| American LaFrance Service and Maintenance Course, attended by Rich Rogers |
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On September 14 – 17, 2004, I attended the American LaFrance Service and Maintenance Course, along with an American LaFrance Multiplexing Course in Charleston, SC.
I found these courses to be very helpful by showing us where key components were located on both the Eagle and Metropolitan Chassis which would help us troubleshoot problems faster by knowing where to look.
We also went over Interlock Functions, Load Managers, and the Fire Commander. Load Managers and the Fire Commander can be set up for the customer specific needs.
On the last day of the course we went over the American LaFrance Multiplexing. This class was helpful in getting a better understanding of how Multiplexing works. Multiplexing eliminates hundreds off feet of wire and reduces the weight of a truck by about 600 lbs. Multiplexing uses a power wire, ground wire and a signal wire to do multiple functions by sending different signals through one cable.
After attending these two classes I have a better understanding on how both, chassis are laid out and where to find key items.
This will be very helpful in everyday service and help me troubleshoot problems better.
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