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Nov 04, 2025
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Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR (curriculum@chemeketa.edu)
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AUM 168 Automotive Electrical Systems 1
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 6
Credits: 5
Introduces automotive electricity and electronics systems. Includes an overview of automotive circuits.
Prerequisite: AUM 151 and AUM 158 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the fundamental principles of electricity including the use of Ohms Law.
- Use electrical and electronic terms to discuss automotive systems.
- Use basic electrical test equipment to analyze electrical systems.
- Draw and define automotive wiring symbols, circuits, and diagrams.
- Explain the fundamental principles of magnetism and electromagnetism in automotive electrical systems.
- Describe automotive electric motor principles and how they operate.
- Perform test procedures on automotive batteries.
- Inspect and rebuild automotive starters.
- Test and rebuild automotive alternators.
Content Outline
- Electrical Fundamentals
- Wiring and Wires
- Power Distribution and Circuit Protection
- Test Meters and Tools
- Wiring Diagrams
- Diagnosis
- Automotive Batteries
- Automotive Electric Motors
- Automotive Starter Systems
- Automotive Charging Systems
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