This hands-on lab/lecture course will introduce the student on how to properly operate the following equipment: digger-derrick truck, skid-steer, trencher, backhoe, plow (for installing underground cable). Hydraulic theory will be discussed thoroughly. Students will install underground cable, learn how to properly terminate the cable for overhead pole use and underground pad-mount use. Simulated underground wire switching procedures will be introduced in this course. Students will be introduced to fault indicators.
- Teacher: Jon Ocker