Job Description:

• 1) Adjusts, cleans, repairs, and tests electric control equipment of commuter and rapid transit cars or streetcars, following wiring diagrams and using specialized test equipment and handtools: Blows dirt from relays and switches, using airhose.

• 2) Examines parts, such as control points, relays, and wiring, and adjusts or replaces defective parts.

• 3) Observes operation of relays to verify conformance to specifications.

• 4) Disassembles electric controller cylinders and replaces defective parts, such as copper contact segments, insulation disks, and spacing washers.

• 5) Examines systems for short circuits or broken wires preparatory to high potential test, using megameter, and tests for defective circuits.

• 6) Assembles and paints controller cylinders and tests cylinders to verify specified operation.