Have any of you had previous work experience that is totally different to what you do now?
I served my apprenticeship as an armature winder, (repair and refurbishment of electric motors), and started on very small stuff like drills, bus alternators etc. After becoming skilled after 5 years I moved on to high voltage stuff, (HT), and eventually jobs like these.
A large submersible pump. One of many I encountered over the years.
And beasties like this 6,600v 960HP pump motor consisting of the stator and rotor. Both rewinds and both completed with the aid of a senior apprentice. Took about a month to 6 weeks for each unit to be rewound and then after impregnating in varnish and baking dry we assembled and tested them before sending back to the customer.
These days I'm a maintenance tecchie in a college of FE.
I served my apprenticeship as an armature winder, (repair and refurbishment of electric motors), and started on very small stuff like drills, bus alternators etc. After becoming skilled after 5 years I moved on to high voltage stuff, (HT), and eventually jobs like these.
A large submersible pump. One of many I encountered over the years.
And beasties like this 6,600v 960HP pump motor consisting of the stator and rotor. Both rewinds and both completed with the aid of a senior apprentice. Took about a month to 6 weeks for each unit to be rewound and then after impregnating in varnish and baking dry we assembled and tested them before sending back to the customer.
These days I'm a maintenance tecchie in a college of FE.