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Who: All tech members at Appliantology: Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Legacy Techs, and Master Samurai Tech Alumni at Appliantology and all students enrolled at the Master Samurai Tech Academy. What: We’re going to talk about some basic electric circuit topics and troubleshooting techniques that many techs are a little shaky on: Voltage vs. voltage drop- commonly misunderstood and misused but understanding the distinction is crucial for accurately troubleshooting AC circuits. Most of the time, we’re troubleshooting circuits composed of loads and switches so if you learn how to troubleshoot just two things- loads and switches- you can troubleshoot virtually any appliance circuit you encounter. Jumper wires and cheater cords- essential components in any troubleshooting arsenal- we’ll look at when, how, and why to use each. Mastering basic concepts like these goes a long way to becoming a competent, consistent troubleshooter. When you have a solid grasp of these foundational concepts, schematics stop being a mystery and become an invaluable diagnostic tool. When: Saturday, April 13th, 2019, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (adjust your time zone accordingly) Where: All of our web meetings are powered by Join.me. For the connection details, see below. Connection details for Appliantology tech members: (Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Master Samurai Tech Alumni, and Legacy Techs) Click the yellow "Going" button above and then fill out the form on this page to request connection details: Connection details for MST Academy Students: Make sure that you are logged into your account at Master Samurai Tech, then fill out the form on this page to request connection details. How: Download the free Join.me app here: https://www.join.me/apps Here are a couple tips to ensure that the webinars are a smooth, cool experience for you: 1. Arrive early to make sure your connection is working! Also, if you show up late for the webinar, you'll be lost. 2. Watch this ultra-short video on how to use your Join.me control console while you're in the web meeting because you're gonna wanna do cool stuff like: - correctly connect your audio (without producing the dreaded echo!) so you and everyone else can hear what the Samurai is explaining - mute and unmute yourself so we can keep the microphones open and we can all talk

Who: All tech members at Appliantology: Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Legacy Techs, and Master Samurai Tech Alumni at Appliantology and all students enrolled at the Master Samurai Tech Academy. What: Many techs have trouble interpreting a schematic diagram and understanding how to use it for troubleshooting. In this webinar, we'll use as case studies a Samsung electric dryer and a GE electric oven with 6 elements and 8 relays. If time permits, we'll review AC voltage difference and how L1 and L2 work together to create a 240 VAC voltage DIFFERENCE (key word there) between two points to make electrons move in the circuit. When: Friday, March 29, 2019, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time (adjust your time zone accordingly) Where: All of our web meetings are powered by Join.me. For the connection details, see below. Connection details for Appliantology tech members: (Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Master Samurai Tech Alumni, and Legacy Techs) Click the yellow "Going" button above and then fill out the form on this page to request connection details: Connection details for MST Academy Students: Make sure that you are logged into your account at Master Samurai Tech, then fill out the form on this page to request connection details. How: Download the free Join.me app here: https://www.join.me/apps Here are a couple tips to ensure that the webinars are a smooth, cool experience for you: 1. Arrive early to make sure your connection is working! Also, if you show up late for the webinar, you'll be lost. 2. Watch this ultra-short video on how to use your Join.me control console while you're in the web meeting because you're gonna wanna do cool stuff like: - correctly connect your audio (without producing the dreaded echo!) so you and everyone else can hear what the Samurai is explaining - mute and unmute yourself so we can keep the microphones open and we can all talk

Who: All tech members at Appliantology: Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Legacy Techs, and Master Samurai Tech Alumni at Appliantology What: Being able to analyze a schematic and see how a circuit is supposed to function is real work that all goes on inside our heads when we're troubleshooting an electrical problem. Even though customers don't see anything happening when we do this, schematic analysis is the indispensable, high skill part of our job as techs. In this workshop, we're going to use the timing chart and schematic on the tech sheet to troubleshoot a no-agitate problem on an old skool Whirlpool direct drive washer. Even techs who have repaired thousands of these machines can get tripped up on this one and start guessing or, worse, blindly changing parts. By using the timing chart and schematic together, we will determine exactly how the motor circuit is supposed to operate. And if you know how a circuit is supposed to work, you can always determine exactly what's wrong in these simple circuits-- no guesswork, no parts changing. We'll use the Ten Step Tango™ Troubleshooting procedure to develop a troubleshooting strategy and working hypothesis along with specific electrical tests to test our hypothesis. When: Sunday, December 9, 2018, at 3PM Eastern Time (adjust your time zone accordingly) Where: All of our web meetings are powered by Join.me. For the connection details, see below. This webinar is open to all Appliantology tech members: Professional Appliantologists, Senior Appliantology Fellows, Master Samurai Tech Alumni, and Legacy Techs. Click the yellow "Going" button above and then fill out the form on this page to request connection details: How: Download the free Join.me app here: https://www.join.me/apps Here are a couple tips to ensure that the webinars are a smooth, cool experience for you: 1. Arrive early to make sure your connection is working! Also, if you show up late for the webinar, you'll be lost. 2. Watch this ultra-short video on how to use your Join.me control console while you're in the web meeting because you're gonna wanna do cool stuff like: - correctly connect your audio (without producing the dreaded echo!) so you and everyone else can hear what the Samurai is explaining - mute and unmute yourself so we can keep the microphones open and we can all talk