Electrical maintenance for engineers and technicians
- Practice safe working methods on electrical systems
- Understand the relevant regulative requirements
- Demonstrate an understanding of electrical principles and units
- Identify a wide range of electrical equipment & devices and understand their principles of operation / connections
- Understand the principles of earthing / protection and associated protective devices
- Demonstrate an understanding of electrical systems, switchgear and circuit types
- Diagnose basic faults and recognize their associated symptoms
- Work with a range of cable types and carry out correct terminations and connections
- Recognize the most common industrial motor types and understand their operation, connections and maintenance requirements
- Use electrical test equipment effectively and carry out testing of a range of motors, solenoids, cables, etc. (using insulation, continuity, tong testers, etc.)
- Identify motor and power circuit faults
- Use circuit diagrams as an aid to maintenance
- Access electrical enclosures and replace fuses, reset overloads etc
- Perform electrical isolation, testing for dead, etc on a wide range of devices and circuits safely.
