UWA MOTORSPORT FRACAS
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2023
2022 (Flo)
2021
2020
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The LV PDM buck converter on ‘22 (Flo) failed whilst driving.
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The pump for cooling the motor lost power, cannot test drive the car until fixed. Delaying vehicle testing and driver training. Lengthy troubleshooting/repair is diverting time from designing and manufacturing the 2023 car.
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Replace broken inductor with a new lower-resistance inductor and validate reduced operating temperature with bench testing under expected load.
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