Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

Job Task

• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
• Repairs or rebuilds starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.
• Visually inspects and tests electrical system or equipment, using testing devices such as oscilloscope, voltmeter, and ammeter, to determine malfunctions.
• Confers with customer to determine nature of malfunction.
• Estimates cost of repairs based on parts and labor charges.
• Cuts openings and drills holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drill and router.
• Splices wires with knife or cutting pliers, and solders connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
• Installs electrical equipment, such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems, generator brushes, and commutators, using hand tools.
• Installs fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.
• Measures, cuts, and installs framework and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.

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