Each student, in nearly every lab activity, must troubleshoot a fault the instructor places into a measurement or control loop. They are given 5 minutes to isolate the type and general location of the fault, and more time (if necessary) to precisely identify and rectify it. The instructor begins by playing the part of a bewildered operator, telling the student (the technician) what the system isn't doing right. Throughout the exercise, the instructor asks the student to explains their reasoning and their diagnostic method to ensure they aren't just guessing theuir way through.
In this activity, the student's troubleshooting procedure was good, and he was able to identify both the nature and location of the problem within 5 minutes using simple test equipment (a multimeter and a wire jumper).
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