TECHNICAL Interactive Electrical Fundamentals (TI-EF)

Our new TECHNICAL Interactive teaching resources programs are designed for professional automotive, heavy vehicle, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile, watercraft, outboard marine and small engine service instructors. The first program in this series, TECHNICAL Interactive Electrical Fundamentals, is available for immediate delivery and is already being employed by community college, technical school and fleet service instructors across North America.

What’s Included:

Sample Animations

TECHNICAL Interactive Electrical Fundamentals Edition consists of the following seven (7) teaching modules, which can be presented in order or as individual learning modules or subjects to support your existing curriculum.
Visual Learning at its BEST

Our TI programs employ the same visual multimedia learning techniques (extensive use of narrated technical/mechanical animations), that have made our AIR BRAKE Interactive and E-Board service and diagnostics programs the leading teaching resources among heavy vehicle air brake instructors across North America and abroad.

Future Technical Interactive Programs

Future TECHNICAL Interactive programs will include Hydraulic Fundamentals, Engine Theory, Combustion & Emissions Theory, Ignition Systems, Charging Systems and Starter Systems.

For more information on each module, click on the “v”.

TI-EF Content

Topics Covered:

  • 1-1 Atoms and Electrons (static visual)
  • 1-2 Magnetism (narrated animation)
  • 1-3 Electrical Conductors (static visual)
  • 1-4 Electrical Insulators (static visual)
  • 1-5 What is Electricity? (definition) (static visual)
  • 1-6 Water Tower Analogy (narrated animation)
  • 1-7 Ohm’s Law (narrated animation)
  • 1-8 Ohm’s Law Applied (narrated animation)
  • 1-9 Watt’s Law (narrated animation)
  • 1-10 Watt’s Law Example 1 (narrated animation)
  • 1-11 Watt’s Law Example 2 (narrated animation)

Basic Physics of Vehicle Motion and Braking (How Brakes Slow and Stop a Vehicle)

Brake Basics – Foundation Brake Types

Drum Brakes – Principal Components and Basic Operation

Brake Fade (A Drum Brake Phenomenon

Disc Brakes – Principal Components and Basic Operation

How Brakes are Applied – The Mediums Used to Activate Brake Systems

Basic Fluid Dynamics (Hydraulics)

Basic Air Dynamics (Pneumatics)

Spring Dynamics

Hydraulic Brakes

Air Brakes – Basic Operation

Brake Lag

Brake Lag and Stopping Distance

Vehicle Speed, Weight and Stopping Distances

Air Brake System Divisions

Topics Covered:

  • 2-1 Current Types (static visual)
  • 2-2 Basic Alternating Current (AC) Generation (narrated animation)
  • 2-3 Multiple (3) Phase AC Current Generation (narrated animation)
  • 2-4 AC to DC Current Rectification (Diode) (narrated animation)
  • 2-5 Half Wave Current Rectification (narrated animation)
  • 2-6 Full Wave Current Rectification (narrated animation)
  • 2-7 3-Phase, Full Wave, Current Rectification (narrated animation)
  • 2-8 Electro-Magnetic Fields (narrated animation)
  • 2-9 Zener Diode Voltage Regulation (narrated animation)
  • 2-10 3-Phase, Full Wave Rectified, Field Coil Generator (Alternator) (narrated animation)

Topics Covered:

  • 3-1 The Series Circuit (narrated animation)
  • 3-2 The Parallel Circuit (narrated animation)
  • 3-3 Adding Resistors (loads) to a Parallel Circuit (narrated animation)
  • 3-4 Calculating Total Resistance in a Parallel Circuit (Example 1) (static visual)
  • 3-5 Calculating Total Resistance in a Parallel Circuit (Example 2) (static visual)
  • 3-6 Calculating Total Resistance in a Parallel Circuit (Example 3) (static visual)
  • 3-7 The Series / Parallel Circuit (narrated animation)
  • 3-8 Circuit Problems (static visual)
  • 3-9 Open Circuits (Series and Parallel) (narrated animation)
  • 3-10 Short Circuit (narrated animation)
  • 3-11 The Results of a Short Circuit (static visual)
  • 3-12 Excessive Circuit Resistance (narrated animation)

