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Additional Sessions of Electrical Academy


Because of overwhelming demand, IBT will repeat its new two-and-a-half day electrical training school in late January and February. Sessions will be on Monday January 29 through Wednesday, January 31, at the University Plaza in Springfield, Missouri and on Monday February 26 through Wednesday, February 28, at the Central Distribution Center in Merriam, Kansas. Registration is open and a number of students have enrolled. Spaces are limited. If you are interested, contact IBT quickly.

Click to view Electrical 101 Academy class picture Led by IBT's Electrical Group Product Specialists, the course is designed to increase the knowledge base and comfort level of facility maintenance technicians, purchasing people and machine operators responsible for electrical equipment maintenance.

For the course, instructors will draw upon a background that averages more than twenty years of specialization in the application and distribution of electrical equipment and supplies to industry. Class content will supply the basic building blocks of information that everyone who works with electricity should know.

Tuition for the Electrical Training class is $ 495 per student. All training materials and lunches are included. Each attendee will receive a free Amprobe ACD-16 TRMS Pro 1000A Datalogging Clamp-on Multimeter. The Amprobe meter has a retail value of $ 175.

Classes will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Classwork will include lecture/ discussion, wiring labs and knowledge review tests.

IBT can arrange for reasonably priced overnight accommodations for students in the area.

The curriculum is scheduled as follows:


Day 1
Basic Electricity
AC/DC
Voltage/Hertz
Transformers/Power Supplies
Basic Symbols
Basic Control Devices and Logic
Circuit Breakers/Fuses
Contactors/Relays
IEC vs. NEMA
Overload-Starters
Push Buttons
Line Diagram
2 Wire Wiring Exercise
3 Wire Wiring Exercise
Sensors/Limit Switches
Using a Meter for Safety and Troubleshooting
Day 2
Motor Basics
Single Phase/Three Phase
Wire Lab Motor Wiring Open Drip/TEFC/Explosion Proof
Soft Start Basics
What You Really Should Know
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Basics
When Should a VFD Be Used
Good Applications/ Bad Applications for Soft Starts and VFDS
Basic Set Up
Basic Trouble Shooting
Day 3 (half day)
Surge Suppression
NEC Code Update
Safety: Lockout and Tag Out

To get more information about this class or to pre-register, contact IBT Training. View printable course details for Springfield MO in January or course details for Merriam KS in February.

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