u/ThatOneBeing

XFMR Lab 2.0 just dropped on the App Store — built BY a working lineman FOR linemen and their apprentices. Guided transformer training, 14 bank configurations, live voltages and phasors as you wire, and Death Traps — the wiring situations that have killed linemen, rebuilt so you learn them in the sim instead of on the pole.

Free update if you already have it. Click the link and Go get it if not — and Happy 250th, America. ⚡

(Training simulation — doesn't replace your utility's safety rules.)
(iOS only — Android is in the works)

http://apps.apple.com/us/app/linemans-reference-xfmr-lab/id1583878194

Thank y'all and remember to have your grunt light the sketchy fireworks this weekend!

Quick one from me this time.

A bunch of y'all signed up and beta tested the update for me. That feedback shaped damn near every screen on 2.0. I appreciate every single one of you who spent the time.

2.0 is finished and submitted! live on the iOS App Store July 4th. I'll be dropping a few teasers of the new content here and on the socials before it releases. Android version is still being built.

And yes, it's a free update for everyone who already has the app.

If you are in the beta, the finished version is sitting in your TestFlight right now, early. Promo codes will be distributed this weekend.

Thanks again!

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By a lineman, for linemen and their apprentices. ⚡

The XFMR Lab 2.0 update is coming very soon! Thank you to all who tested and gave feedback! I will be reaching out after launch to give the testers their promo codes.

Take a look at a few things 2.0 will have to offer!

Heads up: the app will be raising in price at launch.

New Beta update just dropped - The Sandbox is now available to testers!
Sign up for beta access at https://digitalapprentice.net/beta
IOS only at the moment.

Hey y'all, JL that created the XFMR Lab here, sorry for the long post! It has been over a year since I have updated the XFMR Lab, but this next update is going to make up for that. I also still run a bucket every day, so I don't ever have as much time as I would like to work on these apps. Enough crying from me, here ya go:

⚡ XFMR Lab 2.0 — IOS Beta Testing Now Available

• App Customizations — every user can now customize the app to better meet their system's standards. Examples: System Voltages: 4160-19900 (this can change polarity and transformer nameplates), require 4th cutout on Wye-Delta banks, require Delta Wild leg to be on secondary a, b, or c phase, etc. Please let me know if you need additional customizations.
• Learning Mode — With this enabled, when "Check Work" is pressed, red warning icons will appear near issues and you can select the icons for more details if needed. I also updated all of the "Try Again" notifications to be more specific
• Cut Over Your Coils — now you will be required to manually "cut-over" your secondary coils for Wye-Secondary banks
• Brand-New UI and Graphics — the app's UI has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a sharper, more polished feel. Lab animations and the start screen animation have been completely re-done
• Advanced Labs Now Have Both Wye and Delta Primary Wiring Options
• Two-Finger Volt Meter Leads — drag the red and black volt meter leads independently with two fingers in every lab, instead of one at a time
• Tutorial Rebuilt from Scratch — the first time you launch after downloading, you will be required to complete the tutorial before accessing anything else. This is to combat bad reviews and emails where it is obvious the user did not complete the tutorial
• Proper Screen Sizing and Scaling — the app used to crop to specific dimensions, leaving black, empty space on the screen, now it scales and sizes itself to the screen properly
• Touch and Hold to Pause — Lab titles and diagrams now pause when you touch and hold them, giving you more time to read or reference if needed

What I'm still working on - coming soon to beta testing in the next couple weeks:

• Classic Quiz — Complete quiz customization: select every individual lab you want in your quiz and a few additional options. I'm still working on this
• Nameplate Quiz — What is currently the "Advanced Quiz." In the process of a complete re-work, same general idea: user is given a system voltage, customer required voltage, etc and has to pick the correct transformer nameplates
• Basics Quiz — In the process of a complete re-work; super basic quiz to help green hands learn how to identify the difference between Wye and Delta wirings.
• XFMR Info — Currently re-writing
• Stats Panel — I added User Stats on the main menu, just for fun: random stats tracked during labs. Right now all stats besides the quiz stats should be working.

If you would like to participate in the beta testing please visit www.digitalapprentice.net/beta and fill out the correct form. As soon as Apple approves my upload, I'll get emails sent out!

You do not need to own the app in order to Beta Test! The download will stay available on your device for about 90 days, and then you will have to purchase it if you wish to continue using it.

Active Beta testers will receive a promo code for a free download of the app when it goes live! Full disclosure: Apple TestFlight shows me user data pertaining to: app crashes, the amount of app sessions (launches) and other boring metrics. Nothing creepy, but I will be looking at this data to determine if a user was an active tester or not.

Let me know if y'all have any questions, comments or concerns and THANK Y'ALL! I see my app recommended in here all the time and it still blows my mind. Without y'alls feedback, this app would be nowhere near where it is!