EL 128 - EET Fabrication

Credit Hours: 2

Topics include: lab safety; using electrical meters in simple series or parallel electrical circuits; resistor color code and Ohm’s law; identifying and properly wiring electric and electronic components; soldering, desoldering and rework of through-hole and SMT printed-circuit boards; cable fabrication and testing; electromechanical construction project including layout, fabrication and assembly; electrical power wiring using the National Electrical Code.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

use tools for electromechanical fabrication;
demonstrate soldering and desoldering techniques for through-hole and SMT components;
demonstrate wiring techniques, including power wiring in accordance with NEC;
identify components and their values, and perform and verify assemblies; and
properly wire metering equipment and use it for measuring current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance and power.

Corequisites: EL 118
F/S (N)