Topics Covered:

  • 4-1 Analogue and Digital Multi-Meters (Volt/Ohm Meters) (static visual)
  • 4-2 Inductive Meters (static visual)
  • 4-3 Digital Oscilloscopes (static visual)
  • 4-4 Electrical Test Preparations (static visual)
  • 4-5 Electrical Testing Precautions (static visual)
  • 4-6 The Voltage Test (narrated animation)
  • 4-7 Amperage Test (Current for 10 Amps or less) (narrated animation)
  • 4-8 The Resistance (Continuity) Test (narrated animation)
  • 4-9 Voltage Drop (Inferential Resistance Test) (narrated animation)
  • 4-10 The Importance of Circuit Grounds (narrated animation)
  • 4-11 High Amperage Current Shunt (narrated animation)
  • 4-12 Resistance and Voltage Issues in Long, Multiple-connector Circuits (narrated animation)

Topics Covered:

  • 5-1 Introduction (static visual)
  • 5-2 American Wire Gauge (AWG) Standard (static visual)
  • 5-3 Wire Length – Resistance and Voltage Drop (static visual)
  • 5-4 Wire Size and Current Capacity (static visual)
  • 5-5 Fuses, Circuit Breakers and Fusible Links (static visual)
  • 5-6 The Effect of Temperature on Circuit Resistance (static visual)

Topics Covered:

  • 6-1 Introduction (static visual)
  • 6-2 Battery (static visual)
  • 6-3 Capacitor (static visual)
  • 6-4 Condenser (static visual)
  • 6-5 Diodes (static visual)
  • 6-6 Connectors (static visual)
  • 6-7 Electric Motor (static visual)
  • 6-8 Fuses, Circuit Breakers and Fusible Links (static visual)
  • 6-9 Ground (static visual)
  • 6-10 Hall Effect Switch (static visual)
  • 6-11 Ignition Coil (static visual)
  • 6-12 Light Bulbs (static visual)
  • 6-13 Magneto/Generating Coil (static visual)
  • 6-14 Position Sensor (static visual)
  • 6-15 Relay (static visual)
  • 6-16 Resistor (static visual)
  • 6-17 Resistor, Variable (static visual)
  • 6-18 Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) (static visual)
  • 6-19 Switches (static visual)
  • 6-20 Multiple Position Switches (static visual)
  • 6-21 Trigger Coil (static visual)
  • 6-22 Other Symbols (static visual)
  • 6-23 Electrical System Schematics (static visual)
  • 6-24 Wire Color Coding (static visual)
  • 6-25 Multi-meter and Oscilloscope Function Symbols (static visual)

Topics Covered:

  • 7-1 Ignition Coil (collapsing field) (narrated animation)
  • 7-2 Ignition Coil (expanding field) (narrated animation)
  • 7-3 Wheel Speed Sensor (narrated animation)
  • 7-4 Fuel Injector (narrated animation)
  • 7-5 Relay Switch (electro-magnetic) (narrated animation)
  • 7-6 Electric Motor (narrated animation)
  • 7-7 Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor (narrated animation)
  • 7-8 O2 Sensor (narrated animation)
  • 7-9 Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) (narrated animation)
  • 7-10 Starter Solenoid (narrated animation)
  • 7-11 Light Emitting Diode (LED) (narrated animation)
  • 7-12 Hall Effect Switch (pulse signal generator) (narrated animation)
  • 7-13 Hall Effect Switch (position sensor) (narrated animation)

For more information and/or to discuss with one of our expert teaching resource developers, please contact:

Bryan Duross
TECHNICAL TRAINING SERVICES
Telephone: 519-621-0708
E-Mail: bduross@sentex.net

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