ELT3020 Electronic Servicing
Advanced · 1 credit · TMT - Trades, Manufacturing and Transportation
- Description
- Students develop and apply basic processes and skills to service and repair consumer-based electronic products.
- Prerequisite
- ELT2020: Electrical Servicing
- Parameters
- Access to a Dynamic Measuring Machine (DMM), an isolation transformer, an oscilloscope, a soldering iron, chemical cleaners, chamois cleaning sticks, foam swabs, a transistor tester, a capacitance meter and related resources. Access to optional equipment; e.g., colour pattern generator, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) tester/restorer, high voltage test probe, alignment tools.
- Supporting courses
- ELT2090: Analog Communication 2
Outcomes The student will:
1 use a block diagram to show the function and stages of operation of an electronic device
1.1 identify the stages of operation of various consumer systems
1.2 interpret a flow diagram and schematic of various consumer systems
2 identify system faults and propose solutions to service and repair various digital and analog consumer products
2.1 identify problems associated with various consumer products and propose a solution to affect the repair
2.2 use an oscilloscope to determine period in seconds and frequency in hertz
2.3 identify measurements in engineering notation
2.4 identify and test components in faulty section(s)
2.5 demonstrate how to:
2.5.1 service a faulty section
2.5.2 clean user controls
2.5.3 adjust colour balance, vertical height/linearity of a television or monitor
2.5.4 clean a video cassette recorder (VCR) head and tape running system
2.5.5 adjust a VCR tape tracking system
2.5.6 clean belts and lubricate a VCR
2.5.7 repair or replace printed circuit boards
3 use standard, safe practices to service/repair an electronic component or device
3.1 demonstrate a safe attitude
3.2 use proper grounding techniques when testing consumer electronic devices
3.3 use proper handling techniques when working on cathode ray tubes and high voltages
4 demonstrate basic competencies
4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
4.1.1 communicate
4.1.2 manage information
4.1.3 use numbers
4.1.4 think and solve problems
4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
4.2.2 be responsible
4.2.3 be adaptable
4.2.4 learn continuously
4.2.5 work safely
4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
4.3.1 work with others
4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values
5.1 identify short-term and long-term goals
5.2 identify steps to achieve goals
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