Electronic Maintenance CD-ROMs

Electronic Maintenance CD-ROM Courses

The following interactive multimedia CD-ROMs are available on the topic of electronic maintenance. The following 5 courses are available to choose from:

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Electronic Maintenance: Pressure and Temperature Transmitters CD-ROM

Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience: This program is excellent for training for maintenance personnel and instrument technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities. This program is designed for participants familiar with process and control principles as well as basics of digital electronic theory and test procedures.

What Students Learn: This comprehensive INVOLVE® multimedia training program was produced in association with the Instrument Society of America (ISA). This five lesson program trains participants in the maintenance of electronic instruments, including pressure, temperature, flow, level, and weight transmitters, as well as transducers, recorders, annunciators, and analog electronic controllers.

This lesson introduces electronic transmitter maintenance focusing on pressure and temperature transmitters. The lesson describes the components of a typical pressure or temperature transmitter, its functions, adjustments, inspections, and repairs. Procedures for isolating the faulty component in a transmitter are also demonstrated.

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

    •   Identify components in a disassembled electronic differential pressure or electronic temperature
     transmitter.
•   Test the power supply for the transmitter in an electronic pressure transmitter.
•   Adjust the sensor zero and replace the electronics module of the pressure transmitter.
•   Isolate malfunctions to either the sensor or circuitry portion of a differential pressure transmitter.
•   Verify that a sensor is properly grounded.
•   Swap circuit boards in a differential pressure transmitter.
•   Replace the sensor assembly of a DP transmitter.
•   Identify the faulty component in a thermocouple transmitter.
•   Test outputs and repair an RTD.
•   Swap a defective board to calibrate a malfunctioning RTD.

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.

Electronic Maintenance: Pressure and Temperature Transmitters CD-ROM - $349.95

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Electronic Maintenance: Flow Transmitters CD-ROM

Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience: This program is excellent for training for maintenance personnel and instrument technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities. This lesson is designed for participants familiar with electronic test procedures. An understanding of process operation is also required.

This lesson introduces the inspection and repair of electronic flowmeters by demonstrating maintenance procedures for vortex shedding, turbine, magnetic, and mass electronic flowmeters. The lesson describes typical flow transmitter components, their functions, common malfunctions, and procedures for isolating a faulty component.

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

    •   Test and replace the amplifier unit, sensor, and bluff body of a vortex shedding flowmeter.
•   Test and replace the preamplifier unit, coil and other necessary components of a turbine flowmeter.
•   Test and replace the coil, electrodes, and circuit board in a magnetic flowmeter.
•   Jumper the appropriate terminals to simulate zero output and check the flowmeter output in an installed
     mass flowmeter.
•   Test and replace the sensor and circuit boards in an installed mass flowmeter.

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.

Electronic Maintenance: Flow Transmitters CD-ROM - $349.95

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Electronic Maintenance: Level and Weight Transmitters CD-ROM

Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience: This program is excellent for training for maintenance personnel and instrument technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities. This lesson is designed for participants familiar with electronic test procedures. An understanding of typical process operation is also required.

This lesson describes the operation, applications, and maintenance of ultrasonic, capacitance, conductivity, and radiation level detectors. The lesson also explains the functions and operation of weighing systems.

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

    •   Describe the applications and operation of ultrasonic level detectors and their use in both point and
     continuous measurement applications.
•   Troubleshoot and maintain ultrasonic level detection systems.
•   Describe the applications and operation of radiation level detectors and their use in both point and
     continuous measurement applications.
•   Explain the safety considerations when maintaining radiation level detectors.
•   Describe the applications and operation of capacitance and conductivity level detectors in both point
     and continuous measurement applications.
•   Recognize safety considerations for the use of level probes with flammable and/or explosive materials.
•   Identify the maintenance procedures for capacitance level detection systems.
•   Describe the applications and operation of a strain gauge load cell as well as considerations for load
     cell calibration.
•   Describe the applications and operation of a belt conveyor scale as well as how to test and calibrate 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.

Electronic Maintenance: Level and Weight Transmitters CD-ROM - $349.95

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Electronic Maintenance: Transducers, Annunciators, and Recorders CD-ROM

Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience: This program is excellent for training for maintenance personnel and instrument technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities. This lesson is designed for participants familiar with calibration principles, process control, and control loops.

This lesson teaches routine maintenance requirements and calibration procedures for transducers, recorders, and annunciators. The lesson provides a basic understanding of the functions of I/P, P/I, and E/I transducers, multipen and multipoint recorders and annunciators. The lesson also outlines how to identify and troubleshoot problems in these instruments.

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

    •   Identify and describe the function of electronic transducers.
•   Identify how I/P transducers work.
•   Identify troubleshooting steps for pneumatic and electronic function on I/P transducers.
•   Identify the steps for continuity tests on I/P transducers.
•   Identify coil replacement steps for I/P transducers.
•   Identify calibration steps for P/I and E/I transducers, identify motor replacement steps for the chart drive
     on a multipen recorder.
•   Identify the function of drive gears on a multipen recorder and how to clean them.
•   Identify installation steps for a new drive cable on a multipoint recorder and check for proper operation.
•   Identify the function of drive wire resistors on multipoint recorders and how to clean and inspect them.
•   Calibrate multipen and multipoint recorders.
•   Define the function of annunciators and troubleshoot them.

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.

Electronic Maintenance: Transducers, Annunciators, and Recorders CD-ROM - $349.95

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Electronic Maintenance: Electronic Controllers CD-ROM

Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)

Audience: This program is excellent for training for maintenance personnel and instrument technicians as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities. This lesson is designed for participants familiar with process control and control loops.

This lesson presents routine maintenance requirements and calibration procedures for electronic controllers. The lesson shows how controller circuitry works and how to adjust and calibrate each of its component sections: the display, the alarm circuitry, and the control circuitry.

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

    •   Identify the features and functions of controllers.
•   Describe and compare pneumatic and electronic controllers.
•   Identify the signal path through a control circuit.
•   Describe the function of resistors, comparators, proportional band amplifiers, integral amplifiers,
     differentiating amplifiers, summing amplifiers, and the transducer.
•   Visually identify indicators on electronic controllers as well as set point, process, output, and alarms.
•   Visually identify controls on electronic controllers as well as set point control, auto-manual selector
     switch, and manual/valve control.
•   Identify appropriate equipment and demonstrate procedures for calibrating and troubleshooting display
     indicators.
•   Identify appropriate test points and demonstrate procedures for calibrating and troubleshooting alarm
     indicators.
•   Identify appropriate equipment for calibrating control circuits and calibrate proportional, integral, and
     derivative zero on the control circuit.
•   Identify appropriate equipment for troubleshooting control circuits.

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.

Electronic Maintenance: Electronic Controllers CD-ROM - $349.95

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