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Instrument Mechanician - Knowledge Module, Volume 1
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About this book
Volume 1 of the theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Instrument Mechanician (NQF Level 5, SAQA ID 94701) — engineering foundations. Chapters 1 to 6 carry 49 of the knowledge component's 142 credits: occupational health and safety legislation; engineering hand tools, power tools and test equipment; electricity, magnetism, earthing and bonding; electronic components and basic circuits; complex components, semiconductors, the oscilloscope and the function generator; and advanced circuits, power supplies, opto-electronics, digital, integrated circuits and data transmission. Every chapter carries worked examples, Check Your Understanding boxes and end-of-chapter review questions.
- Level: NQF Level 5
- SAQA ID: 94701
- ISBN (e-book): 978-1-996787-88-5
- Pages: 457
What is inside
- Chapter 1 — Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
- PART A — THE LAW
- PART B — HAZARDS, RISK AND ELECTRICITY
- PART C — SAFE WORK
- PART D — SIGNS, FIRE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- PART E — WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG
- Chapter 2 — Engineering Hand Tools, Power Tools and Test Equipment
- PART A — HAND TOOLS
- PART B — POWER TOOLS
- PART C — TEST EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 3 — Electricity, Magnetism, Earthing and Bonding
- PART A — THE PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY
- PART B — CIRCUITS AND CALCULATIONS
- PART C — MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
- PART D — EARTHING AND BONDING
- Chapter 4 — Electronic Components and Basic Circuits
- PART A — SYMBOLS AND SAFE HANDLING
- PART B — RESISTORS, CAPACITORS AND INDUCTORS
- PART C — SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND BASIC CIRCUITS
- Chapter 5 — Complex Components, Semiconductors, the Oscilloscope and the Function Generator
- PART A — PRINCIPLES AND CARE
- PART B — CONDUCTORS, INSULATORS AND SEMICONDUCTORS
- PART C — TYPE NUMBERS, DATA SHEETS AND TESTING
- PART D — THE OSCILLOSCOPE
- PART E — THE FUNCTION GENERATOR
- Chapter 6 — Advanced Circuits, Power Supplies, Opto-electronics, Digital, ICs and Data Transmission
- PART A — ADVANCED ANALOGUE CIRCUITS
- PART B — POWER SUPPLIES
- PART C — OPTO-ELECTRONICS
- PART D — ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL
- PART E — INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
- PART F — DATA TRANSMISSION