Heavy Equipment Technician (HET)

First Period Package (41 Modules) Comments

Date: 10/25/2022 3:24:34 PM
Module: 190101d
Version: 24
Page: 30
Comment: below fig 42 it says multiply piece wheels and should say multiple piece wheels..
Status: Declined

Date: 11/1/2022 10:51:23 AM
Module: 190101g
Version: 21
Page: 54
Comment: question 14 in self quiz should be answer c and not a
Status: Declined

Date: 11/1/2022 10:52:27 AM
Module: 190101g
Version: 21
Page: 54
Comment: self quiz question 15 answer should be A not C
Status: Declined

Date: 2/22/2023 7:26:22 PM
Module: 190102c
Version: 24
Page:
Comment: A student just brought this to my attention. Question 17 in the self test appears to have a problem. Can both the question and answer please be reviewed and corrected. Just a note, this question was modified a couple of years ago and it still seems like the wrong answer is given on page 49. I found the old comments in the 2020 archived comments section.
Status: Approved for Review

Date: 10/25/2022 3:29:06 PM
Module: 190105cB
Version: 24
Page: 17
Comment: the 3rd point down it says service port fo the...and should read service port for the....
Status: Implemented

Date: 10/25/2022 3:33:44 PM
Module: 190105cB
Version: 24
Page: 18
Comment: below picture 3rd point down it says open inlet and exist through....it should say exit through...
Status: Implemented

Date: 2/22/2023 7:40:30 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 24
Page: 42
Comment: Could question 5 be deleted or rewritten. It doesn't appear to have enough info to answer it correctly (IE: is it asking about free stroke or applied stroke) If it is talking about free stroke, then there is no correct answer and if it is talking about applied stroke then some reference would have tp be given about the "Type" of brake chamber IE: Type 24 or Type 30 or Type 36 etc.
Status: Approved for Review

Date: 2/22/2023 8:23:57 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 24
Page:
Comment: Could question 7 please be updated to match the information in the note box on page 13 regarding compressor build up times. Could the answer for question 7 also be changed. (This information on page 13 was updated recently, but the self test question was not updated)
Status: Approved for Review

Date: 10/4/2022 2:55:35 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 22
Page: 12
Comment: Under "Follow this procedure" Step 3 bulet point says "The low pressure warning should activate at or above 60 psi......" It is incorrect, it should read: " The low pressure warning should de activate at or above 60 psi......"
Status: Implemented

Date: 10/4/2022 3:00:31 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 22
Page: 18
Comment: Statement #2 should read "If the low pressure warning light comes on ABOVE 60 psi....."
Status: Implemented

Date: 10/4/2022 3:20:37 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 22
Page: 8
Comment: The paragraph located below figure 7 where it reads "you can check foundation brake action by making a 100 psi application......." This is incorrect. It should not read a 100 psi application. According to the CVIP manual, 90 - 100 psi is required IN THE TANKS and service brakes are fully applied to measure brake chamber stroke. The is no specific wording saying the application must be 100 psi.
Status: Implemented

Date: 10/25/2022 3:38:03 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 24
Page: 27
Comment: below fig 27 the spec of .085" should be .080"
Status: Implemented


Archived Comments

Year: 2020

4/30/2020 3:09:21 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 21
Page: 9
Comment: In older versions of this module there was a chart on this page. The chart was listing applied brake stroke limits. I believe the chart was removed by accident during a previous edit and I am hoping it could be put back into the module. (It would just require going back a couple of versions to find it) Also, there is a sentence in the middle of the paragraph below figure 8 that reads, "Allow maximum travel of 1.5 inches." Could this please be removed as it is in reference to an old "rule of thumb". The idea of having the chart and using the chart rather that the old "rule of thumb" is because this is a much more current and accurate way to recognize how much brake stroke is allowed.
Status: Implemented

4/30/2020 2:51:07 PM
Module: 190105e
Version: 21
Page: 8
Comment: In the third paragraph there is a mention of a CVIP specification. This spec has changed in the new version of the CVIP manual (Oct. 2016) to 2.0 mm (0.080") rather than the old number of 0.085" (2.16 mm) NOTE: Could we consider removing this from the module? I'm only asking for it to be removed because quoting a CVIP spec is only giving students "part of the picture", as there is no similar spec quoted from any manufacturers. Or, could the words "As an example" be put in front of the sentence?? Thanks
Status: Implemented

