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Check out the syllabus content shown here and then use the site-search button to find the topics you need to revise.
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Analyse systems in relation to INPUT PROCESS & OUTPUTS - & Sub systems. Analyse means of production. Be aware of scientific principles. Levers & linkages. Gear ratios. Types of motion & conversions - Cranks, cams etc. Load, Fulcrum, Effort. Open & closed loop systems & feedback, feedback in production systems.
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Mechanisms, Systems & Motion. Gearing etc.
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Structures - (apply to products too)
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Recognise structures in man made and natural materials. Equilibrium. Load. Reaction. Force - Newtons. Frames - rigidity. Tension, Compression. Safety factors - Loading.
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Products and Analysis - Needs of Consumers
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Scientific principles. Materials and means of manufacture. Processes, Analyse product against initial specification (PD Spec.) and 'fitness for purpose' Manufacturer's (Production) specification. Anthropometrics and Ergonomics, Market research.
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Solvents, Dust & fumes, Brazing / Welding / Soldering tools & equipment usage. Heat risks. Electrical safety and regulations. Use information to assess unfamiliar risks. Environmental management & COSHH, Personal Safety.
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Health & Safety & Legal requirements
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Electrical and basic electronic principles. Simple wiring. Switches, DPDT, SPST, etc. Capacitors, diodes, Transistors, electron flow, current, voltage, resistance, Capacitance. Basic electrical units.
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Basic Electrical Systems & Simple Electronic concepts & components
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Finishes for aesthetics - and understanding for practical reasons
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Oxidation (also useful to know of Aluminium's properties re oxidation). Paints, lacquers, electroplating, anodising, galvanising, dip-coating, 'undersealing'. Corrosion cell - bimetallic corrosion - reactivity of common metals.
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