The Top Everyday Electrician Videos of August 2026
We're back with our most popular Everyday Electrician™ videos from last month, featuring Trevor Ottmann of 3/0 Electric! He talks about a surprise discovery while fixing a VFD, shows off some non-compliant electrical equipment, and walks viewers through reinstalling a program on a PLC after a lightning strike.
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Even if you’ve been doing the job for a long time, you can still encounter something new! Trevor was troubleshooting this variable-frequency drive and ran into an issue that was a first for him. It was running into its current limit around 10 Hz and was stalling out on the motor side.
It got more than 3,000 views on Instagram. You can also check it out on YouTube and TikTok.
About the Author
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Trevor Ottmann is an electrical contractor based in southeast Nebraska. After graduating from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Mo., in 2006, he attended Southeast Community College in Milford, Neb., to learn the electrical trade. After graduating from Milford in 2008, he joined Progressive Electric in Lincoln, Neb., where he worked from 2009 to 2018. While full time at Progressive, he started doing contract work in 2016, launching 3/0 Electric as a side business. From 2018 to 2022, he joined Capitol City Electric in Lincoln, Neb., where he joined the Local 265 Union. In November 2022, he took the plunge as a small business owner and started working full time for 3/0 Electric with his wife, Jamie, At 3/0 Electric, he mostly focuses on commercial and industrial jobs as well as agricultural electrical work. He has held an electrical contractor's license in Nebraska since 2012. He is also a firefighter for the Bennet Rural Fire District since 2021 and is a nationally registered emergency medical technician (NREMT) since June 2023. Trevor lives with his wife and daughter in Bennet, Neb.