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Imagine Education

Student Assessment Cover


Sheet

Course Code AUR30620 Course Name Certificate III in Light Vehicle


Mechanical Technology
Unit Code AURETR125 Unit Name Test, charge and replace batteries
and jump start vehicles

Due Date 14/09/2023 Assessment Name Automotive


Portfolio
Part A: Short answer questions

Student No. ________________ Student Name _____________________________

Student Phone ________________ Student Email _____________________________

Student Declaration
I declare that this assessment is my own work and where my work is supported by documents from
my workplace placement/employer permission has been granted.

Note: Filling out this coversheet as part of an electronic submission and approving the above information
will operate in the same way as physically signing this cover sheet.

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Result of Assessment: ___________ ___________ ___________

Entered on Training Plan Moderation Signature

Note for Assessors: Filling out the above Office Use Only section as part of an electronic submission will
operate in the same way as physically signing this cover sheet. If not physically signed, Assessor must print
their name in signature box

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Imagine Education
Assessment Questions
Part A
Course Code and Name: AUR30620 Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
Unit Code: AURETR125
Unit Title: Test, charge and replace batteries and jump start vehicles

For this assessment you are required to answer all of the questions. You are permitted to research
the answers by reading the learner guide, text books, theory notes and accessing the internet. If
more room is needed label each task with the question number and use headings or dot points to
make your work clear for your trainer and assessor.

Please follow the Referencing Guide contained on your Course handbook.

Please attach a student assessment cover sheet to each unit submission. You must complete the
cover sheet in full detail.

1. Where can you find the information required in the table below?
Item Location Information
Give three (3) examples Give three (3) examples
Safety Data sheets  
(SDS)  
 

Battery and manufacturer  


specifications related to  
testing, charging and replacing  
batteries and jump start
vehicles.

2. What methods can you use to locate information from the customer regarding the test, charge
and replacement of batteries and jump start of a vehicle? List three (3) examples.


3. List three (3) methods you can use to locate the information required to test, charge or replace
batteries and jumpstart vehicles.


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4. Explain the workplace procedures required to test, charge and replace batteries and jump start
vehicle, listed in the table below.

Testing Batteries

Charging Batteries

Write the procedure


in six (6) steps.

Replacing Batteries

Write the procedure


in six (6) steps.

Jump-starting vehicles

Write the procedure


in eight (8) steps.

5. Describe the housekeeping procedures required to test, charge and replace batteries and jump
start vehicles in the table below.

Establish serviceability of
tools and equipment

Documentation procedures

Tools and equipment


procedures and examination

Storage of equipment
procedures

Identification, tagging and


isolation of faulty equipment
procedures

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Safe disposal of excess
material procedures

Recycling procedures

6. Describe the workplace health and safety requirements relating to testing, charging, and
replacing batteries and jump start vehicles, including procedures for the following, listed in the
table below.
Type Description

Using battery testing


equipment

Using battery charging


equipment

Using appropriate
personal protective
equipment (PPE).

7. Describe the environmental requirements including procedures for the actions listed in the table
below.
Action Environmental Requirements and procedures

Trapping toxic and


corrosive substances

Storing toxic and


corrosive substances

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Disposing of toxic and
corrosive substances

Disposing of or recycling
batteries

8. Identify hazards and controlling risks associated with the following, listed in the table below.
Action Hazards and risks

Battery, vehicle, and


machinery movement
before carrying out work.

Wearing jewelry while


working around high
current wiring systems.

Identifying hybrid
vehicles.

Identifying battery
electric vehicles.

9. Describe the tools and equipment required for testing, charging and replacing batteries and
jump-starting vehicles, as listed in the table below.

Load testing devices

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Hydrometers

Multimeters

Jumper leads

Battery chargers

Battery cleaning
materials

10. Describe the difference between voltage and current.

11. Describe key features and uses of batteries, including those listed in the table below.

Lead acid batteries,


including deep cycle
batteries.

Gel batteries

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Absorbed glass mat
batteries

Calcium batteries

Lithium ion and


lithium-ion phosphate
batteries

12. Describe the battery connection methods for 6-volt, 12-volt, 24-volt and 48-volt systems,
including series, parallel and series parallel systems.

13. Describe the battery classification methods listed in the table below.

Cold cranking amps


(CCA)

Reserve capacity (RC)

Amp hour rating

14. Describe the operating principles of testing, charging and replacing batteries and jump-starting
vehicles and the associated components listed in the table below.
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Testing safety requirements

Visual inspection procedures

Voltage drop testing

Hydrometer testing

High-rate discharge testing

15. Describe the battery charging procedures listed in the table below.

Charging safety
requirements

Slow, fast and trickle


charging

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Battery memory retention

16. Describe the battery replacement procedures, including procedures for determining battery
specifications to suit vehicle or machinery manufacturer specifications, listed in the table below.

Removal of battery

Determining correct voltage

Determining CCA and RC


ratings

17. Describe the battery replacement procedures, including procedures for determining battery
specifications to suit vehicle or machinery manufacturer specifications, listed in the table below.

Replacement safety
requirements

Terminal disconnection

List three (3) steps.

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Battery selection

Battery installation and


terminal connection

List three (3) steps.

Securing battery to vehicle

List three (3) steps.

System recalibration
procedures

18. Describe the battery jump-start procedures listed in the table below.

Vehicle and personal safety


requirements

Battery terminal
disconnection

List two (2) steps.

Jumper lead connection and


disconnection

List five (5) steps.

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