Scrutineering 101
- Nita E
Array just makes sure you have an array
They measure output of the solar array (compared to a standard)
Just need the upper body of the car, need to hook up to the solar array without MPPTs.
Temperature is going to be tested as well
^unplug MPPTs, plug in a dongle for measurement
Team role call ^
yum yum
Teams need to have 3 spare cells (that have been untouched)
Impound box trips up a lot of teams
^Mechanical station
Apparently getting in/out of the car is an issue. Not really a problem with our car.
Coloured dots go in the “grade” column
pls read these before competition
This section is just check boxes
Entrance - how the car needs to enter the inspection
To go to dynamics, all the highlighted rows need to be at least yellow.
^this stuff to be filled out by the team
Battery protection tends to take the longest time
Q&A
Advice for practicing scrutineering?
Go through the sheets, refer to regulations (they are referred to in the sheets).
Having an outsider (member from another team, ASC official, other uni students) running it could be very beneficial since biases would be avoided.
General advice
take a copy of regs with you
Make sure you have done practice scrutineering at least once before.
Determine which station you’re best prepared for. Time slots can be traded with other teams.
If staff seem bored, you can ask to be scrutineered early.
Lights & Vision like to see people early.
when doing this section, don’t have the driver eat and drink a ton to increase their weight. (apparently this is a thing)
Also some drivers stick a wrench in their pocket to increase their weight and claim “I gotta have a way to fix the car” or something (it doesn’t work).
Official interpretations will be posted to everyone: