.
Core competencies include:
- Connecting multiplex systems
- Communications and Advanced Programming
- Types of communication devices
- Programming math functions
- Using advanced programming commands
- Using RSLogix: Configuring Hardware and Software
- Create and configure drivers
- Access software and select drivers
- Go online to the PLC and access essential help functions
- Open a new file, add rungs and instructions, edit and address, and add comments and symbols
- Verify, save, and download files
- Edit online and access program files
- Testing and Troubleshooting
- Applying and understand forcing
- Understanding data monitors and searches
- Discussion of advanced tools, such as configuring intelligent modules and trending
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 8
- Standard Tuition Fee: $200
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Mechanical Electrical Control Systems (7 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4722
Mechanical Electrical Control Systems (7 hour course)
Mechanical Electrical Control Systems covers basic control system schematics, the seven rules for reading and creating schematics, and the symbols used in most schematics. You will learn how to create a schematics from a wiring diagram and trace the schematic to learn about the operation of a particular control system; the basic principle of lockout; recognize some common lockout circuits and diagnose lockout conditions; use schematics to design electrical control systems; troubleshooting custom and standard control system designs, and modifying systems to meet changing requirements; recognize energy management functions in electrical controls; use timers and relay logic to control energy management; design a basic energy management system based on a de-energized circuit, and build flexibility into energy mismanagement design; read schematics incorporating electronic controls; troubleshoot complex control systems, and use flow charts to troubleshoot electronic modules; create multiple switch circuits, use time delay devices, and choose design elements for responsive controls.
Core competencies include:
- Introduction to Control Schematics
- Understanding components and operations
- Design and Troubleshooting
- Time delay devices and relays
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 7
- Standard Tuition Fee: $175
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Electronic Components & Circuits (6 hour course)
Class Instance ID: 4723
Electronic Components & Circuits (6 hour course)
Electronic Components & Circuits covers the various types of electronic diagrams and how to read scale meters. You learn the basic parts and controls of an oscilloscope, and its application; how to operate RF generators, function and pulse generators, counter-timers for appropriate signal-testing operations, and troubleshooting a circuit; the basic principles of an electronic circuit; how to distinguish between the three basic transistor amplifier circuits and their applications; and the operation of a Hartley oscillator using the “AND/OR” logic.
Core competencies include:
- Reading linear and nonlinear scale meters
- Calculation of circuit values
- Analog and digital multi-meters
- List sources of measurement error with VOMs
- Vertical and horizontal deflection and calibration
- Steps necessary to align and measure square and sine wave voltages
- Operation and Troubleshooting
- Testing the functioning of capacitors and inductors
- Testing a transformer and calculate transformer power losses
- Voltage, current, and resistance
- Calculating resistance, current, and voltage drops in series and parallel circuits
- Operation of capacitors in series and parallel circuits and calculate related circuit values
- Calculating sine wave values
- Characteristics and Operations
- Power supply components and voltage multipliers
- Three basic transistor amplifier circuits
- Calculating amplifier gains
- Characteristics and operation of the basic operational amplifiers
- Logic Fundamentals, Types and Application
- Relay circuits that are arranged to perform AND/OR, and inversion functions
- Compute truth tables for the inverter and for the AND and OR functions
- Binary number system and hexadecimal number system
- Logic symbols and truth tables for NAND and NOR gates
All course hours must be completed within 90 days of purchase to receive credit for this course.
- Total class hours available: 6
- Standard Tuition Fee: $150
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