Electrical Control Equipment:
Fuses and Circuit Breakers CD-ROM Courses

Note: All CD-ROMs from ITC Learning will only run on Windows XP and older

            
     The following interactive multimedia CD-ROMs are available on the topic of electrical control equipment.  The following 6 courses are available to choose from:

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Electrical Control Equipment: Fuses and Circuit Breakers CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent both for the training of electricians and electronic technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical schematics, and the proper use of hand tools and test instruments.

What Students Learn:  This comprehensive Activฎ  interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation of and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson describes fuses and circuit breakers, and how they work.  This lesson shows and explains maintenance, testing, removing, and installing fuses and circuit breakers.  This lesson discusses molded case, multiple, and ground fault circuit breakers.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

    •   Describe the basic mode of operation of a fuse.
•   Identify the specification information.
•   Verify that a circuit is de-energized.
•   Select the proper replacement fuse and install it.
•   Describe the operation of a small, molded case circuit breaker.
•   Reset a tripped circuit breaker.
•   Explain circuit breaker sensing mechanisms and perform preventative maintenance 
     on a circuit breaker panel.
•   Install a circuit breaker and identify one that is a multiple.
•   Use a characteristic trip curve to interpret test results.
•   Identify and test the operation of a ground fault circuit breaker and install it.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

Electrical Control Equipment: Fuses and Circuit Breakers CD-ROM - $349.95  Add to Cart

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Electrical Control Equipment: Limit Switches CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent both for the training of electricians and electronic technicians, as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical schematics, and the proper use of test instruments.

What Students Learn:  This comprehensive Activฎ interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation of and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson describes limit switches, how they work, how to recognize them, and typical applications they are used in.  This lesson discusses maintenance, troubleshooting, and adjustment requirements for the various limit switches.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

    •   Use limit switches, including defining the purpose, function, and types of limit switches.
•   Explain and visually identify each of the limit switches.
•   Describe safety consideration and know how to ensure that a replacement switch will work correctly.
•   Describe the internal function of a lever-actuated limit switch and its function in a control circuit.
•   Describe the internal function of a lever-actuated limit switch and its function in a control circuit.
•   Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and adjust a lever-actuated limit switch.
•   Describe the internal function of a photoelectric switch and a proximity switch, and explain how these
     switches are used in a control circuit.
•   Describe the possible malfunctions of these switches.
•   Troubleshoot, maintain and repair these switches.
•   Explain the internal function of a geared limit switch and torque switch in a control circuit.
•   Troubleshoot, maintain and repair these switches.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

Electrical Control Equipment: Limit Switches CD-ROM - $349.95  Add to Cart

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Electrical Control Equipment: Switches, Coils and Overloads CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent both for the training of electricians and electronic technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical print reading, electrical connections, and the proper use of electrical test instruments.  An understanding of the operation of control circuits and components, such as switches, relays, fuses, and circuit breakers is recommended.

What Students Learn:  This comprehensive  Activฎ  interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation of and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson describes switches, coils and overloads.  This lesson explains the type and operation of switches and overload relays.  This lesson covers the testing of switches and coils.  Participants will learn the proper way to verify that a circuit is de-energized, and how to determine component malfunctions by use of circuit diagrams, manufacturer's literature and continuity checks.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

    •   Explain what types of switches are used in industry and know how to tell if they are functioning 
     properly.
•   Know how to test coils and how to test and replace overload relays.
•   Explain the concept of poles and throws and describe the operation of momentary and maintained
     push-button switches.
•   Describe how selector switches work.
•   Describe rotary switches and explain how to read a switch connection diagram.
•   Perform a continuity check on a push-button switch and remove and replace a defective push-button
     contact block.
•   Learn how to check coils for overheating and breaks in the wire windings.
•   Explain how an overload relay protects a motor and describe how a bimetallic thermal overload relay 
     works.
•   Describe how a melting-alloy thermal overload relay works and explain its heat storage 
     characteristics.
•   Describe magnetic and electronic overload relays.
•   Describe the common problems of thermal overload relays.
•   Install a thermal overload relay in a starter.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

Electrical Control Equipment: Switches, Coils and Overloads CD-ROM - $349.95  Add to Cart

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Electrical Control Equipment: Magnetic Starters CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent both for the training of electricians and electronic technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical print reading, electrical connections, and the proper use of electrical test instruments.  An understanding of the operation of control circuits and components, such as switches, relays, fuses, and circuit breakers is recommended.

