Motor Control Circuits: Wiring to Troubleshooting

Learn how to diagram motor control circuits, as well as troubleshoot and repair equipment, through classroom instruction and hands-on training.

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Course Details

Course Name: Motor Control Circuits: Wiring to Troubleshooting
Course Code: EO0709CB25
Date of Most Recent Offering: April 22 – 24, 2025

Date: April 22 – 24, 2025 UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

Location: Bioresource Engineering Laboratory (formerly ECC), 18 Ag Extension Way, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (Directions & Map) UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Format: Classroom course with hands-on activities UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

Registration Fee: $495 per person UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
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Course Overview

This electrical training course will present the theory of control operation and the proper techniques for diagramming motor control circuits. Once you are familiar with the basic circuit, our electrical training instructor will teach you how to apply these theories to more complex systems so that you can quickly troubleshoot and repair equipment.

Please bring your volt/ohm meter to class!

  • Basic Control Circuit and Holding Circuit Wiring
  • Permissive Circuits and Light Indication Wiring
  • Time Interface Circuits
  • Electrical Interlock Interfacing Circuits and Timers

Who Should Attend?

This class is a great source of information for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of motor control circuits, as well as how to troubleshoot issues and make repairs. Past participants have included:

  • Chief Operating Engineers
  • Electricians
  • HVAC Techs
  • Maintenance Workers
  • Operations Shift Supervisors
  • Power Plant Supervisors
  • Production Mechanics
  • Public Works Repairers
  • Pump Station Foremen
  • Utilities Managers
  • Water/Sewer Repairers
  • Water and Wastewater Operators

Meet Your Instructor

Terry Tomsky

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Terry has served as one of OCPE’s most valued and popular instructors for more than thirty years. While employed as a Senior Leadership and Mechanical Trainer for PSE&G’s Production Training Center, he crafted a parallel training career with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)/Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE). Teaching programs in topics ranging from workplace safety to motor controls, O & M of pumps, blueprint reading – and an extremely popular Management Skills for Supervisors workshop – Terry’s courses provide useful, timely real-world information that resonates and stays with attendees.

Student Reviews

“Being able to learn from a blackboard in a classroom and by using hands-on projects was extremely useful in understating wiring diagrams and seeing them brought to life in the field. I learned how to properly and successfully use my volt meter and other tools to properly locate and fix a problem.”

– Stephen Furtkevic

Chief Operator
Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority

“Terry was a wonderful instructor who took the time to explain everything. Learned how relays properly work.”

– Joe Enger

Senior Operator
Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

“[Appreciated] the hands-on approach to schematics instead of just teaching theory. [Learned] how to translate schematics into wiring diagrams to troubleshoot problems.”

– Sean Collins

Assistant Project Manager
Environmental Logic LLC

Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Motor Control Circuits: Wiring to Troubleshooting was approved for 1.8 Rutgers CEUs (18 contact hours), as well as the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Motor Control Circuits: Wiring to Troubleshooting course is approved for 1.8 Rutgers CEUs (18 contact hours), as well as the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 18 TCHs (Approval #01-090006-30)

NJ Electrical Contractors: 18 Continuing Education Hours

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PA Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 18 Recertification Hours

Meals

No breakfast will be provided. Lunch will be available for pre-registered attendees only.

NOTE: If you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, please alert us at least one (1) week in advance of the course start date so that we can make reasonable accommodations. We cannot guarantee accommodations for special requests made after that time.

Course Requirements and Policies

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A $100 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Attention U.S. Veterans

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This course is approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training for educational benefits through the GI Bill®. Learn more.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Motor Control Circuits: Wiring to Troubleshooting, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Administrative Assistant: Judith Joshua
848-932-7483 
judith.joshua@rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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