Drive training

What you will get out of VFD training

Eaton’s goal is to enhance your product competency, troubleshooting skills and safe operation of Eaton variable frequency drives.

Eaton offers self-guided, eLearning and instructor-led training to achieve this goal. For the complete overview of the solid-state motor control training programme, schedule(s) of instructor-led training, sign-up instructions and further details of Eaton’s variable frequency drive training, use the links in the training document list.

Price: free of charge

101:  introductory courses for those that who are new to variable frequency drives. 

201:  intermediate courses that provide the knowledge and skills necessary to meet specific job requirements

301:   online basic start-up training. 

About: this programme is for anyone who wants to start up their own VFD and use eLearning modules on installation, programming and commissioning of Eaton’s DG1, SVX and H-Max VFD. The quick links to the right link to Eaton University for signing up to the 301 level courses. 

Price: starts at $100 per course

About: these courses are available year-round at various regional sites in the USA. The programme focuses on installation, programming and commissioning of Eaton’s SVX, DG1, HMX and DH1 VFDs. Upon completion, customers will be awarded an additional year to their standard two-year warranty. That’s a three-year warranty for an Eaton Drive. Commissioning training is offered in two categories: 

1. Industrial VFD commissioning for Eaton SVX & DG1 drives 
2. HVAC VFD commissioning for Eaton HMX & DH1 VFD. 

Duration: each course lasts a day and a half on consecutive days, so you can become certified in all four VFDs in three days. 

Price: $600.00 for each session. 

The Eaton variable frequency drive commissioning rraining schedule and online sign-up instructions are in the training documents link list.

About: this training is held at the Eaton variable frequency drive assembly plant in Watertown, Wisconsin. Service provider training focuses on maintenance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of Eaton VFD. Upon completion you will be eligible to become an Eaton certified master service provider. 

Duration: 4.5 days

Price: $1200.00 

The Eaton service provider training schedule and online sign-up instructions are in the training documents link list.

Training documents

• 2020 – 401 commissioner certification training – DG1, 9000X and H-Max
• 2020 –  401 master service provider training – DG1, SVX, SPX, CFX, CPX and H-Max drives
• Instructor-led commissioning-class documents
• Eaton drives instructor-led commissioning training online sign-up instructions
• Eaton drives instructor-led service provider training online sign-up instructions
• Solid-state power control training programme flyer

Quick route to training

• Drive start-up and commissioning certification (DG, SVX and HMX)
• Master service certification (all drive lines)
  
• Basic start-up training for DG1 drives
• Basic start-up training for HMX drives
• Basic start-up training for SVX drives
• DG1/DH1 certified commissioner extension training

Service and start-up

• Independent service provider programme

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