Industrial Electrical Training Video Library

Section 1

This section covers the Electrical Power Distribution:

• Cut your power bills and extend the life of your equipment by using power factor correction.
• Choose the safest methods for power distribution.
• Configure wye and delta branch and feeder circuits to provide a balanced power system.
• Learn which voltage connection to avoid to prevent equipment damage.
• Determine phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral voltages and currents.
• Distribute power through your plant via switchgear and busways.
• Rectify AC power into DC power.
• Make sure you place correction capacitors in the right place, or else your motor overload heaters won't work right, and you'll burn out your motors.
• Provide a safe ground bus for safety and proper equipment operation.

Includes one Download/CD/DVD for this section. See the link below for more details and a demo ...

Understanding 3-Phase Power and Plant Distribution (51:16 min)

Section 2

This section covers Electrical Components & Sensors:

• Avoid costly electrical wiring mistakes; read multi-position selector switches in electrical diagrams.
• Troubleshoot tricky pushbutton problems, don't replace the whole thing when it might just be the contact blocks.
• Use time-delayed and instantaneous timer contacts, know the difference, and protect your equipment.
• Troubleshooting relays can be a nightmare, follow our detailed electrical troubleshooting method and save time.
• Many control devices share components, learn how to cut your spare parts inventory to a minimum.
• Choose the correct photoelectric sensor for your application.
• Apply, install, and troubleshoot limit, photoelectric, and proximity switches.
• Should you use an inductive or capacitive prox, they look the same, but if you pick the wrong one, it won't detect properly.
• Wire and understand the inner workings of 2, 3, and 4-way valves.
• Cut your installation time, bench test, and calibrate pressure devices before installation.
• Clogged ports or a bad solenoid, learn to spot the difference and avoid replacing unnecessary components.
• Intermittent malfunctions in limit switches can take forever to track down, learn a step-by-step method for identifying and solving the electrical problem quickly.

Includes two Downloads/CDs/DVDs for this section. See the links below for more details and a demo ...

Electrical Switching, Timing & Control Devices (60:14 min)

Instrumentation: Discrete & Sensory (50:22 min)

Section 3

This section covers Electrical Diagrams (Schematics), PM, and Troubleshooting:

• Learn to design and read layout, Wiring, and Electrical Diagrams.
• Protect your people, and follow our four basic rules of Electrical diagrams to implement a safe circuit.
• Add interlocking, memory, and cross-referencing to complex control circuits.
• Layout a control panel from scratch to finish by following the wiring and layout diagrams.
• Implement motor control and magnetic starter circuit diagrams.
• Prevent faulty operation and equipment damage by using mechanical, push buttons, and electrical interlocks.
• Follow our systematic approach to troubleshooting electrical systems both at the power source and the control circuit.
• Find short circuits and faulty components quickly and get back up and running fast.
• Install power and phase monitors to detect dangerous conditions before causing costly motor damage.
• Use our four fundamental guidelines to implement an effective preventive maintenance program.
• Perform dynamic and static preventive maintenance inspections.
• Troubleshoot control circuit logic using the ladder and wiring diagrams.
• Learn how a phase imbalance will make your motors run hot, solve the problem, and prevent insulation breakdown.
• Learn why thermal overloads aren't enough to protect your equipment against damage from phase loss.

Includes two Downloads/CDs/DVDs for this section. See the links below for more details and a demo ...

Understanding Electrical Diagrams & Control Circuits (52:12 min)

Preventive Maintenance & Troubleshooting Control Circuits (34:53min)

Section 4

This section covers Electrical Motor Controls:

• Learn to prevent the seven most common causes of heat-related motor failure contactors and starters for your application.
• Class 10, 20, and 30 heaters, which class offer the proper protection for your motor application.
• Implement proper arc suppression to protect against shorts and ark hazards.
• Make sense of NEMA standards.
• Learn how spending a few extra dollars can add invaluable backup motor protection.
• Use our six-step method to implement and maintain a safe motor branch circuit.
• Time-delay or non-time-delay fuses, which one should you use to provide the best protection.
• When it comes to motor nameplates, reading them isn't enough, everyone needs to understand what they mean and know how to use this valuable information.
• The motor dictates circuit design, protection, and components, know how to get the requirements from Article 430 and make your job easier.
• Select the correct size fuse to protect a branch circuit, we'll show you how.
• Choose the right NEMA starter for your motor.
• A clear explanation of Article 430 and what it means to your motor control operations.
• Troubleshoot solid-state starters by quickly detecting the misfiring of SCRs.
• Troubleshoot across-the-line start motors and the five types of reduced-voltage start motors.
• Understand how variable speed drives work and where to look to solve problems.
• Quickly troubleshoot multispeed motors and their circuits and learn how to double-check the connections.
• Keep the production line running and learn to troubleshoot and control the speed of DC motors.
• Avoid the most common mistakes made during the installation and maintenance of brushes.
• Learn how to detect an SCR fault in the power bridge of a DC drive.
• See how noise can affect the operation of a DC drive and learn to correct it.
• Understand how DC motors are reversed so you'll be better prepared to troubleshoot them.
• Use our proven techniques to detect problems in a series, shunt, and compound DC motor before they break.

Includes two Downloads/CDs/DVDs for this section. See the links below for more details and a demo ...

Introduction to Electrical Motor Control Operations & Protection  (64:32 min)

Sizing the Protection of Electric Motors & Control Circuits  (22:02 min)

AC Motor Controls & Troubleshooting  (64:11 min)

DC Motor Controls & Troubleshooting  (38:13 min)

Section 4

This section covers PLC Technology:

• If you're using PLCs to control motors, make sure you're implementing low-voltage protection, we'll show you how and help you avoid potential injury to personnel and equipment.
• Is your PLC system safe and properly installed, learn which sections of the control circuit must be left hardwired for safety reasons.
• One small wiring mistake during troubleshooting will make things worse, we'll show you how to do it right.
• Follow our step-by-step method of converting a hardwired relay system to a PLC-based system, do it quickly and do it right!
• Troubleshoot the complete discrete I/O system, and see it graphically, from power line problems to wiring connections to I/O modules to the detection of a bad field device.
• Does everybody on your staff know how to troubleshoot PLCs and I/O, learn how to use the power of the PLC and its monitoring capabilities to help you.

Includes two Downloads/CDs/DVDs for this section. See the links below for more details and a demo ...

Understanding & Applying PLCs in Electrical Controls (64:53 min)