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. Wire it wrong and the circuit tells you. It behaves the way the real one would, and you figure out why from that.

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.