40-Hour program consists of 4-ten-hour days of training (Wed. - Sat.)

Workshop Fees:

$400 Non-members: 

$360 Basic Level:    

$320 Silver Level:    

$300 Gold Level:      

Courses are held annually in December and February

Please contact AMTECH for dates. Various hotel are in the area from $50-$99 per night.

Course Profile:

The Outboard Electronics Ignition School is an in-depth 40-hour workshop that will give the student hands-on instruction in the proper diagnosis and troubleshooting of all outboard electronic ignition systems.

The forty-hour course covers the following topics:

Basic Electrical: basic concepts of power, current and voltage; resistance and wires; diodes and components; electronic test equipment

Boat-Tronics 101: batteries, flywheels and stators; ignitions systems; charging systems; timing systems; power packs and switch boxes; ignition coils and spark plugs

Optical Ignition Systems: optical sensors; power pack functions; troubleshooting

Outboard EFI Systems: principals of EFI systems; sensors and functions; high performance

Direct Fuel Injection Technology: principals of ECU/ECM/EMM operating systems; engine management systems; ignition, fuel and oiling systems; fault-finding, diagnostics, and service procedures.

This course is taught at the CDI Electronics manufacturing facility in Madison, Alabama. All students will be given a plant tour of the manufacturing operation.

Instructors:

This course is taught my the engineering staff of CDI Electronics.