Entertainment Electrics is a two-day course covering almost all of the topics listed in the content outline of the ETCP Entertainment Electrician Certification exam. It is organized in a very logical way in order to accommodate a range of skills and experience. It starts with basic electricity, circuit laws, and theory, and it builds towards more advanced topics including power distribution, power factor, and harmonics, with an emphasis on electrical safety, the use of PPE, codes and regulations, grounding and bonding, and GFCIs. It also covers control systems starting with DMX512-A, RDM, and Ethernet-based protocols (Art-Net and sACN), as well as wireless DMX, Ethernet networks, IP addresses, subnet masks, and more.

• Basic electricity

• Circuit laws

• Ohm’s Law

• Impedance

• Voltage drop

• AC electricity

• RMS values

• DC power

• Phase angles

• Power factor

• Three-phase power

• Transformers and three-phase connections

• Three-phase power formula

• Balance versus unbalanced three-phase systems

• Harmonics

• Electrical safety

• Monitoring power

• Types of fire extinguishers and their uses

• Codes and regulations: National Electrical Code

• Power distribution systems

• Grounding and bonding

• Overcurrent protection

• GFCIs

• Cables and connectors

• Tap rules

• Control systems

• Definitions

• DMX512

• Remote Device Management (RDM)

• Ethernet-based protocols

• Ethernet

DATES: September 28-29, 2019

LOCATION: New Orleans, LA

INSTRUCTOR: Richard Cadena, ETCP Recognized Trainer

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 478 for more information.