There are reasons you follow permit instructions...

Overweight load caught on county road faces $40K ticket

How would you like to be this driver?

An Open Letter to My Students

Pump Rotating Group, a photo by jcurtis4082 on Flickr.

I want to challenge you, the student, to consider what it is that you will do to be successful in this program. This has nothing to do with a "grade"; this has to do with success. I do not feel that the two are the same.

Recently I came across a letter by Kris Shaffer, a music professor, that resonates with me and my personal feelings about teaching and learning. Read it, won't you. Wherever it says "music" think diesel...

http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/journal/open-letter-students/

Manufacturing Robotics

Jeff's Manufacturing Playlist

Fluke Lab Tour

Instructor Tony Kuphaldt has posted some photos of the Fluke metrology lab tour we took on 12/2/13.

BTC Instrumentation Club

Some of my photos can be found on either side of this one.

Jeff's Flickr page

This was a fascinating tour and I learned about the accuracy of standards setting. Things that I knew had to be, but did not know where, or how, they happened.

I also learned that the "triple points" of water, argon and mercury are very definite points that can be projected with infinite repeatability. It makes perfect sense now, but it wasn't something I had ever considered.

Posted to Canvas

Watch these:

DEUTSCH Contact Crimping Instructions

http://youtu.be/MqXcaNVwpvI

DEUTSCH HD10 Series Connector Instructions

http://youtu.be/_TijiROhqWY

DEUTSCH DT Series Connector Instructions

http://youtu.be/LIR9-ZdG958

Read/review these:

Weather Pack Connectors

http://www.whiteproducts.com/faqs.shtml

http://www.waytekwire.com/products/20/Weather-Pack-Connectors/

http://datasheet.octopart.com/12015024-Delphi-datasheet-10859033.pdf

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/downloads/2007wiring.pdf

http://www.viclink.com/home/ty/DelphiCatalog.pdf

7 October 2013

Many of you had questions about the soldering iron I was using. Here it is: http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/21-1590&scode=GS401&CAWELAID=445475968?catargetid=1391612099&cagpspn=pla&gclid=COjKx9fIhboCFW9xQgod2ToAyA

Birch Equipment Demo Days Thursday 11a-2p

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Check your student email accounts

Be sure to check your student email accounts and log in to Canvas, the new learning management system.

There is a link there for a self assessment for you to complete by Wednesday morning.

I look forward to seeing you all on TUESDAY morning at 8am.

JOBS JOBS JOBS

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