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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Ignition systems | Ignition systems include: Kettering electronic ignition systems magnetos and associated components |
Applications | Ignition systems may be fitted to: vehicles, plant, marine craft and outdoor power equipment |
Faults | Faults may include: engine difficult to start/will not start engine misfire poor performance overheating |
Components and mechanisms | Components and mechanisms may include: single and dual points transistor assisted single and multiple distributors ballast and non-ballast primary circuits suppressed and non-suppressed high-tension leads transistor controlled ignition (TCI) systems advance mechanisms (mechanical, vacuum, electronic, capacitor discharge ignition (CDI), magnetic pulse, optic and hall effect) spark plug, resistor plug and cap |
Repair methods | Repair methods include: pre- and post-repair testing component identification and testing diagnosing and determining faults conducting repairs, including disassembly, assembly, component replacement, adjustments and rechecks electrical measurements peak voltage testing visual and functional assessments, including damage and wear |
Critical precautions | Critical precautions include: manufacturer/component supplier procedures to avoid damage to electronic system, engine control units (ECUs) and/or other components personal safety procedures which must be applied as contact with high output ignition systems may result in electrocution |
Tooling and equipment | Tooling and equipment may include: hand tooling testing equipment, including multimeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters and tachometers timing light spark plug cleaner/tester insulation testers power tooling and air tooling tune scopes engine analysers dynamometers distributor test bench |
Materials | Materials may include: coil condensers transistors leads cleaning material |
Information/documents | Information/documents may include: verbal or written and graphical instructions, signage, work schedules/plans/specifications, work bulletins, memos, material safety data sheets (MSDS), diagrams or sketches safe work procedures related to testing and repairing ignition systems regulatory/legislative requirements pertaining to testing and repairing ignition systems engineer's design specifications and instructions organisation work specifications and requirements instructions issued by authorised enterprise or external persons Australian standards |
OHS requirements | OHS requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment hazard and risk control electrical safety elimination of hazardous materials and substances manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying emergency procedures |
Legislative requirements | Legislative requirements are to be in accordance with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice, and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian standards Australian Design Rules confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Environmental requirements | Environmental requirements may include: waste management pollution noise dust clean-up management |
Quality requirements | Quality requirements may include: regulations, including Australian standards internal organisational quality policies and procedures enterprise operations and procedures |
Organisational policies and procedures | Organisational policies and procedures may include: quality policies and procedures, including Australian standards OHS, sustainability, environment, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination manufacturer specifications and industry codes of practice safe work procedures reporting and recording procedures |