Rotating Labs Part Three

February 27, 2018

LARGE SYSTEM INSTALLATION In the third instalment of the rotating labs that we teach the students, we step through with them how to install a Large solar electric system. In our designs of systems we make a Small, a Medium and a Large. The Small system uses a smaller fuse box, smaller inverter and smaller battery […]

Rotating Labs Part Two

January 31, 2018

Last post I emphasized the PV Rack Installation that we build for missionaries. This time we are going to look at how to wire those PV panels. PV WIRING In the PV Wiring lab we teach the students how to series and parallel wire PV panels. After the […]

Missionary Technology Rotating Labs have Started

January 29, 2018

With Missionary Technology going into its third week, our labs have changed. I started off teaching them how to solder using both DC and AC. Now the labs have changed to give each student a good over view of a complete off grid solar electric system. The Labs are broken up into 6 classes. At the end of […]

The Tech Specialist Class for the Fall of 2017 is Completed

January 8, 2018

This past fall we had a great Tech Specialist class. We had two men that did not shy away from the difficulty of the course but took it head on and did a great job. I am thankful for these men and their dedication to the Lord. Not only through their lives but now that […]

The Tech Center Team is more than just us guys!

November 13, 2017

Many times when we share about the Tech Center we share about us guys and the work we do. Yet there are other team members that don’t ever get noticed for all the work that they do, out Wives! Our wives do so many behind the scene jobs that don’t get noticed but should. Not only […]

The Tech Specialist class has begun!

October 14, 2017

With fall begins the Tech Specialist class

Day One was a Success!!

June 13, 2017

We completed day one and it all went great. The Lord allowed me to convey the first part of a solar electric system in a way that was clearly understood.

“T” Minus 15 hours and counting!

June 11, 2017

We are less than 15 hours until we start our annual Solar Electric Seminar. We have 11 students from 8 different mission organizations coming to learn how to correctly and safely design and install a solar electric system. We have 23 hours of lecture but we also have 16 hours of labs. Each […]

Three weeks into class and the Fun is just beginning!

February 27, 2017

Within the three weeks of teaching we have gone over a lot of subjects that will aid a missionary in living over seas. A big one is water!! The Tech Center has been blessed to have great resources and expertise to provide one of the best if not the best water filtration systems for over […]

It begins again!!

February 5, 2017

When you hear that said usually it is a bad thing but in this case it is great. Time to start teaching again. Last fall was busy with teaching the advanced class and now I start with the regular Missionary Technology Class. After that I get a chance to really get my hands dirty, teaching […]