Troubleshooting Electronics----- Live-Online Training Class -----
Level Up Your Diagnostic Skills: Mastering Electronics Troubleshooting!
Are you ready to stop guessing and start solving? Whether you’re an electronics technician chasing down a ghost in the machine or an electrical engineer looking to sharpen your diagnostic edge, this interactive, industrial-applied class is built for you.
Say goodbye to endless trial-and-error. You’ll leave this course with a powerful, systematic toolkit of proven troubleshooting methods, insider best practices, and "tricks of the trade" that will instantly make your daily work faster, more efficient, and way more satisfying!
Why Choose This Class?
We believe the best learning happens when you actually do it. That’s why we combine dynamic, real-world lectures with:
- Live Simulations: Practice your new skills in a safe, controlled digital environment where it’s perfectly okay to make mistakes and explore wild scenarios.
- Demonstrations: Apply what you learn immediately to real-world contexts so the knowledge sticks.
What We’ll Conquer Together
The Art of the Diagnostic Mindset
- Introduction to the Hunt: Master the essential troubleshooting processes and powerful techniques used by top industry experts.
- Divide and Conquer: Learn how to quickly pinpoint exactly what’s failing—whether a circuit won't power up or an output signal is misbehaving.
- Safety First: Master zero-energy verification to keep you and your equipment completely safe.
Unleashing Your Test Equipment (Like a Pro!)
Get ready to uncover the hidden secrets of your bench tools with cool techniques for:
- Digital Multimeters (DMM) & LCR Meters: Advanced methods you didn't know existed.
- Oscilloscopes: Uncover the "missing pulse" and conquer signal aliasing.
- Advanced Diagnostics: Tap into Spectrum Analyzers for noise tracking, Time Domain Reflectometers (TDR), magnetic sensors, thermal imaging, and high-pot/ground-bond testing.
System Components & Signal Mastery
- Schematic Secrets: Read between the lines of wiring diagrams and schematics.
- The Building Blocks: Non-invasive inspection for power supplies, plus deep dives into diodes, transistors, relays (mechanical and solid-state), solenoids, and input/output drivers.
- Heavy Duty & Environmental: Troubleshooting AC/DC motors (brushed and brushless) and protecting circuits from harsh environmental conditions, over-voltage, and over-current.
- Signal Diagnostics: Analyze AC, DC, pulse, high-frequency, single-phase, and 3-phase signals. Understand the critical ramifications of latch-up and anomalous current/voltage.
Software, Noise, and Root Cause Analysis
- Built-In Self-Tests (BIST): Use operational vs. built-in test software and reasonableness testing to let the system help you.
- Crush the Noise: Track down Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) sources and conquer ground loops across analog, digital, chassis, and earth grounds.
- The Ultimate Fix: Understand failure analysis, the reliability "bathtub curve," infant mortality in components, and destructive vs. nondestructive testing to find the true root cause.
Learn from the best! Your instructor is Jay Skolnik, PE, a Professional Licensed Electrical Engineer, certified ESD Program Manager, and a highly enthusiastic Professional Instructor who specializes in making complex electronic theories accessible, practical, and fun.
Format: Live-Online via MS TEAMS (Spanning multiple time zones? Feel free to treat this as a working lunch! We want you comfortable while you learn).
Length: 6 half-days spread over 2 consecutive weeks.
Investment: $3,150 per student (plus tax).
Prerequisite: A basic foundation, knowledge, or experience in electronics.
"The new troubleshooting approaches & techniques that were introduced in class are valuable. I do learn a lot from your class." — Technologist, Sandia National Laboratories
"What a great class! I really enjoyed just about everything. It really helped clear out a few cobwebs & helped me see things with a different perspective." — Technician, Honeywell
"The instructor is very knowledgeable about the materials and was able to relate them to real-world uses, as well as made the class fun and interesting." — Technician, Los Alamos National Laboratory
