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Day 1- Devon S
WHAT- I completed a push button to control a light. Then I used 2 push buttons in order to control the same light. WHO- The single push button I completed by myself and the 2 push button project I completed with Nate as well. -
Day 2- Devon S
WHERE- Traveled in Torrington and Barkhamsted WHAT- Went out to look at production jobs in Torrington and in Barkhamsted. -
Day 3- Devon S
WHERE- We worked in a shop on the big tables to complete the projects that we did today WHAT- We worked on ice cube relays projects 1-4. Mostly containing a switch controlling the ice cube relay -
Day 4- Devon S
WHAT- Wired 2 push buttons to an ice cube relay and to a light. We then made one of the push buttons a maintaining push button. WHERE- We worked on the big tables at our desks. -
Day 5- Devon S
WHAT- This morning we read about unit 3 and unit 4 of Mike Holt then took a post test on it. We then watched a Mike Holt video going more in depth about unit 3 and unit 4. WHERE- We completed unit 3 and unit 4 in the other room. Then completed the post test and watched the video in the main room. -
Day 6- Devon S
WHAT- We went to the other room to read and watch units 5 and 6 of Mike Holt. Afterwards we went back to the main room and learned about motor starters and we wired them. WHO- I worked on Mike Holt with Nate and we both wired the project together. -
Day 7- Devon S
WHAT- The first day of motor starters and we Wired them to see if we could energize them
WHERE- the motor starters are used in any device that uses a motor -
Day 8- Devon S
WHAT- We continued to wire up motor starters and in different projects.
WHERE- Some motor starters and be used in HVAC systems. -
Day 9- Devon S
WHAT- We wired a motor starter with an emergency stop added to it
WHERe- In shop on the work tables -
Day 10- Devon S
WHAT- we completed the project from day 7
WHERE- we finished them up at the work benches -
Day 11- Devon S
WHERE- Mazzones room
WHAT- We completed units 8 and 9 of Mike Holt in which we learned about over current protection as well as Indicator Lights. -
Day 12- Devon S
WHAT- making and planning project boards for us to work on so everything is already on the board and we don't need to go looking around. WHERE- Work completed at our tables -
Day 13- Devon S
WHAT- Continued to work on making the project boards for the class to use for motor controls.
WHERE- We made them at our work tables. -
Day 14- Devon S
WHAT- We wired up limit switches to turn on lights/motors with contact relays for controls.
WHERE- Limit switches can be used in elevators to tell it when to stop or move. -
Day 15- Devon S
WHAT- Wired projects 3,4, and 5 of motor controls
WHERE- Completed at our work tables -
Day 16- Devon S
WHAT- wiring a motor controls project using an off delay timer with an emergency disconnect t button. I also worked on starting our skeeball project on the PLC computer.
WHO- I completed the motor control project with Nate and I did the PLC project by myself. -
Day 17- Devon S
WHAT- We learned how to program and control PLCs on a website on our Chromebooks. We also practiced motor controls questions to repair for our motor controls quiz. WHERE- this could be used to program machines in a factory to do work for humans. -
Day 18- Devon S
WHAT- We took our skills USA quiz, or DSA and our motor controls quiz.
WHERE- We took the skills USA test in the Library and the motor controls quiz and the DSA in our shop. -
Day 19- Devon S
WHAT- We wrote a mock cover letter for a random electrical job title that we got.
WHERE- This can be used to go with our resume to prepare for a job.