Interpret electrical drawings accurately and learn the uses of important electrical equipment with this online course. This free online introductory course on basic electrical drawings and test equipment will get you fully up-to-speed on these important topics. Understanding electrical drawings and equipment is essential for any aspiring electrician. By the end of the course, you will know how to analyze information about power, lighting, and communication, and be much more familiar with important electrical symbols and test equipment.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188701 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • List the plans and drawings that are included in electrical drawings • Describe the various terms associated with electrical drawings • Discuss the drawing layout, the common drafting lines, and the electrical symbols used in the trade • Explain what is meant by scale drawings, power plans, lighting floor plans, electrical details and diagrams • Describe electrical current testing instruments such as an ammeter and a galvanometer • Summarize how a moving-coil meter operates • Identify the purpose of testing equipment such as voltmeter, ohmmeter, multimeter • List the difference between an analog and a digital voltmeter |
| Course Code | 1391 |

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