What Students Learn: This comprehensive Activฎ interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation of and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson describes magnetic starters.  This lesson explains the parts of a magnetic motor starter and its operation.  This lesson discusses the correct procedures for troubleshooting a magnetic motor starter.  Participants will learn the proper way to determine the malfunction by use of schematic diagrams, manufacturer's literature, continuity checks, and voltage and resistance tests.  This lesson also defines and demonstrates reversing magnetic motor starters.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

    •   Explain the parts of a magnetic motor starter and its operation, including describing an electromagnet 
     and explaining how the contactor works.
•   Identify troubleshooting steps and perform sensory inspections.
•   Perform a test on the armature.
•   Execute the disassembly of the motor starter.
•   Explain what an interlock is used for and how mechanical and electrical interlocks work.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

 Electrical Control Equipment: Magnetic Starters CD-ROM - $349.95  Add to Cart

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Electrical Control Equipment: Troubleshooting 
Electrical Control Circuits CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent for the training of electricians and electronic technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical schematics, and the proper use of electrical test instruments.  An understanding of the operation of control circuits and components, such as switches, relays, fuses, circuit breakers, motor starters, contractors, and control transformers is also recommended.

What Students Learn:  This comprehensive Activ interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson presents a basic procedure for troubleshooting electrical control circuits.  The lesson shows and explains how to gather information about the symptoms, how to verify the symptoms, and how to use the schematic diagram to locate the cause of the problem.  The lesson also shows how to perform continuity checks on the circuit and replace any defective components.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

    •   Develop a logical and systematic strategy for troubleshooting a circuit.
•   Obtain all necessary troubleshooting information.
•   Verify problem symptoms by performing electrical and/or mechanical operational checks.
•   Isolate the problem.
•   Replace all defective parts.
•   Check the operation of replacement parts.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

 Electrical Control Equipment: Troubleshooting
Electrical Control Circuits CD-ROM - $349.95


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Electrical Control Equipment: Inverters - Operation and Maintenance CD-ROM

Duration:  6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience:  This program is excellent both for the training of electricians and electronic technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities.  This lesson is designed for participants familiar with AC and DC theory, AC motor theory, electrical safety, electrical print reading, and the proper use of electrical test instruments.

What Students Learn:  This comprehensive Activฎ interactive multimedia training program consists of six lessons that train participants to understand the operation of and troubleshoot circuit breakers, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, and electrical control circuits.

     This lesson explains the design and operation of inverter drives, and describes control features provided by inverter drive systems.  This lesson provides procedures for inspecting and maintaining inverter drives, and gives explanations of common error messages.

After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:

•   State the function and parts of inverter drives.
•   Describe the principle of operation of PAM and PWM inverters.
•   Review the operation of a typical induction motor and explain the formula for synchronous speed.
•   Explain how to calculate slip percentage and how inverters compensate for slip.
•   Describe the three types of inverter drives and describe open-loop and closed-loop control and how
     flux-vector control drives work.
•   Explain how an inverter in a variable-torque application can conserve energy, and how an 
     inverter drive can be used for soft-starting.
•   Describe environmental conditions that adversely affect inverter drivers and describe safety 
     precautions for working with drives.
•   Give examples of error messages associated with electrical or motor problems.
•   Describe a drive over-temperature fault.

Special Notes:

This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.

 Electrical Control Equipment: Inverters - 
Operation and Maintenance CD-ROM - $349.95

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