Susan Brown

[Susan Brown]

OF? or 0 degrees F that was a good one lol

Are you talking about #4? I’m not sure what you’re saying here… the question does use a 0 (zero)! Some people don’t pay attention to the word “exclude”.

#2:
From a systems point of view, with both compartments warm, you want to check the refrigeration system first. This doesn’t mean you won’t do your normal initial checks of sights and sounds when you first engage. Also, there could be other obvious symptoms that steer you in a different direction. But in general, this is the case.

What are your questions about this?

[Susan Brown]

This question is testing you on the basics of circuits: current, voltage, voltage drop, open/closed circuits.

It is a 120vac circuit, so that means L1-N.

The load (the light bulb) is stipulated as being “good”.

What does the fact that you aren’t getting any voltage drop across the bulb tell you about current and whether the circuit is open or closed?

[Susan Brown]

Read the section, “Dealing with multiple symptoms” at the end of Unit 2.

https://my.mastersamuraitech.com/module-5/samurais-12-laws-of-appliance-repair/

[Susan Brown]

Thanks for replying – this is helping me to see where your mistake is.

Three more questions for you:

1. Questions 2, 3, and 4 on the Midterm are all about the same circuit, correct?

2. There is one other piece of information that you know about the circuit… you calculated it in Question 3. What is that?

3. Also, you wrote, “so we can find how much current(amps) is flowing through that part of the circuit”… in a series circuit, does the current change as it flows through the loads?

[Susan Brown]

Hi Nick,

Thanks for posting a question!

For any problem like this one, start with clearly writing down what you are asked to calculate, and what information you are given.

So, for this question:

1. What are you being asked to calculate?
2. What information do you have about the circuit?

Answer those two questions, then look at the Ohm’s Law pie chart and let me know which formula you think would be best to use.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Michael,

Here’s a quote from the “Math and Ohm’s Law” topic that is pinned at the top of this forum:

When you need to do an Ohm’s Law calculation, first ask yourself:

1. What am I being asked to calculate?
2. What information am I given?

In fact, it’s a good practice to write those items down on paper before proceeding.

In the question above,
– what are you being asked to calculate?
– what information is given?
– which formula is therefore best to use?

Please give me answers to those 3 questions.

[Susan Brown]

“When it is discussing about the oven are they referring to the fact that all ovens must have a broil and bake element?”

Yes, that’s it. All ovens will at a minimum have a bake element and a broil element.

The surface elements/burners are on the “cooktop” portion of a range, not the “oven”.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Darren,

Yes, that’s a new unit that we added recently. You are welcome to go through it at your leisure. there are no requirements for you to.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Archie – see this topic:

https://my.mastersamuraitech.com/appliance-repair-course-support/student-forums/topic/calculating-equivalent-resistance/

[Susan Brown]

This question reflects our encouragement to think in terms of “power” when it comes to loads doing work. They need voltage AND current, which is what power is (P = I x E). We get a lot of techs who focus only on voltage.

So, that’s the answer we’re looking for – power.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Don,

The advice we give is to establish a relationship with a parts supplier and ask them for a list of the fastest moving parts in the Zip Codes that you serve. They vary a lot by region and over time, which is one reason we don’t give a list here.

[Susan Brown]

Thank you!

[Susan Brown]

Hi Everardo,

There are two different things you are talking about.

1. Your business structure (that would be like an LLC)
2. State or local government licenses/permits to do a particular business activity

1. Forming an LLC or other business entity has to do with taxes and liability (for example, if your business gets sued but you are an LLC, your personal assets are usually protected). You can get advice on this from tax or small business advisors. You don’t have to have this set up before you start running service calls, but you do want to look into it and make a decision before too long.

2. You’ll have to check with your local/state government to see what, if anything, they require before you open an appliance repair business. Fortunately, licensing requirements for appliance repair tend to be fairly minimal compared to other trades.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Elizeu,

The Ask the Teacher forums are only for questions related to the coursework. Questions about jobs that you are doing should be posted at Appliantology.

Now that your membership is active at Appliantology, you can post this question in the Tech Forums over there.

[Susan Brown]

Hi Charlie,

Have you set up your MST Student membership at Appliantology yet? If not, you can do that by taking the free Appliantology 101 course that you have access to (go to “My Courses” page).

This is the type of question you can ask at Appliantology tech forums.

The Ask the Teacher Forums are for questions directly related to your coursework here at MST.

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