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28/07/2026

Practical ADVANCED Process control in 10 minutes - go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRCVPHaPRF78 to watch a number of videos on the subject matter.

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28/07/2026

Practical Process Control in 10 minutes - go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaggu_Ag-rlo to see a select group of videos, explaining various concepts

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22/07/2026

Exciting news! I have created a YouTube channel and will be putting up regular videos. This can be found at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com//playlists
Many exciting topics will be covered, and all are free to share. If you select PLAYLISTS, it is nicely divided up.

Welcome to Practical Engineering with Dr Rodney Jacobs — your high‑impact learning hub for Instrumentation, Process Control, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). If you work in oil & gas, power generation, mining, manufacturing, or any industrial ...

13/07/2026

Direct-Acting vs Reverse-Acting controllers. What is the difference, and how do we decide on what is appropriate for our process?

13/07/2026

Time Constant (Tc) refers to how fast / slow a system responds, based on a system change. This video will briefly discuss the topic.

13/07/2026

Dead Time (Td) in a process can be problematic. If possible, you may need to redesign your process to get rid of it. This video briefly shows its effects.

13/07/2026

Double-acting versus Single-acting actuators - a brief guide.

09/07/2026

Converting a signal to -10Vdc to +10Vdc - a quick tutorial on how to do the calculation.

09/07/2026

Converting % to mA - a quick totorial on how to do the calculation.

09/07/2026

Converting mA to % - a quick tutorial of how to do the calculation.