practice test board

[gnuuser]

spot on dannyboy91
being trained on a trainer board is not bad
ive built them for our maint shop and deals with everything from control circuits for 3 phase to typical resi work.
even with updates to codes and procedures they can still be practised on and they are a great tool to teach with.
far easier to learn on than running up a couple flights of stairs to check connections in circuit runs
its also far easier for the apprentices to demonstrate skills on under the watchful eyes of their masters
code changes can easily be demonstrated on them.
plc/slc program designing and testing can be done as well with lamps or horns with less risk of equipment damage or personnel injuries

our biggest problem with them is if we forget to label them as a training boards our R.I.C. (retard in charge) will bin them :13:

 

[Tiny Spark]

Well i've heard and seen it all now!! What a complete waste of time and money. Never heard of anything so ridiculous!!

I can understand knocking up a motor control board, to cater for several sizes and types of motors that can be used to test motors and the like in the workshop, but to practice fundamental general testing, ...wow!!! lol!!

I (as I assume most others) were taught basic testing on one of these at college.
Also to get your inspection and testing certificate (c&g 2391 or whatever the new one is) you have to prove competence on a board similar to the one above.
At the end of the day it lets you learn and train in a controlled environment without the risk of injury or damage to anyone/anything else.

I keep meaning to build one myself to help train the apprentices at work as company policy says I cant let them rip on the dist boards (mostly 415v 3 phase so thats fair enough) It also would mean I can put faults on them easily for them to find without causing any issues.