About Electrimancer

Why I Built This

I'm Stewart, a master electrician. Not every trades person gets deep exposure to motor controls during their training. There are outstanding programs out there — union and non-union apprenticeships, military electrical schools, corporate training departments — but motor controls isn't always part of the curriculum. Some programs focus on residential or commercial work. Others cover controls at a high level but move on. I studied independently, passed four state exams, and still didn't have a solid handle on industrial control circuits. The training paths are good — they just don't all go to the same place.

I largely had to self-teach motor controls, and it took me longer than it should have. I want anyone who's interested in this work to have a way in — whether you're starting from scratch or looking for extra practice alongside a formal program. Something self-paced and visual, where you can watch a circuit build itself, then wire it yourself, then wire it again until it clicks.

That's what Electrimancer is. The circuits behave the way they would on a panel — voltages, contacts, interlocks. A built-in multimeter lets you test your work the same way you would in the field. When you get stuck, a mentor reads your actual wiring and helps you figure out what went wrong.

Wire it wrong, figure out why, wire it right.

Scope

Electrimancer teaches control circuit theory — how motor control circuits work, how the components interact, and how to track down a fault when something isn't running. Each trainer uses standard industrial components: contactors, overload relays, control stations, selector switches, and 3-phase motors.

Wire sizing, grounding, bonding, lockout/tagout procedures, and protection device selection are outside the scope of these trainers — that's code and safety work, not circuit theory. Electrimancer teaches how the circuit works, and it pairs well with any broader electrical training program.