Motor Control Troubleshooting 1 Flex


Course number : 8300030    ID : 67706    Program Code : 001:FlexFA26

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'The machine won't start' is the least informative sentence in maintenance. A control circuit is a chain of contacts, and every open link in it produces exactly the same symptom: a tripped overload, a failed coil, a float switch stuck open, a timer that never times out, a drive sitting on a fault code. Finding which link is open quickly, without energizing something you shouldn't, is a learnable skill rather than a knack.

This course teaches the methods for electric motor control circuits and AC variable-frequency drives. You will follow troubleshooting safety rules, work through systems-level troubleshooting, and test components individually using digital multimeters, clamp-on ammeters, and PLC status indicators. Coverage includes manual and magnetic motor starters; reversing magnetic starters with overloads; control transformers; control relays and timer relays, including on-delay timing; drum and selector switches; manual switches; and limit, pressure, and float switches; along with AC VFD drives with volts-per-hertz capability for driving three-phase AC motors. You will work on basic motor control and reversing circuits as complete systems, not just as isolated components.

This course prepares you to test for the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) C-204 Motor Control Troubleshooting 1 certification.

Class Details

0 Session(s)

Location
TechWorks Campus – Automation & Robotics Center – 2nd Floor #215 – Monday: Electrical Instructor Night

Instructor
Gabriel Hernandez-Atilano 

CEUs : 4

Start Date:upon registration

 

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FLEX FORMAT: This course is offered in Hawkeye's Flex format at the second floor of the Automation and Robotics Center (ARC). Flex is competency-based and a flipped classroom: you complete the theory in the Learning Management System (LMS) online on your own schedule, then come to the ARC open lab to practice and demonstrate hands-on skills on the matching industrial trainers. You advance by demonstrating skill mastery of each competency, not seat time. Flex lab nights are Monday–Thursday, 5:00–9:00 pm, with an instructor and lab assistant on duty; the lab is also open for independent work Monday–Thursday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm, and Fridays 8:00 am–4:00 pm. The subject-matter expert for this course is scheduled for Monday night; plan to attend that night each week for in-depth help and hands-on competency testing. Rolling enrollment: start any week. Refer to your registration form or class details for the timeline to complete the course from your start date. This course aligns with the SACA C-204 Motor Control Troubleshooting 1 micro-credential. The course fee includes two attempts at the SACA Silver (knowledge) exam and one attempt at the SACA Gold (hands-on) exam, administered at the ARC.

 

DEVICE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: The online portion of this course uses a Learning Management System (LMS). Click for minimum device requirements to access LMS! Students without a qualifying device may borrow a Hawkeye laptop by requesting the Laptop Checkout Form; the student is responsible for repair or replacement costs if the laptop is damaged, lost, or stolen. Safety glasses (one pair provided) and closed-toe shoes are required at all times in the ARC lab.

 

 

Tuition  $1,299.00


Registration Closes On
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
Waterloo, TechWorks Campus Automation & Robotics Center  Map, Room: Electrical Lab & Instructor—Monday Nights Gabriel Hernandez-Atilano