Is your scoping knowledge up to speed?

Take the scoping quiz for a chance to * win £50! *Four entrants will be randomly drawn on Monday 6 July

Our friend Andy Crook over at GotBoost Training is into scoping – he has worked out the best ways to get the most out of an oscilloscope and passes this essential knowledge onto technicians at his workshop in South Wales, at various college venues across the UK (until recently) and also at Autotechnician’s Big Weekend events. We asked him to pull together an Oscilloscope quiz as part of our Autotech campaign – to help technicians brush up on their knowledge and process, completely free of charge thanks to our sponsors, at www.autotechnician.co.uk.

If you have not taken a free online Autotech assessment before, fill out a brief form at www.autotechnician.co.uk/registration to access the database of assessments, or log on with your password. The new ‘Test 10: Oscilloscope Quiz’ is available now – knowing how to use an oscilloscope is vital for accurate diagnosis and this quiz will test your knowledge of oscilloscope terms, settings and basic procedures.

Once completed, you will instantly receive your scores, along with the correct answers, as well as explanations.

We will award £50 to four randomly selected top-scorers on Monday 6 July.

The tests are strictly confidential and free of any charge.

Here’s a couple of questions from the test, do you know the answers?

Q. A suitable total collection time for capturing a complete 4 stroke cycle at 800 rpm is:

a. 10 milliseconds b. 50 milliseconds c. 100 milliseconds d. 200 milliseconds.

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Q. During a running compression test of a port injection spark ignition engine, the technician only measured 3.96 Bar of peak cylinder pressure at idle speed. The compression ratio of the engine is 10:1.

This is because the: a. Injector is unplugged b. Throttle is closed c. Engine has a low CR d. Engine is worn.

AUTOTECH 2020 is sponsored by:

Autotechnician has rescheduled its Big Weekend that was due to take place at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham on July 10-11 to Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November.

The two-day training event will now take place at Delphi Technologies’ technical training workshop in Warwick. Details of the format will be announced in the next issue, published on September 2, and delegates can expect the usual mix of diagnostic training from some of the best repair experts with practical business advice thrown in for good measure.

Our Big Weekend events are fantastic value for money as ticket prices are subsidised by our sponsors and a great way to meet up with like-minded technicians and workshop owners, and learn some new techniques to find faults faster. Training topics will include scoping and DPF diagnostics, and we will ask delegates in advance for systems or areas they would like to see covered.

Due to expected social distancing, tickets will be strictly limited, so please register your interest by emailing Nicola@ autotechnician.co.uk, to be notified as soon as tickets go on sale.