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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 33230" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: Sign up for measurement class updatesOver the last decade or more, I have become a huge fan of classes.&nbsp; Yes they may appear to be expensive-if that is all you are looking at-price vs days.But the knowledge I have gained from attending so many classes has become invaluable to me.&nbsp; It is not what it costs-but what you get out of it-that is the real value.I remember one grounding class that was a 4 hour class and costs like $450.&nbsp; Pretty expensive for a class.&nbsp; HOWEVER (among the other things I took from the class) there was ONE basic principal I really latched onto.&nbsp; Our installers follow a very basic set of rules regarding grounding, and tracing hums/buzzes is simply something we do not have to do anymore.&nbsp; Maybe 1 in a hundred jobs there is an issue-and it usually turns out not to be a wiring issue.The time saved following that one basic rule has saved many hundreds of hours of buzz troubleshooting.I would say that the $450 for the class was pretty cheap in that regards.I am sure that Phil and Bennett will not have an overpriced class.BTW a lot of the learning comes not from the class itself-but from the networking and talking with others in attendance (often about non class subjects) during breaks/meals etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 33230, member: 30"] Re: Sign up for measurement class updates Over the last decade or more, I have become a huge fan of classes. Yes they may appear to be expensive-if that is all you are looking at-price vs days. But the knowledge I have gained from attending so many classes has become invaluable to me. It is not what it costs-but what you get out of it-that is the real value. I remember one grounding class that was a 4 hour class and costs like $450. Pretty expensive for a class. HOWEVER (among the other things I took from the class) there was ONE basic principal I really latched onto. Our installers follow a very basic set of rules regarding grounding, and tracing hums/buzzes is simply something we do not have to do anymore. Maybe 1 in a hundred jobs there is an issue-and it usually turns out not to be a wiring issue. The time saved following that one basic rule has saved many hundreds of hours of buzz troubleshooting. I would say that the $450 for the class was pretty cheap in that regards. I am sure that Phil and Bennett will not have an overpriced class. BTW a lot of the learning comes not from the class itself-but from the networking and talking with others in attendance (often about non class subjects) during breaks/meals etc. [/QUOTE]

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