Watt's and using wattmeters

Ohm's Law made easy

Open circuits and short circuits

Conductors and Circuits

Wire sizes and insulation

Series and parallel circuits

Identify ac and dc circuits

Test meters and 1Ø circuits

Troubleshooting with meters

Using equipment (safety)

Using plugs and receptacles

Switches and Transformers

Select and connect switches

Using switch terminology

Use power tools safely

Transformer types and connections

Using adapters (suicide plugs)

Common voltages and their use

Lockout/Tagout procedures
 

Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Proper use of circuit breakers

Types of plug fuses

Types of cartridge fuses

Types of circuit breakers

Check and reset breakers

Ground fault circuit interrupters

Light Sources

Energy conversion to light

Lighting terminology

Incandescent lamp operation

Fluorescent lamp operation

High Intensity Discharge (HID)

Tungsten-halogen lamp

Electromagnetism
Troubleshoot solenoid valves

Troubleshoot relays

Schematics and ladder diagrams

Troubleshoot contactors

Line starters and overloads

Troubleshoot line starters 
 

Induction Motors

Working with 1Ø and 3Ø motors

Testing motor capacitors

Dual voltage and multi-speed motors

Using Full Load Amps (FLA)

Using Locked Rotor Amps (LRA) Read and use motor data plates

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