Last week in class we started testing for faults in simple circuits. We used schematics, and colored them to help understand the circuits. Even though these circuits are simple, coloring the lines should help with complicated circuits as well.
Here's a color coding legend, showing the colors we used.
A couple schematics I colored before testing circuits.
I learned how coloring shematics can make understanding circuits much easier, and is well worth the time taken.I also learned how over thinking can over complicate the diagnosing of a simple problem when testing circuits for faults,and wastes time.
Week 1 hrs: 30
We learned it the same way here at WSCC it is by far the easiest way to get a solid understanding of electrical diagrams
ReplyDeleteGood work! Yes, coloring the diagrams takes a little extra time but makes it much easier to understand how the circuit is supposed to work, and what readings we should be getting on the meter when testing them for faults.
ReplyDeleteOverthinking can cause problems in many areas of diagnosis and just in general. Sometimes, the simplest solution is the correct one. I learned this lesson very well a few weeks ago diagnosing a Low Coolant Level fault on a Series 60 in our school truck. In the end, all it needed was some coolant!