Dash 9 - Electrical Systems - Advanced  

Duration: 8.5 hours

The Dash 9 - Electrical Systems - Advanced course provides a detailed description of the electronic control system panels that give railroad operating and maintenance personnel the ability to view the status of the locomotive’s operating data. This course also describes the procedure for diesel engine cranking and auxiliary alternator start-up. It consists of the following fourteen modules:

• Locomotive Safety
• Wabtec Schematics
• Electronic Controls
• DID Panel
• Locomotive Data Monitor
• Auxiliary Power Starting Sequence
• Electronic Fuel Injection
• Diesel Engine Cranking
• Voltage Regulators
• Cycle Skippers
• Ground Detection
• Propulsion System
• Self-Load
• Dynamic Braking