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megloff11x

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I would love to get some training props but the manufacturers of "stuff" have nothing to offer - or does anyone have an "in"?

I was at the Browning Museum in Utah and they had these mondo giant Browning machineguns (about 2-3x actual size) with the sides open/clear plastic, showing the moving innards. The curator said they were training aids for the Army to show the troops how the guns worked. It made me pine for my "green-collar" days when the ammo was free and plentiful.

Going further back, in school we had dummy bodies that you could pop out organs and such. I understand now they don't dissect critters but also used fake gelatin frogs and such with built in plastic organs.

I would love to have something similar in a:

VFD
Contactor/Starter/Reversing Starter
Motors of various types
Circuit breakers
GFCI
Transformer

Including meter probe points to illustrate what is going on inside

And perhaps some video on

Bending, pulling wire through, and terminating conduit
UL tests of things blown up by arc flash etc.
General animation of transformers, motors, etc. along with showing what the waveforms look like under conditions.

Does anyone know where to get stuff like this?

Matt
 
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gary b

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Teaching Materials

Teaching Materials

You might talk to the local reps and see if they will give you some demo stuff. I know that Cutler-Hammer is real supportive of us, I have some Arc Fault CB?s with plastic cases so students can look inside at the inter-workings as well as a panel, motor control, etc. Copper Busman is also a great sorce for fuse demonstration materials. Crouse-Hinds has some really good training materials on Hazardous Locations including some good videos to use. Also I have used a metal saw and cut a motor in half, XFMR winding, etc to use in the classroom. There are several good ideas on the net.

Gary B.
 
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gary b

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Excitment PLUS....

Excitment PLUS....

Sitting and watching the dishes wash though the clear plastic front on the dishwasher would be almost as exciting as watching baseball on TV. The dishes may even scratch and adjust.
 
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lancemaria

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Find some good module

Find some good module

megloff11x said:
I would love to get some training props but the manufacturers of "stuff" have nothing to offer - or does anyone have an "in"?

I was at the Browning Museum in Utah and they had these mondo giant Browning machineguns (about 2-3x actual size) with the sides open/clear plastic, showing the moving innards. The curator said they were training aids for the Army to show the troops how the guns worked. It made me pine for my "green-collar" days when the ammo was free and plentiful.

Going further back, in school we had dummy bodies that you could pop out organs and such. I understand now they don't dissect critters but also used fake gelatin frogs and such with built in plastic organs.

I would love to have something similar in a:

VFD
Contactor/Starter/Reversing Starter
Motors of various types
Circuit breakers
GFCI
Transformer

Including meter probe points to illustrate what is going on inside

And perhaps some video on

Bending, pulling wire through, and terminating conduit
UL tests of things blown up by arc flash etc.
General animation of transformers, motors, etc. along with showing what the waveforms look like under conditions.

Does anyone know where to get stuff like this?

Matt
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Hello,

try to download some informative modules for training.
 
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terille

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Training

Training

If you call Salisbury ( find them online and they will give yu the local rep phone number )they will send out a rep and he will cover arc flash and how to classify a panel for arc flash rating to decide on the applicable arc flash gear to have on when working live componets.

I hade a rep come to a seminar was giving and he did a very excellent job with video, speach, and he brought arc flash gear to show what the different tpyes and usage are.

Terille
 
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