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By Steve Liguori, Instructor - Course Developer

Do it Yourself - Automotive Electrical Diagnosis - Beginner

Language: English
All Levels

Course description

Learn to Eliminate the Possible Causes of Basic Automotive Electrical Faults oftentimes without even Touching the Car.

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Technician and Instructor Steve Liguori, Teaches Beginners, and Do-it-Yourselfers how to Understand Automotive Electrical Wiring Diagrams and Schematics.  He Demonstrates a Process that can Promote Quick and Accurate Diagnostic Results.

The Achievable Goal for Some Students will be to Diagnose their own Vehicle's Electrical Problems.  For Others, the Knowledge Gained from Practicing what is Taught in this Program will allow them to Narrow Down the Possible Causes for a Fault they are Experiencing on their vehicle, as well as give them the Confidence to Recognize if the Service Center they utilize is Honest and Competent.

The more you practice what is taught in this course and Apply the Process to various wiring diagrams on your car, the more Comfortable and Proficient you will become.  This course explains the foundation material necessary to Understand many Basic Electrical Circuits.

Having Educated Thousands of Students over the years, Steve has found a way to Cut to the Chase and provide large amounts of information and understanding in a small amount of time.  Spend a few hours Learning, Reviewing and Practicing the Principles in this Course and you will be well on your way to the Basic Automotive Electrical Understanding You Desire!

Course overview - 24

  • Welcome and Introduction

  • Voltage Current and Resistance

  • What Every Circuit Needs

  • What Every Circuit Needs Applied to a Circuit

  • Power Load and Ground - Can it Be this Easy?

  • Power Load and Ground Explained Using a Schematic

  • Diagnosing an Inoperative Circuit

  • Four Types of Faults

  • Series and Parallel Circuit Differences

  • Series Circuit Voltmeter Worksheet

  • Voltage At Series Worksheet - Answers Explained

  • Parallel Circuit Voltmeter Worksheet

  • Parallel Circuit Voltmeter Worksheet - Answers Explained

  • Series Schematic Variations

  • Schematic Wiring Differences

  • Brake and Park Lamp Schematic

  • Brake and Park Lamp - Fault 1

  • Brake and Park Lamp Schematic - Fault 2

  • Horn Schematic - Description and Operation

  • Horn Schematic - Additional Schematic Details

  • Horn Schematic - My Horn Sounds Sick

  • Horn Schematic - Horn Inoperative

  • Horn On All the Time

  • Thank You and Next Steps

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Meet your instructor

Steve Liguori
Steve LiguoriInstructor - Course Developer
A Tale of Two Careers…  Steve is a Stock and Options Trader for over 19 years and an Instructor, Coach and Mentor for most of his life. He is the Founder and Options Coach/Mentor at Blue Chip Trader Development and is available to answer your questions as well as provide One-on-One Online Personal Coaching Sessions.    Steve's mission is to assist new and experienced Stock and Options Traders in realizing their own potential.  He focuses on the mental aspect of trading, as well as strategies and skills and has an intuitive way of connecting with students to pinpoint the factors that are preventing them from succeeding.    Steve brings to the table an unprecedented passion for teaching.    Years of Coaching new and experienced Traders has given Steve the understanding of what struggling traders need most; Clear explanations of the Processes that will lead them to the Success they are looking for in their Trading.     Steve is also an ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician for over 35 Years. Back in the Day, He was the “go to” guy for vehicles that no one else could fix, as well as a Shop Foreman and Instructor of fellow technicians.   After 26 years specializing in Diagnosing Electrical and Electronics Systems, Steve made the move to Automotive Instructor and spent the next 10 years at a Technical School in NY. There he received a Recognition Award as Top Instructor.  Steve teaches in a way that lets the students realize “they can do this”, not how hard it is. He is passionate about teaching and takes pride in every light bulb he can turn on.