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In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about motor contacts/starters, which allow power to be delivered to three-phase motors. Electrically controlled and manually controlled motors are explored, instructions for how to start motors are provided, overload...

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about the forward/reverse motor interlock. Lower explores conveyor belts and their different components, as well as the role of normally closed contacts. The video recording runs 3:30 minutes in length.

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower explores the operation of a multimeter. Lower highlights different dial functions and how to operate the multimeter according to different settings. The fuse, range function, and different types of meters are also described....

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about Ohm's Law. The basic values within Ohm's Law and equations used to find missing values are discussed. Voltage, current, and resistance are highlighted. Lower also talks about calculating resistance in parallel...

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about alternating current (AC). Lower represents the alternating current with a sine wave. Electric cycles and polarities of voltage are described. The video recording runs 4:09 minutes in length.

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower introduces learners to the relay. The electromagnetic coil, switch, normally closed contact, normally open contact, and control relay are highlighted. The video recording runs 3:57 minutes in length.

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about the basic types of line diagrams, specifically the run circuit, jog circuit, and memory circuit. The video recording runs 3:50 minutes in length.

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about series circuits. Lower explores how a series circuit impacts the values associated with Ohm's Law. Lower also highlights the identification of components that are placed in series with each other in opposed to...

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Eric Adjei provides information on how to solve a combination circuit, which is made up of series and parallel circuits. Adjei employs the condensed strategy to merge the combination circuit into a series and parallel circuit. The video...

In this training video from Truckee Meadows Community College, Nathan Lower talks about time delay relays. Timer on-delays, timer off-delays, programmable timers, normally open terminals, and normally closed terminals are explored. The video recording runs 6:54 minutes in length.