INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT
NAME OF THE FIRM :MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY
NAME: KEVIN MUSUNGU
SCHOOL: SIGALAGALA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC
ADM :DEEET22S/8723
DURATION: 3 MONTHS
Course: DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
YEAR:2023
ATTACHMENT REPORT
SIGALAGALA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC
ADDRESS:1316-50100
Email.info@sigalagalapoly.ac.ke
NAME OF THE FIRM:MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY
ADRESS : P.O BOX 2966-50100,KAKAMEGA
LOCATION : KAKAMEGA TOWN, LURAMBI SUBLOCATION.
STREET : KAKAMEGA -WEBUYE ROAD.
SECTION : ESTATE
DEPARTMENT: MAINTENANCE & TROUBLE SHOOTING POWER CIRCUITS AND LIGHTINGS.
DURATION: THREE MONTHS
COMMENCED :1/09/2023
COMPLETED:30/11/2023.
NAME OF TRAINEE : KEVIN MUSUNGU
DEPARTMENT : ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC ENGENEERING.
ADM : 8723
COURSE : DEE (i)
DECLARATION.
I KEVIN MUSUNGU hereby declare that this training report is my original work and has not been
submitted for award
PRESENTED BY: KEVIN MUSUNGU
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DATE:...................................................
CONTACT.........0746761472
SUPERVISOR: JOSEPH NAWADE
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CONTACT.....+254715654979
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This attachment would not have been successful without the cooperation and support of a number of
people who enabled me to gain much more than the industrial aspects of the attachment could have
offered.First, I would like to appreciate the Almighty God for the charitable time, good health, strength
and aptitude that enabled me to complete my attachment period.Secondly, my gratitude goes to
Shamberere electrical department staff that has imparted their vast knowledge that assisted me during
my industrial attachment. Special thanks go to Mr. Edwin lumbe, a course mate who gave me the
opportunity for attachment and Mr Biir his unwavering guidance in the field of electrical power
option.Thirdly, many thanks also go to our school administration for the encouragement torwads my
studies and support,thank you very much.
DEDICATION
I wish to dedicate this my work to my parents Carolyne anangwe and Lewinsky bulimo
together with my uncle Douglas vickokwa, my brother Amos aluoma and friends for their
motivation for my upstairs and encouragement they posses towards me.
Table of contents
Declaration..............................................i
DEDICATION..................................................ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................iii
CHAPTER ONE.................................................1
1.0 INTRODUCTION..........................................1
1.1 PURPOSE......................................................2
1.3 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.....................3
CHAPTER TWO.................................................4
2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND............................4
2.1 PERIOD OF ATTACHMENT..........................5
2.3 OBJECTIVES.................................................6
2.3 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES...............................7
CHAPTER THREE.............................................8
3.0 TRAINING AND RESEARCH........................8
3.1 MAJOR ACTIVITIES.....................................9
3.2 kEY ACHIEVEMENT....................................10
CHAPTER FOUR...............................................11
4.0 SKILLS ACQUIRED.......................................11
4.1 CHALLENGES FACED..................................12
4.3 RECOMMENDATION....................................14
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
Industrial attachment was introduced to inspire student with practical and technical
skills as a partial fulfillment of a ward of Diploma certificate. Attachment also introduce a
student into working life.
The training has allow the student to link theoretical principle learned in Institution into
technical application. It gives the students the student the practical skills and work environment
philosophy,to use the skills learned to serve the institution, company and the society in general.
1.2 Perpose
The purpose of attachment program fullfil part of requirements required to award for
certificate. The report provides all activities and duties carried as well as experience and skills
gained during attachment period.
FIELDS UNDER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
✓ Computer engineering
✓ Power engineering
✓ System's engineering
✓ Telecommunications
✓ Radio frequency engineering
✓ Signal processing
✓ Instrumentation
✓ Photovoltaic cells
✓ Electronic
APPLICATION FOR ELECTRICAL
(I) Refrigerator
( ii) Microwave
( iii) Washing mashing
(iv) Electrical chimney
(v) Lightning
(vi) Water heating
(vii) Electronic
(Viii) water pumbing, .
BASIC ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC TOOLS.
- Pliers
- Phase tester
- Screw driver (flat and star)
- Hacksaw
- Bending spring
- multimeter
- Drilling machine
GENERAL SAFETY AIDS & SAFETY GEARS.
Safety gears include hand gloves, helmet , boots and fitting overall. Loose clothing should be avoided, as
incase one working at running pulley rotating machine can be drafted by clothing engaged in the system.
One should put on effective boots to prevent circuit completion to general mass of earth.as boots act as
insulation and one is safe from shock and death.
Always defective tools should be avoided, as they can display wrong details ,resulting into assumption that
might result to explosion or fire. Incase of repair all the main should be switched off for ease of operation of
work. For high voltages area, areas where people r illetrate you might take fuses walk with them to win trust
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND
2 .1 ; Period of attachment
The attachment field which has lasted for a period of 3 months ( 12 wks) which started from
4th September to 30th December of the year 2023. The field is characterized by duties both in
the field and room function.
2.2 Objective
✓ To learn how to identify live & Dead conductor.
-This require a digital multimeter, or analogue multimeter the lead are placed on either side
and sensitive are detected by readings on multimeter. Incase if there are no reading on the
multimeter, then the conductor is dead.
✓ To learn how to make artificial bends and couplers.
- To make artificial bends, sand is filled in conduit, it's then warmed around source of heat
until conduit becomes soft and weak, then it's bend at required angle and left to cool.
- Artificial couplers are made by warming the conduit around source of heat until it becomes
weak, then another conduit of same diameter is used to enlarge it, it's then allowed to cool.
