Electronic and General Assembly Option
Electronic and General Assembly students are trained to perform assembly work in the high-tech electronics field or mechanical assembly industries. The range of skills taught varies for each student, but typically include component preparation, board assembly, soldering, wire and cable preparation and hardware assembly. Students receive further training in specific skills with manufacturing firms throughout the Lower Mainland.
Electronic and General Assembly Lab Curriculum
Basic Electronics and Related Duties
- Printed circuit board preparation: liquid and tape masking of PC boards
- Electronic component preparation: bending and clipping axial, radial and polarity components, forming standoffs
- Printed circuit board assembly: inserting resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits into PC boards
- soldering through-hole components
- soldering wires to switches
- De-soldering and rework of through-hole components on PC boards
- Orientation to Surface Mount Technology using Hakko 702 rework station (may include introduction to de-soldering and soldering of surface mount technology components)
Wire and Cable Assembly and Related Duties
- Wire and cable preparation: clipping, stripping, and tinning a variety of wires and cables
- Manual and automated crimping of pins, terminals or connectors to wires
- Assembly of various wires, harnesses and cables
Mechanical/Hardware Assembly and Related Duties
- Assembling computer gamepads
- Assembling computer joysticks
- Assembling and mounting heatsinks and angle brackets onto printed circuit boards
- Packaging and labeling parts for distribution
Theory Related to Electronic Assembly
- Orientation to component identification
- Safe handling of electrostatic devices
- Safe handling of hazardous materials (WHMIS)