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LEXUS: WIRE HARNESS REPAIR WORKSTATION
Students will demonstrate the necessary skills involving wire harness repair
techniques including:
n Soldering with a connector
n Soldering without a connector
n Crimping with insulated connectors
n Crimping with non-insulated connectors
n Insulating with heat shrink tubing
n Connector terminal removal / replacement
GENERAL MOTORS: ENGINE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSIS WORKSTATION
Students are expected to understand the basics of a four-stroke cycle internal
combustion engine. Students will be required to diagnose an engine problem
using standard tools and procedures.
HVAC SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS & TESTING: CONSULAB
Team members will use the ConsuLab EM-2000 A/C System Trainer in a four part
station with the following objectives: A/C system component ID, A/C system
diagnosis
trainer visit:
For additional info contact Joe Zahra,
MEGATECH: STEM / CONTEMPORARY INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY WORKSTATION
This workstation is designed to gauge the contestant’s comprehension of
applied science as outlined in the NATEF standards as they relate to the present
and future of the automobile industry. The students will be asked to identify
different scientific principles and quantify measurement using DMM
(i.e., behavior of a semiconductor material vs. photoelectric effect).
MEGATECH: CAN BUS WORKSTATION
This workstation requires general knowledge of CAN operation, terminology
and diagnostic checks associated with servicing vehicles equipped with this
technology from 2008 to present. Embedded engineering of CAN BUS
programming or special diagnostic equipment is not required.
S/P2: ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY WORKSTATION
Access to S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention e-learning program is provided
free of charge to competitors in the National Automotive Technology Competition.
BEFORE the competition, instructors are asked to contact S/P2 by email at
to receive their students’ log-on information for the S/P2 website.
Students MUST COMPLETE the S/P2 courses IN ADVANCE of the competition.
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2016 NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION RULEBOOK
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