✓ To learn on how to make an offset.
- Pvc conduit is bend twice at interval of 150mm at angle as it approaches the circular box. This
is to facilitate easy drawing of wire during installation.
✓ To learn on how to make artificial springs on switch boxes.
- In case of missing spring for screw hole on switch box, a small wire of about 1.5mm² with a
Hook is immersed in the depression and will act as spring. The hook will prevent the all wire to
be drawn into the depression.
2.3 KEY OF RESPONSIBILITY
Since I joined mmust I was engaged to duties
Some of the responsibility were;
(i) monitoring the faulty lights
(ii) Replacing worn out and damaged accessories.
(iii) Isolating dead accessories and carrying out polarity tests
(iv) Trouble shooting lightings
(v) Fault tracing.
(Vi)Motor installation and repairing
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 TRAINING, RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.1 MAJOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVED
As a trainee, I was involved in ;
✓ Making artificial couplers
✓ Making of conduit bends at 45° ,60° and 90°
✓ Restricting of conduits in pillers for fence making
✓ Laying conduit on slabs for stoney buildings
✓ Fitting of conduit accessories
✓ Installing power for lighting, sockets and cooker unit.
✓ Wall chasing for fitting of conduits
✓ Laying down and cleaning surfaces of solar panels and
✓ Carrying out testing and and inspection
✓ Carrying out polarity test after power installation
✓ Replacing of broken conduit during laying down of slab
3.2 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Some of the achievements I managed are; up
(i) Installing power lighting
(ii) Carrying out polarity tests
(iii) Identifying live and dead accessories
(iiv) carrying out trouble shooting
MATERIAL ESTIMATING AND COSTING
CCu 1pc
Circuit breaker 6A,10A,32A
Lamp holder 3
Lambs 3
1 gang 1 way 2
1 gang 2 way 3
Junction box 6pcs
End box 3 pcs
Couplers 10 pcs
Pvc conduit 8 pcs
Saddle bar 12 pcs
Socket s 4 pcs
Switch box 7pcs
Wood screw 14 pcs
1.5 mm² T/E 10m
2.5 mm² T/E 8m
WIRING SYSTEM
1) Pvc conduit wiring system.
2) Steel conduit wiring system.
3) surface wiring system
4) trunking wiring system
5) Overhead wiring system.
6) Underground wiring system.
ADVANTAGE OF PVC CONDUITS WIRING SYSTEM
1) Has mechanical strength.
2) Wires can be redrawn easily.
3) Less expensive than steel conduit.
4) Easy to cut, bend and thread.
5) Not affected by chemicals and corrosion
DISADVANTAGES OF PVC CONDUIT
1) Non resistance to fire .
2) less mechanical strength than steel
3) Less durable.
4) Affected by rodents and animal
ADVANTAGES OF STEEL CONDUITS
1) long life span.
2) Resistance to fire.
3) High mechanical strength.
4) Resistance to rodents.
DISADVANTAGES OF STEEL CONDUITS.
1) Highly expensive.
2) Undergoes rusting.
3) Affected by chemical and Temperature change.
4) Becomes a conductor when a joint pulls out or short
circuit.
CONDUITS FITTING
1) circular box/ junction box.
2) End box.
3) Couplers.
4) male bushes.
5) Female bushes.
6) saddle bar.
7)clips.
ADVANTAGES OF SURFACES WIRING SYSTEM.
1) Less expensive than other wiring system.
2) Has less fitting compared to conduit wiring system.
4) Has good physical appearance.
5) Easy and faster wiring system.
DISADVANTAGES OF SURFACE WIRING SYSTEM.
1) Cable are exposed to rodents.
2) Cable are exposed thus easy fire outbreak incase of short circuit
3) The system is non water proof.
ADVANTAGES OF TRUNKING WIRING SYSTEM
1) Cable are easily investigated.
2) Multiple of cable can be layed in the trunk.
3) Has few fittings.
4) Easy to replace and remove cables.
5) The system is Less expensive.
DISADVANTAGES OF TRUNKING WIRING SYSTEM
1) Affected by rodents.
2) Lacks mechanical strength.
3) U resistance to fire.
ADVANTAGES Of OVERHEAD WIRING SYSTEM.
1) Reduce weight imposed on building.
2) Not affected by earth movers and human beings.
4) Less affected by moisture compared to underground wiring system.
FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING WIRING SYSTEM.
1) cost.
2) safety.
3) Durability.
4) customers choice.
5) Ambient temperature.
6) Type of building.
7) Accessibility to material.
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 SKILLS ACQUIRED
(i) Making artificial threats.
(ii) Making of bends by heat and sand method.
(iii) Making of couplers by thermal method.
(iv) carrying out polarity tests.
(v) Installing power for lighting, sockets and cooker units.
(vi) Installing of solar panels.
4.1 CHALLENGE FACED
✓ Lack of compensation.
✓ Financial challenges.
✓ Uncooperative mentor.
✓ Long working hours.
✓ Inadequate training facilities.
✓ Unnoticed work.
✓ Hesitate to ask questions.
✓ Lack of free access to main source of power supply.
4.2 RECOMMENDATIONS
✓ Idea of having field of attachment at the end of module was good idea, as it gives a student
opportunity to to adjust in the field of sturdy while they are in academics Year.
✓ In my opinion,it would be in order of the department Will review when the student go for
their attachment at the end of their third year.
✓ it's understandable that diploma program was initially offered for those who yearned to
work in supervision , however, this has changed and diploma holders are expected to do
technical jobs. Thus the department has to engage it's student on practical by introducing more
unit.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the attachment field had been a good practical session whereby I experienced a
lot and many skills much thanks to the department.
