Matching Electrical Parts & Specs

 Today I'd like to talk about electrical components and matching the ratings and the specifications. So as a technician, it's very important that you do not use used parts. So parts typically have a 10 to a 15 year life expectancy, and you don't want to put high mileage parts and a high mileage system and expect them to work or last as if they were new.

So I understand that it could be tempting sometimes, but you can also be held liable. If you do that. So just be very cautious and understand exactly what you're doing, and I understand emergencies or emergencies, but. Just a word of caution. Now, when you come, when it comes to replacing components, whether it's a stove burner, whether it's a contactor, any kind of component, if it's a transformer, a fan motor, you have to match the electrical and mechanical specifications.

Engineering specs, basically how many volts, how many amps, how many watts is it supposed to draw and run? What's the maximum? So with a stove burner. The top and the bottom. Do separate on some of them, but you'll see that in here, on here, it's printed how many volts it's supposed to be, what the range is for the wattage.

So when you adjust the, uh, the dial, the knob, basically the burn knob, you'll know exactly how many. Amps and watts should be drawn because the watts is a consumption of power. The amps is the movement of the electrons, and the voltage is the pressure. The last thing you want to do is just buy burners and parts that fit and not really look at the specifications.

So make sure you look, whether it's a contact or it'll tell you how many amps it's supposed to operate under, and of course you don't exceed that. So make sure you match the parts with the components. Do not use used parts and you, your residents, your technicians, and your budget and your safety will appreciate it.