Day three had many examples of how attendees to the Fire Truck Training Conference are the “obvious choices.”
Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part Two
At the end of the last article, I left some of you with a bit of a cliffhanger. But it was a cliffhanger only for some of you because the rest of you clearly understood all the ramifications of the principle set forth in that article.
Missoula (MT) FD to Build Maintenance Facility and Home for Mobile Support Team
The federal government awarded the city a $7 million grant, which comes on top of $7 million from a voter-approved levy.
Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part One
Today let’s consider the series circuit in which the intended loads are not balanced. In a past life, I trained for a company who had on their curriculum staff the originator of this idea. For the moment I will skip the introduction to his question, but he asked what would happen if we connected a low wattage bulb in series with a high wattage bulb.
Canton (NC) Approves $85K Emergency Repair to Fire Truck Engine; $5.8M Earmarked for New Station
The 2011 fire truck is one of three in the fleet and is needed to maintain the department’s fire rating.
Voltage Drops and Amperage Flow
Today we will look at the principles behind unbalanced loads and how we can use what we learn to train our brain to think in a certain way. It is in the development of thinking skills that we can learn to recognize that odd problem that may seem as though the vehicle is playing tricks on us.
Curtis Mullins of Round Rock (TX) Wins NAFA Fleet Technician of the Year
Curtis Mullins’ work involves comprehensive maintenance, bumper to bumper, top to bottom, lighting systems, computers, and hydraulics.
Voltage Drops and Available Voltage
Today we will go a little deeper into the third voltage test from last time, that of Available Voltage. To review, Available Voltage is the voltage that is delivered by the Source Voltage (battery, for our purposes today) through the harness to the load.
Priming Systems Overview with Troubleshooting Tips
This article will focus on class A pump priming systems and how to maintain and troubleshoot them. First, we need to understand how a “prime” works, and what can help and hinder us during the priming process.
Fire Equipment Maintenance Facility Unveiled at St. Johns (SC) Fire District
This pre-engineered 10,000-square-foot building will have three drive-through bays with 14-feet-by-14-feet overhead doors.
EVT Tech Talk | The Power of Visual Inspection
When I was a younger technician, just learning the trade, I heard the saying, “The biggest of issues can sometimes have the most obvious of solutions.”
Three Voltage Readings and Where We Find Them
Today, we will suggest some non-intrusive and time-saving tests. By performing these routinely, they can become second nature. These allow us to retrieve a significant amount of pertinent information and there may be times when these are the only tests needed.