Stay Wired-to-Win Challenge # 3: Motor Control Diagram

August 12, 2020

While the annual IDEAL® National Championship has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the ‘Stay Wired to Win’ program aims to keep the electrical community engaged during this time.

The program, which began in June and runs until November 2020, is open to any electrician from the U.S. or Canada. Each month, IDEAL and one of their partners present an electrical challenge (such as conduit bending or wiring a receptacle) to help electricians keep their skills sharp and the competitive juices flowing.

INSTRUCTIONS

Challenge #3 Instructions – English
Challenge #3 Instructions – French

HOW TO ENTER

You can submit your entry for this challenge from August 5 to 24th at 7:00am CST. Visit our Stay Wired to Win website to submit your entry.

Official Rules ENGLISH | FRENCH

Five student/apprentices and five professional winners are announced each month – each winner will receive $500 IDEALCash along with prizes provided by that month’s partner. They will also earn a spot to compete in the Stay Wired to Win Finals, which will take place in November. For this virtual event, the top 50 competitors across the challenges will come together to compete for the title of Champion.

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