4/1/2020 10:47:43 AM
Module: 190102d
Version: 21
Page:
Comment: This module has no page numbers, it also has no "notes" margins and no self test answers. PLEASE NOTE: I accidently posted this comment back on November 4, 2019 under the wrong module number. I entered it under module 190101d instead of 190102d. Please disregard the comment for 190101d. Thanks
Status: Implemented

1/22/2020 1:57:12 PM
Module: 190102c
Version: 21
Page: 47
Comment: This comment refers to question #17 in the self test. Some students (and myself) feel that there are 2 correct answers to this question. We realize that "b" is the correct response according to the answers on page 49, however answer "c" is describing the same thing in a different way. Thank you.
Status: Implemented

Year: 2019

11/4/2019 2:57:00 PM
Module: 190102d
Version: 21
Page:
Comment: Figures 62, 63 64, 67, 68 are all from a different trade. (Automotive Technician) Theses modules are for the Heavy Equipment Technician trade. I feel the pictures should reflect items from this industry. Thanks.
Status: Implemented

11/4/2019 2:52:11 PM
Module: 190101d
Version: 21
Page: 31
Comment: Figure 33 used to show a picture of "supporting a truck with a high frame stand" and the replacement picture is showing a vehicle being supported with an axle stand. An axle stand and a frame stand are different.
Status: Implemented

11/4/2019 2:47:28 PM
Module: 190101d
Version: 21
Page: 11
Comment: The previous picture show a level of detail that is not possible with this replacement picture. The old picture had the parts of the wire rope labeled to indicate the pieces that make up a wire rope. Also the core of the wire rope is not visible in this picture, and it was in the old picture. This is important when trying to explain the difference between different options for the core construction. Thanks.
Status: Implemented

11/4/2019 2:40:06 PM
Module: 190103b
Version: 21
Page:
Comment: The graphics in this entire module are blurry. NOTE: They are the same graphics as before, however somewhere in the transfer they became blurry. Also the digital images for this module that are given to the institutes in PowerPoint form are very blurry.
Status: Implemented

11/4/2019 2:29:28 PM
Module: 190103i
Version: 21
Page: 2
Comment: Figure 1 used to show a picture of a non-positive displacement pump. The replacement picture is of a turbocharger, which is a pretty loose interpretation of a non-positve displacement pump. My opinion is that the picture should at least be of a pump that pumps liquids. Thank you.
Status: Implemented

11/4/2019 2:19:50 PM
Module: 190102d
Version: 21
Page:
Comment: The "replacement" picture of the disc wheel is not correct. It is a picture of an automotive style wheel and the section of the module is trying to show and explain disc wheels that would be found on a class 8 truck.
Status: Implemented

1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
Module: 190102d
Version: 7.3
Page: 21
Comment: The tire size for the NGWBS tire on table 1 is incorrect and I beleive is a typo. Should it not read 445/50R22.5?
Status: Implemented

1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
Module: 190102g
Version: 9.2
Page: 7
Comment: Talking about gear reduction, the module says "A force of 44.5N (10lb) is applied to the larger output gear, but because of its increased radius, the output torque is increased to 27.2Nm (20lb-ft). The force should be applied to a smaller input gear.
Status: Declined

1/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
Module: 190101d
Version: 8.1
Page: 11
Comment: The phrase "as viewed facing the end of the rope" is inaccurate, if you take a look to the page 12 on figures 10A and 10B & 11A and 11B the descriptions are backwards or the pictures are facing upside down. This can be corrected by replacing the previously mentioned phrase for "as viewed facing the direction of the end of the rope on figures 10A, 10B & 11A, 11B" Also is a good remainder that a regular lay ropes can be left lay or right lay depending on which end of the rope is going to be faced, the same happens on lang lay ropes. I hope this is going to be taken in consideration. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Regards. A.M.E. and apprentice, Erik Mier Chavez.
Status: Declined