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App Ideas (13)
View allSafeCheck Boundary
Non-electricians and maintenance staff often bypass safety precautions when doing quick electrical checks. There is no clear system to enforce protocols or define their boundaries.
“Electricians need a reliable method to detect if the surface of a service enclosure is energized when there is no reference to ground nearby, particularly on corner-grounded delta systems with potential grounding errors.”
“Electricians detect stray voltage between objects due to missing ground or improper grounding, causing safety hazards and diagnostic challenges.”
ArcSnap Tracer
Electricians struggle with intermittent arc faults that don't trigger during testing, and circuit tracing in messy panels when ohming out is not feasible. This app provides a portable diagnostic tool that captures arc fault signals over time and enables circuit tracing without ohming out.
“Electricians hate the new style of meter socket that requires removing the meter to check voltage, making routine electrical testing difficult and dangerous.”
“Electrician needs to disconnect a meter for ATS testing but the only method is unbolting, which is cumbersome and potentially unsafe.”
WireWise Installer
An app that guides electricians through optimal wire routing and tension to avoid over-tightening, and provides a step-by-step tool for assessing and planning feeder upgrades.
“Solo electricians struggle to pull wire through long conduit runs without a second person to push from the other end.”
“Electrician needs a more efficient way to install trunking on fuse boxes.”
PanelDoc Pro
Workers lack clear documentation for wiring and panel labeling, causing confusion and wasted time. This app provides a structured way to label, document, and retrieve wiring info for electrical panels.
“A maintenance professional needs a systematic naming convention to label 14 electrical panels fed from 6 services originating from one transformer at a rustic campground.”
“Electricians often arrive on site with missing, incorrect, or outdated electrical documentation, wasting time tracing circuits manually and re-discovering the same information repeatedly.”
ModBox Planner
An affordable, scalable modular toolbox system designed for apprentice electricians to gradually invest without restarting their setup, with theft-deterrent features. The app helps users plan, track, and manage their tool collection.
“An apprentice electrician needs an affordable, scalable modular toolbox system that won't be a theft target and allows gradual investment without requiring a system restart when expanding.”
“Apprentice electrician needs a compact impact driver that fits in tight spaces for commercial new construction work.”
FieldWired: Real-World Electrical
An app that turns passive video learning into hands-on, real-world electrical scenarios. It bridges the gap between theory and field practice for electricians at all levels.
“Electrician needs accessible resources to learn industrial electronics and motor control concepts after struggling with them in school.”
“An industrial electrician with 5 years of experience seeks a structured, self-paced way to deepen practical knowledge of PLC I/O card types and drive wiring, beyond formal education.”
Individual Problems
RoughSpark Pro
Solo rough-in electrician lacks speed and efficiency, taking 5-6 days per small house instead of 2-3, reducing piece-rate earnings.
PhaseCalc Pro
An electrical engineer needs a reliable method to calculate phase currents for a balanced three-phase resistive load with single-phase heaters connected line-to-line.
CompactPro EDC Tool
Electrician wants a compact everyday carry tool that combines a knife, bit driver with extra bits, and mini pliers with cutters without the bulk of traditional multi-tools.
ElectriQuote Pro
Newly licensed electrical contractor struggles with pricing jobs and lacks confidence in estimating.
CodeNav Pro
Electricians struggle to quickly navigate the NEC code book during exams, lacking efficient training tools.
PayCheck Guardian
Employees at an electrical contracting company consistently receive incorrect paychecks due to errors in hours, per diem, and bonuses, with corrections lumped into future checks.
RareBreaker Locator
Need to source an obsolete NEHB breaker at a reasonable price from a trustworthy supplier.
NeckSaver Pro
Apprentice electrician needs ergonomic methods to reduce neck strain when working on rough-in electrical installations in new construction.
CircuitTrace Pro
Fluke wire tracer fails to trace live circuits accurately for finding feeder or branch circuit locations.
BendSpec Conduit
Need to offset galvanized rigid 2" conduit a few inches but unsure if the Harbor Freight 12 or 16 ton hydraulic bender is suitable for the task.
ElectraCAD Standards Pro
An engineering student knows AutoCAD basics but lacks knowledge of professional electrical drawing standards, including scales, title blocks, and sheet organization.
PartFinder Pro
Unable to find a replacement blade guide for a test switch after the original manufacturer went out of business.
LoadCalc Pro
User needs to understand how to calculate a schedule of loads for an elevator on a single-phase electrical system, specifically whether the elevator's electrical requirements are similar to standard AC motors.
TrunkSnap Pro
Electrician needs a more efficient way to install trunking on fuse boxes.
FlexiLB 3-Way Adapter
Cannot find a 3-way LB conduit body with a downward exit, forcing a workaround for a constrained installation.
Transformer Health Monitor
An electrical worker needs to diagnose an unusually hot and loud transformer but lacks a systematic way to determine the cause and appropriate action.
RectifierMatch Pro
Installed isolation transformer for rectifiers causes overcurrent tripping; rectifier company claims impedance mismatch requires larger auto-transformer, but electrician doubts necessity.
SwitchSet Pro
Confusion over the meaning and proper setting of Upper Current Range vs Lower Current Range DIP switches on an Eaton W200 starter due to lack of documentation and colleague knowledge.
SpecLink Pro
Electrical foreman lacked critical design specifications, resulting in incorrect wiring installation that required a week of rework.
WireSplicePro
Outdoor flood lights near flagpoles keep getting destroyed by mowers, and there is insufficient wire length to add junction boxes, while digging up conduit for new wire is too expensive.
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