HET 140 - Heavy Equipment Electrical Diagnostics

(Formerly HET 050)

Prerequisite: HET 107
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the heavy equipment’s electrical and electronic systems. Topics include review of electrical theory, circuit faults, electrical and electronic components usage and diagnostics, computers, sensors, actuators, and data communications. A-Tech simulator boards will be used to illustrate different component functions. In addition, the students will be introduced to the strategy based diagnostics, including troubleshooting electrical problems using live equipment.