Understanding Automotive Technology and Repair Volume 2
Interactive Training Series

Audience:		Anyone interested in pursuing a career or furthering their career as an Automotive Technician.
Average Training Time:		2 to 3 hours per volume NOTE
Format/ Product Code:		CD-ROM (MPEG Video)/ DLMRATR
Produced by:		Delmar Thompson Learning

TOPICS
This volume presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Automotive Electricity

• Electricity
• Electronic Circuits
• Potential Difference
• Atoms
• Conductors and Insulators
• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance
• Ohm’s Law
• Automotive Electricity Review

Diagnosing Electrical Problems

• Visual Inspections
• Fusible Links
• Electrolyte
• Hydrometer
• ‘Capacity or Load’ Test
• ‘Headlight’ Test
• Solenoid
• ‘Starter Draw’ Test
• ‘Voltage Drop’ Test
• Jumper Wires
• Alternator
• Battery Light Indicator
• Quick Check
• ‘Current Output’ Test

Automotive Electronics

• Electronics
• Automotive Computers
• Circuits
• Sensors
• Throttle Control Sensor
• Resistors
• Diodes
• Transistors
• Capacitors
• Integrated Circuits
• Review of Automotive Electronics

Diagnosing Electronic Problems

• Basic Troubleshooting
• On Board Diagnostics
• Diagnostic Trouble Codes
• OBD II
• Freeze Frames
• Diagnostic Link Connector
• Universal Scan Tool
• Digital Multimeter
• Oxygen Sensor Test
• Throttle Position Sensor Test
• Lab Scope or Digital Storage Oscilloscope (DSO)
• Diagnosing Automotive Electronics Review

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...

Acquire a basic understanding of electricity

1. Understand what electricity is.
2. Understand the purpose of electronics.
3. Conceptualize atoms and subatomic particles.
4. Recognize that amperage can be dangerous.

Know how electricity working in automotive circuit

1. Understand current and voltage in an automotive circuits.
2. Understand resistance in an automotive circuit.
3. State Ohm’s Law.
4. Apply Ohm’s Law to diagnose an electrical circuit.

Troubleshooting Procedures for Charging Systems

1. Explain what a fusible link is.
2. Know the electrolyte level that constitutes full charge at room temp.
3. Specify what to look for when testing a battery.
4. List the steps of a battery load test.
5. Understand battery and starting motor diagnosis.
6. Identify symptoms of charger system problems.

Troubleshooting Procedures for Starting Systems

1. Explain what a solenoid does.
2. Interpret cranking test results.
3. Interpret a low amperage starter draw test result.
4. Identify the maximum allowable voltage drop test result.

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