WORK PROCESS
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
O*NET/SOC CODE: 17-3023.01 RAPIDS CODE: 0169
APPROXIMATE HOURS
- Orientation & Safety 400
- Introduction to facility
- Company policies
- General safety procedures
- CPR & First Aid
- General Electrical Maintenance 5000
- Service and maintain existing electrical and electrical
related equipment, including plant lighting and receptacle
circuits, motors, starters, relays, push buttons, limit
switches, special control switches, timers, counters, motor
control centers, control panels, transformers, as well as the
test equipment needed to do this servicing, to include
VOM voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters, oscilloscope,
brush records, and other test equipment.
- Electrical Construction & Installation of Electrical Equipment 1250
a. Install new electrical equipment including lighting and
power circuits, layout of conduit and fixture location for
efficient lighting and conduit economy. Bending and
threading conduit, installing proper hangers and pulling wires.
b. Install and hook up motors, control cabinets, switches,
bus bar work, electronic equipment, and any electrical
equipment of high or low voltage.
c. Special emphasis should be placed on high quality
workmanship throughout the entire system and of the
safety factors involved for the protection of people and
- Electronic Maintenance and Troubleshooting 3350
a. Service and maintain all electronic equipment and use
the necessary test equipment to service this equipment.
Including D.C. drives, programmable controllers, recorders,
counters, speed indicators, process control type equipment,
and any and all other electronic equipment
b. Instrument Shop
Pressure instruments– adjust, repair, and calibrate pressure
gauges inspect and check gauges, care of tools, use of test
equipment, and install tubing and fittings.
c. Temperature Instruments
Work in shop and field to adjust and calibrate temperature
measuring instruments. Learn operating principles of temperature
instruments. Calibrate pyrometers, check thermocouples.
d. Level Measurements
Work in shop and field on liquid level measuring and
recording devices adjust and calibrate level measuring
devices repair and replace damaged parts.
e. Flow Measuring and Control
Work in shop and field on repair, adjustment, calibration,
and inspection of flow measuring and control instruments.
Mechanical and electrical devices. Variable orifice-fixed orifice-
volumetric. Computation of flow data, flow of solids in suspension.
f. Instrument Mechanisms
Learn the mechanical operation of instruments. Repair, adjust
and replace worn parts, gears, rack segments, hair springs, and
jewel bearings, and clock works. Repair and replace electrical contacts
and coils. Repair Hydraulically operated valves, diaphragm valves,
and solenoid operated valves.
g. Control Valves and Devices
Shop and field work in the adjustment of control valves, involving
diaphragms, hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic valves, floats and dampers.
Adjustment of pneumatic, electric and electronic controls.
h. Instrument Shop
Troubleshooting and special applications, general shop and field
troubleshooting with instrument mechanics, inspect, adjust, and
repair, and calibrate miscellaneous control and recording instruments
in the plant. Work on special controls, special applications build and
maintain panel installations.
TOTAL HOURS
10,000
