This is one awesome training
DVD/Video...
In "Electrical Fundamentals For
HVAC/R Technicians, A Practical Approach To Electrical Troubleshooting &
Servicing Comfort Cooling Systems" well-known HVAC industry trainer Jim
Johnson takes the mystery out of electrical troubleshooting.
In this two-hour video presentation, he
takes the technician through the process of building a dual voltage schematic
for a comfort cooling system, then shows just how simple it is to correctly
troubleshoot a circuit and track down and isolate a problem.
Are there elements of theory included
in the program? "Absolutely," says Johnson.
"But it isn’t done in the "traditional"
academic manner. Electrical theory is presented as part of the program, but is
woven in and around the practical aspects of HVAC training and using a meter to
test and troubleshoot circuits and components.
Technicians aren’t bored with long
theoretical explanations before they get to the stuff that really interests
them, which is how to troubleshoot a system and get it fixed."
And, technicians don’t just zone out in
front of a TV for two hours. They participate.
This HVAC training DVD/Video learning
package consists of a digital-quality DVD and a separate Resource Material CD.
To participate in this interactive learning experience, insert the CD into your
desktop or laptop computer, open the file on the CD, and print your own copy of
the Resource Guide. Then, use the printed hard copy of the Resource Guide to
follow along as you play the DVD. Using the Resource Guide allows technicians to
actually go through the step-by-step process of getting a schematic diagram down
on paper along with Jim, then use the diagram to troubleshoot the four problems
that are presented at the end of the program.
"This stuff ain’t rocket science," Johnson is
fond of saying, "so it shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours for a
technician to grasp the very fundamental concepts of a schematic diagram and how
to use it to troubleshoot a piece of equipment."
"I’m not saying we take anybody to journeyman
status in a couple of short hops," says Johnson, "but once we lay the groundwork
of fundamentals that a professional technician needs to understand, they can
take off from there and invest time and effort into becoming a top-notch
troubleshooter."
Johnson stresses that this program isn’t intended
to be the single training solution to the professional and technical development
of either new or experienced technicians. He recommends that technicians take
advantage of factory-sponsored workshops whenever they can, and that they look
into community college and trade school programs that are available. It’s his
opinion that the learning never stops for the HVAC/R technician.
"I've been doing refrigeration and electrical
work since I was in high school," says Johnson, "and I still find myself
learning something new on a regular basis. My stuff is only one approach that
technicians can use to develop their skill, build confidence and do a
better-than-average job. Look around. There’s a lot of good stuff out there and
technicians can make good use of it by investing a couple of hours per week in
their personal and professional development."
Johnson says the techniques used in the video
program are the result of thousands of classroom hours and hundreds of seminars
during which he’s taught and explained things to many thousands of students in
the HVAC/R industry.
"The information is presented as it is because
participants in our HVAC training programs have asked questions and had the
courage to raise their hand and say they didn’t understand something," says
Johnson.
"One of the unique things the video does is
answer questions before they’re even asked, " he says, "and for that, we owe a
debt of gratitude to those who have asked questions in class, re-explained
things in their own words during a workshop and provided their own special brand
of feedback after a seminar."
