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    Air Quality Class PickerAnalog ScalerArc-Flash PPE and Boundary PickerCompressor Control Mode SelectorCompressor Trip DiagnoserConduit Fill CheckerElectrical for CompressorsInterlock Trip CheckerLoop Power and Burden CheckerMotor Nameplate DecoderPeck Drill Cycle HelperPower Factor and Capacitor kVAR HelperRTD and Thermocouple ReaderShock Approach Boundary LookupSiemens to Allen-Bradley TranslatorSpeed, Feed and G/M-Code DecoderTapping Feed (G84)Transmitter Range ScalerVFD to Motor Cable-Length CheckerVoltage Drop and Wire-Run CheckerWork Offset and Tool Comp DecoderAddressing DecoderBoolean Ladder TrainerData Type SizerIP / NEMA Enclosure LookupISA Tag DecoderNumber Base ConverterScan Cycle ExplainerTimer Preset HelperPhase Sequence IdentifierPower Factor Correction SizerThree-Phase Power and CurrentTwo-Wattmeter Power ReaderVoltage Imbalance CheckerWye vs Delta ConverterControls Field ToolsPLC 101 ToolkitControls Skills CheckThree-Phase Power ToolsBAS Controls Fault Codes

    Field Tools

    5 tools
    • Siemens to Allen-Bradley Translator
    • 4 to 20 mA Signal Scaler
    • Motor Circuit Sizer (NEC 430)
    • Interlock and Trip-Logic Check
    • CNC Speeds, Feeds and G-Codes
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    Skills Checks

    4 checks
    • PLC Fundamentals
    • Controls Electrical and Safety
    • CNC and Machining
    • Compressor Controls
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    PLC 101 Toolkit

    8 tools
    • Number Base Converter
    • Scan-Cycle Explainer
    • Addressing Decoder
    • Timer Preset Helper
    • Data Type Sizer
    • ISA-5.1 Tag Decoder
    • IP and NEMA Enclosure Lookup
    • Boolean Ladder Logic Trainer
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    BAS Controls Fault Codes

    429 codes
    • Johnson Controls Metasys
    • Tridium Niagara
    • Distech and Schneider
    • Siemens Desigo
    • ALC WebCTRL
    • BACnet and Modbus
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    Three-Phase Power Tools

    6 tools
    • Power and Current Sizer
    • Wye and Delta Converter
    • Voltage Imbalance (NEMA MG-1)
    • PF Correction Capacitor Sizer
    • Two-Wattmeter Method
    • Phase Rotation Identifier
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