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    • Samurai Appliance Repair Man

      Webinar Recordings Index Page   03/02/2018

      On-demand appliance repair training videos for Professional Appliantologist members Over 30 hours (and growing!) of original, high quality appliance training webinars developed and given by yours truly are at your fingertips, on topics you won't find anywhere else. Fill in those knowledge gaps, strengthen those areas of uncertainty, and boost your skills. Watch on mobile or desktop at your convenience whenever, wherever.  Ultra Short Primer on Basic Electricity, Circuits, Ohm's Law, and Schematic Reading (Length: 1:04:48) Basic Refrigerator Troubleshooting (Length: 1:10:45) Schematic Reading Workshop, 10/2015 (Length 1:19:08) Troubleshooting Strategies for Computer-Controlled Appliances (Length: 48:34) Semiconductors and PN Junctions (Length: 1:04:37) Appliance Temperature Sensing Devices & Technology (Length: 1:27:33) Voltage Measurements, Meters, Ghost Voltages, and Triac-controlled Neutrals (Length: 1:29:32) Troubleshooting with Tech Sheets, Part 1, 4/2016 (Length: 1:09:26) Troubleshooting with Tech Sheets, Part 2, 4/2016 (Length: 1:21:11) Tech Sheet Review, 4/9/2016: Bosch Speed Cooker, Amana Refrigerator, GE Glass Cooktop Range (Length: 1:22:58) Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) Switches used in Samsung Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) (Length: 27:07) PWM Computer Cooling Fan in a Whirlpool Refrigerator (Length: 14:53) Understanding AC Split-phase Household Power Supplies (Length: 52:41) Troubleshooting a Samsung Electric Dryer without Disassembly using Live Tests and the Schematic (Length: 22:47) Troubleshooting a Bosch Dishwasher No-Heat Problem using the Schematic and Live Tests (Length: 15:38) Linear Motors and Linear Compressors (Length: 55:54) Bi-directional PSC Drive Motor Systems in Whirlpool VM Washers (Length: 56:52) Appliance Service Call Structure and Troubleshooting Strategies (Length: 1:00:16) The Ten Step Troubleshooting Tango and Workshop Exercises (Length: 1:35:39) Troubleshooting Ten-Step Tango Advanced Workshop (Length: 1:32:06) Ten-Step Tango Troubleshooting Workshop: Refrigerators (Length: 1:35:57) Whirlpool Duet Washer Schematic Analysis & Whirlpool Dryer Moisture Sensor System (Length: 1:03:04) Neutral Vs. Ground, Inverter Microwave, Digital Communications, Loading Down in DC loads, and more! (Length: 1:14:45) Gas Oven Service Call After a Parts Changing Monkey (Length: 36:04) AFCI and GFCI Circuit Protection Technology (Length: 41:26) Troubleshooting Samsung Refrigerators and more (Length: 1:29:58) 3-way Valves and Dual Evaporator Refrigerators (Length: 1:15:45) Split-Phase Compressors and PTC Start Devices (Length: 1:11:57) Gas Dryer Ignition Systems (Length: 53:50) Refrigerator Sealed System Thermodynamics, Part 1 (Length: 43:07) Refrigerator Sealed System Thermodynamics, Part 2 (Length: 1:09:09) Refrigerator Sealed System Thermodynamics, Part 3 (Length: 1:11:56) Refrigerator Sealed System Thermodynamics, Part 4 (Length: 37:45) Refrigerator Sealed System Thermodynamics, Part 5 (Length: 16:35) Appliantology Peer Group web meeting, Feb 25, 2018 (Length: 1:47:30) Appliantology March 2018 Peer Group Meeting (Length: 1:59:58) To access these webinars and all the other info-goodies here at Appliantology, become a Professional Appliantologist today. If you need cost-effective, time-flexible, state-of-the-art appliance technical training, check out the Master Samurai Tech Academy.
    • Son of Samurai

      [Webinar] Appliantology Peer Group   04/24/2018

      Bring something you'd like to share with your brethren in the craft: it could be photos, a tech tip, new insights gleaned from recent training -- anything having to do with the business or technical sides of the appliance repair trade. If you've got something to show, we'll let you share your screen and give you the opportunity to teach us all something new. And of course, Team Samurai will be there to answer any questions you might have about how to use Appliantology.  

Samurai’s Appliance Puzzles

Quizzes on circuits, schematics, and appliance technology. 

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  1. About this Forum

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,
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  2. Need appliance parts? Call 877-803-7957 now or use the parts search box:

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  3. What's wrong with this dryer outlet and what problem was it causing?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 10 replies
    • 735 views

  4. Low side and High side pressures in an R-600a system

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 12 replies
    • 72 views

  5. Warm refrigerator troubleshooting quiz

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    • 11 replies
    • 1,070 views

  6. What problem is this refrigerator having and what repair does it need?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1,046 views

  7. What's wrong with this picture?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,
    • 19 replies
    • 371 views

  8. Name that component configuration!

    By Hiroshi,   
    • 19 replies
    • 255 views

  9. Troubleshooting a Delta-wound BLDC Refrigerator Compressor Motor

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 3 replies
    • 213 views

  10. Troubleshooting a low-heat complaint in a dryer

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,
    • 32 replies
    • 540 views

  11. Voltage Drops in Parallel Circuits

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 16 replies
    • 236 views

  12. Gas dryer circuit quiz

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 1 reply
    • 438 views

  13. Voltage Drops in Parallel Circuits with a Diode

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 5 replies
    • 102 views

  14. Dishwasher Motor Type

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 8 replies
    • 236 views

  15. Parallel Circuits Voltage Drop Quiz

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 2 replies
    • 109 views

  16. Series Circuit Voltage Drop Quiz

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 5 replies
    • 95 views

  17. Voltage Drop Pop Quiz

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 6 replies
    • 116 views

  18. Behind the Fridge: What's wrong with this picture?

    By Samurai Appliance Repair Man,   
    • 1 reply
    • 532 views