15 July 1981
| Element | Work Processes | Hours |
| A | Proper use of shop, work benches, tools, and equipment.-- Care of shop for general appearance and safety of personnel. Proper soldering and splicing techniques. Making out job records; keeping project on work books and time cards. | 300 |
| B | Use of Radio and Electrical Components, Tools and Equipment. Examples follow: (1) Resistors, wire wound, composition. (2) Capacitors; electrolytic, paper, mica. (3) Transformers, all types. (4) Transducers, electro-mechanical and electro-acoustic types. (5) Electron vacuum tubes, all types. (6) All types of components used in the electronic field. (7) Wire types and gauges. | 300 |
| C | Installation, Removal, and Repair of All Types of Electrical and Electronic Equipment from Their Enclosures Radio cabinets, television cabinets, steel boxes, safety cabinets, and others. | 200 |
| D | Precaution in handling safety devices and discharges of high voltage capacitors. | 100 |
| E | Testing and repairing all types of electronic equipment.-- (1) Motor generators and control equipment (electrical and electronic). (2) Rectifiers, sound amplifier equipment intercommunication systems, direction finders, antenna systems, speech recording equipment (all types-- wire, record, type). (3) Remote control device, modulating equipment, high frequency induction heating devices, electronic circuit analyzers, electrical filter assemblies, carrier level indicators, terminal boxes, thermoelectric generator, and calibration of high frequency precision measuring equipment. | 1400 |
| F | Operating electronic testing equipment. Examples follow: (1) Ammeters, voltmeter, ohmmeter, and wattmeter. (2) Power factor indicators, capacitor-resistance-inductance bridges, and signal generators (AF and RF). (3) Vacuum tube voltmeter, oscilloscopes, megger, resonance indicator, decade boxes, and electronic tube checkers. | 1400 |
| G | General Laboratory Testing of Electrical and Electronic Components and Assemblies. Examples follow: (1) Wave filters, resistors, capacitors, and vacuum tubes. (2) Chokes, transformers, potentiometers, rheostats, and rectifiers. | 1100 |
| H | Installation of Power Necessary to Operate Equipment Under Construction. Examples follow: (1) High frequency induction heating equipment and high power rectifier systems. (2) Motors, generators, and allied equipment. (3) Battery charging systems. | 400 |
| I | Antenna Installations-- (1) Types of antenna to be used for different locations. (2) Work on necessary transmission lines for antennas. (3) Use of mechanical and electrical components for antenna installation. (4) Adjusting television and/or radio receivers for best performance. | 500 |
| J | Breakdown of a Television and/or Radio Schematic into the following outline:-- (1) Sound systems, synchronic circuits, and video systems. (2) Sweep circuits and power supply circuits. (3) Complete analysis for each outline circuit. (4) Comparison between different brand receivers. | 450 |
| K | Locating Defective Circuits by Previous Analysis and use of Visual Indications to Show Location of Trouble-- Minor repairs, such as replacement of tubes, and adjustments. | 400 |
| L | Major Service and Troubleshooting-- (1) Use of service equipment to localize the exact trouble. (2) Use of the oscilloscope, signal generators, sweep generators, and other equipment. (3) Interpretation of mechanical and electronic failure for remedial work. | 950 |
| M | Replacement and Repairs of Defective Circuits and Components-- (1) Make necessary adjustment resulting from new and changed components. (2) Complete alignment of sound and/or video systems. Final check for overall operating characteristics and repair. | 500 |
| Grand | Total | 8000 |
Special Instructions: Work processes completed in a state or federally recognized apprenticeship program will be accepted upon presentation of proper documentation to the appropriate service school.
A total of 576 hours of related instruction is required in order to complete this program. Related instruction credit may be awarded individuals registered in the trade of Radio and Television Repairer taken from an accredited institution, providing the courses are similar to the courses taken for a Radio and Television Repairer program in a community college/vocational school.
End of Pamphlet 621-89 Radio and Television Repairer
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