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09/15/2026

🔧 Automotive Techs: Do You Know What Plastigage Is Used For?

Plastigage is a simple but useful tool for checking bearing oil clearance in an engine. The width of the compressed strip helps technicians determine the clearance between components such as the crankshaft journal and bearing.

Take a look at this quick classroom explanation from ATTI Canada. 🚗🔧

👇 Have you used Plastigage before, or is this your first time learning about it?

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09/15/2026

"⚡ FSR Security Alarm Basics in Under a Minute - A quick FSR Security Alarm classroom lesson from ATTI Canada covering key concepts behind alarm-system circuits and controls. 🚨⚡

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09/12/2026

🚗⚡ Ever wondered how multiple electrical loads work together in a vehicle?

In this quick classroom lesson from ATTI Canada, our instructor uses an automotive circuit diagram to explain how parallel loads are connected and how different branches of the circuit work together.

🔌 Understanding concepts like current flow, circuit branches, switches, fuses, and loads helps build a strong foundation in automotive electrical systems.

Watch the full clip here: https://youtu.be/bNOxe8E5ySE

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💬 What automotive electrical topic would you like to see explained next?

🚗 How are multiple lights connected in a vehicle’s electrical syste...

09/11/2026

⚡ AC vs. AC/DC Welding — what’s the difference?

In this short classroom lesson at ATTI Canada, the instructor introduces some of the key considerations when working with different welding power sources.

Understanding how welding equipment and electrical characteristics affect the welding process is an important part of building strong foundational trade knowledge.

🎥 Watch the short lesson here:
https://youtu.be/oP6VV1dcYvs

What welding topic would you like to see explained next?

AC or AC/DC — why does the welding power source matter?This quick...

09/10/2026

🔧 How does valve timing actually work inside an engine?

Understanding when the intake and exhaust valves open and close is an important part of understanding how a four-stroke engine operates.

In this automotive classroom lesson at ATTI Canada, our instructor breaks down valve timing, Top Dead Centre (TDC), Bottom Dead Centre (BDC), intake valve opening, exhaust valve closing, and valve overlap using a valve-timing diagram.

These fundamentals help automotive students and technicians better understand engine breathing, combustion, performance, and diagnosis.

👨‍🔧 Automotive students & technicians: which engine topic did you find the hardest to understand when you were learning?

💬 Share your answer below.
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04/23/2026

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04/14/2026

Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous Vaisakhi from all of us at ACE Trades and Technical Institute 🌾
May this festival bring new beginnings, success, and happiness to you and your loved ones!