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110 Troubleshooting Skills Course Description PDF
110 Troubleshooting Skills Course Description PDF
Troubleshooting Skills
TPC Training is accredited by IACET to offer 1.0 CEU for this program.
Objectives Objectives
• Tell why efficient troubleshooting is important in a production • Describe a blueprint.
plant. • List the information that should be recorded in a machine
• Name the four common troubleshooting aids. equipment record.
• List the steps in troubleshooting a machine. • Identify calibration standards.
• List the steps in troubleshooting a system. • Identify a multimeter (VOM).
• Describe a typical maintenance organization. • Identify different troubleshooting test equipment.
Objectives Objectives
• Tell why good communication between plant personnel is needed. • List the information you must know about mechanical or electrical
• List the ways a person usually sees himself/herself. systems before you can troubleshoot them successfully.
• Explain the communication cycle. • Name the commonly used items that should be carried in every
• Explain the correct method of delivering a written message from troubleshooter’s tool box.
your supervisor to another person. • List the steps to follow in reading a pneumatic or hydraulic
schematic.
Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Techniques • List the responsibilities of a troubleshooter.
Topics
Job Responsibilities; Recognizing Normal Operations; Learning About Lesson 6: Using Schematics and Diagrams
Normal Operations; Simple Testing and Observation; Reducing Downtime; Topics
Routine Repairs; Emergency Repairs Using Schematic Diagrams; Piping Schematics; Compressor and Engine
Piping Schematics; Hydraulic and Pneumatic Schematics; Pneumatic
Objectives Circuits; Pneumatic-Hydraulic Schematics; Electrical Schematics; Motor-
• List the steps to recognizing normal machine operations. Starting Circuits; Plant Lighting Diagrams; Plant Lighting Controls;
• List the questions you should ask yourself when a machine fails. Electrical Troubleshooting Charts
• List the signs of a machine in need of service. Objectives
• Discuss how to use schematics when troubleshooting.
• Identify differences in schematics.
• Explain how to use a troubleshooting chart.
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FUNDAMENTALS
Troubleshooting Skills
Lesson 7: Solving Mechanical Problems Lesson 9: Breakdown Maintenance
Topics Topics
Bearing Problems; Pump Problems; Piping Systems; Flexible Hose; Definition of Breakdown Maintenance; How Breakdown Maintenance
Compressed-Air Equipment; Hydraulic Systems; Heating, Ventilating, and Works; Good Breakdown Maintenance; Work-Order Procedures;
Air Conditioning; Refrigeration Equipment; Pollution-Control Equipment; Preparing for Emergencies; Skills for Emergency Work; Maintenance
Building Maintenance Parts and Supplies; Breakdowns in Automatic Machinery; Using
Downtime; Resurfacing Machine Parts
Objectives
• Identify bearing wear problems. Objectives
• Identify pump failure problems and solutions. • Explain what to do if you are the first member of the emergency
• Identify types of hosing. crew.
• Identify different plant equipment and their problems. • Explain the spare parts requisition form.
• Discuss the four main parts of practical machine maintenance.
Lesson 8: Solving Electrical Problems
Topics Lesson 10: Planned Maintenance
Power Generation and Distribution; Feeders, Subfeeders, and Branch Topics
Circuits; Fuses and Circuit Breakers; Current Capacity of a Wire; Definition of Planned Maintenance; Importance of Planned Maintenance;
Understanding Basic Principles; Diagnosing Trouble; Testing for Frequency of Planned Maintenance; Benefits of Planned Maintenance;
Continuity; Electrical Safety; Communication and Diagrams; Using Unscheduled Maintenance; Parts Requiring Planned Maintenance;
Building Lighting Diagrams; Troubleshooting with Electrical Diagrams; Keeping Maintenance Records; Inspection Records; Lubrication; Using
Electrical Instruments Lubrication Charts
Objectives Objectives
• State the definition of switchgear. • State the definition of planned maintenance.
• Identify current voltage characteristics of wire. • List the information that should be included on record sheets or
• List the safety rules to follow when working with electrical file cards as part of the machine inventory.
equipment. • List the benefits to be accrued from an effective lubrication
• Identify a pictorial diagram, a block diagram, and a schematic program.
diagram. • Describe the proper sag in a drive chain.
• Explain how to troubleshoot an electric problem. • Explain how to service a battery properly.
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