Motor control represents the capstone experience for apprentice inside wireman. This course combines multimedia presentations, in-class demonstrations, group and individual hands-on projects, along with extensive lessons to explore topics related to commercial and industrial motor control systems. Topics include general principles, manual starters and magnetic coils, push buttons, selector switches, pilot devices, control relays and timers, basic two- and three-wire control circuits, schematic drawings and wiring diagrams, reversing and sequential control, jogging and plugging circuits, hand-off-auto controls, solid state and synchronous controls.

Prerequisite: Completion of third-year inside curriculum
Length: 16 Weeks (32 nights)