The Electric Academy Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
First Day Jitters (What to expect your first day of apprenticeship)
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you curious about what to expect on your first day of apprenticeship? In this podcast, I give you 5 things that you can expect. Don't forget t...
5 mistakes apprentices make
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
These are the 5 mistakes apprentices make and What you can do about them. What would you add to this list? Comment below! What would you add to ...
Termination limitations for conductors (It's more exciting than it sounds)
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks ago I posted a video on wire ampacity. I didn't mention the equipment and boy did I hear about it! This episode rectifies that. You ca...
Calculating wire ampacity!
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast digs into how we calculate the ampacity of wire using the 2018 CEC. While this is the Canadian code, the principles are the same. If ...
What is in store for 2020!
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here is how you can offer your support to all the work of the electric academy:The Electric Academy Patreon PageFor as little as $1 a month you can he...
What is a battery?
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode is a derivative of "What is a battery" from sparkfun.comAny ideas for episodes? Email me at [email protected]
Getting thunder stuck with Alternating and Direct Current.
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a derivative of Alternating current (AC) vs. Direct current (DC) shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.To see how a sine wave is generated usi...
What is a circuit?
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a derivative of Sparkfun's article "What is a circuit" shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.To learn more about The Electric Academy click he...
How to crush it in trades school.
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To read the blogpost click hereTo see a video on how to take notes click here.Distraction apps:Self-restraintSelf-controlWant to help support the elec...
With great power comes ...
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a derivative of Sparkfun's article "What is power" shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.To learn more about The Electric Academy click here.T...
What exactly are voltage, current and resistance?
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a derivative of https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-current-resistance-and-ohms-law shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.To ...
What is Electricity?
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to sparkfun.com for their amazing post "What is electricity" of which this episode is based. For more information on The Electric Academy Mem...