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Apr 28, 2024
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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ELCT 121 Electronic Circuit Troubleshooting6 credits
In this course, students practice the proper strategies associated with electronic circuit troubleshooting and testing.
Prerequisites: ELCT 110 , ELCT 111 , and ELCT 112
Corequisites: ELCT 120 and ELCT 122
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Apply proper steps, procedures, and methodologies for electronic circuit troubleshooting
- Employ reverse engineering philosophies of failure analysis and prevention in electronic circuits
- Test and measure electrical parameters of amplifiers, oscillators, power supplies, and op-amp circuits
- Analyze a system to determine the root cause of a device failure
- Complete proper PCB testing and soldering techniques
- Practice visual inspection of printed circuit board (PCB) parts such as electronic components and soldering
- Describe the concepts of signal tracing, signal injection, and signature analysis
- Conduct a physical inspection of individual electronic circuit parts such as ICs, and components
- Test and measure voltages of circuits employing a defective component
- Apply industry-standard soldering joints for both surface-mount and through-hole technologies
- Use alternated current (AC) measurement tools such as Rogowski coils
- Identify incorrect (DC/AC) voltages applied to a circuit in order to locate the defective component
- Identify and prevent potential failure modes during testing
- Troubleshooting Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI/EMC) issues
- Apply industrial electronics safety aspects
Total Hours: 90 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 60
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