Tarusan – Community Partnership Program (PKM), is a compulsory program carried out by the Padang State University (UNP) academic community every year. This program is a form of dedication from the campus to the community towards the fields of knowledge possessed by lecturers in improving the welfare of the community and in supporting government programs. The government’s program for SMK alumni is to prepare SMK graduates who are superior in the fields of knowledge, skills, and have the courage to open their own business opportunities. The PKM team chaired by Irma Yulia Basri, S.Pd., M.Eng. trying to realize government programs through the Workshop on Making a Motorcycle Starter System Simulator at SMKN 1 Koto Tarusan XI Pesisir Selatan. The workshop was held at SMKN 1 Koto XI Tarusan Kenagarian Batu Hampar, Koto XI Tarusan District, Pesisir Selatan Regency from 25 to 28 September 2020. This activity was immediately opened by Mr. Yasrizon, M.Pd. as the Principal of SMKN 1 Tarusan. There are 10 Worskhop participants, 8 people from the SMKN 1 Koto XI Teachers in the field of Automotive Engineering expertise and 2 PLK students from UNP.
The Principal is very supportive of the UNP Community Partnership Program activities represented by the Team. The Workshop on the Design and Building of a Motorcycle Starter System Simulator, is very useful because it can overcome the shortage of learning media in the Motorcycle Engineering Department, which so far has only been intact motorbikes, so to study each unit, you have to assemble and assemble the motorbike first. The implementation team from UNP was represented by 4 teams assisted by 1 technician and 1 student. Each team has their respective responsibilities in accordance with their field of expertise. This Simulator Design Workshop consists of 4 core activities, namely designing the design, forming the housing and assembling the simulator and testing the simulator. The simulator design is made using autoCAD software, this design is printed using digital printing on sticker paper. The printed design is installed as the background of the simulator.
The formation of the starter system housing simulator uses ackrilic. Acrylic cutting using a hand grinding machine. Acrylic is cut to a size of 240 cm x 40 cm, a field of 60 cm x 40 cm is used for the placement of the starter system components and the 40×40 left and right sides are used for the foot mounts. In order for the trainer to be easily visible to the user, the appearance is made with a slope of 450. Mounting components such as the motor starter and battery are also made separately so that their position on the simulator is easy to see and safe to use.
Simulator assembly begins with drilling the terminals of each component. The positive negative terminal of each foreign component is connected to the banana jack female. To connect between female banana jacks, a connecting cable is used.
The simulator that was produced from the workshop on the design of a Motorcycle Starter System simulator was handed over to SMKN 1 Koto XI Tarusan. This simulator is used for the practical media for Motorcycle Engineering students.
Both the training participants and the school principal appreciated this Community Partnership Program. Partners really hope that PKM activities will continue to pursue different topics that support the improvement of the quality of learning at SMKN 1 Koto XI Tarusan. This PKM activity can also be watched via video at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7VFSfxsdg&t=185s
[Source: PKM Team Irma Yulia Basri, Delsina Faiza, M. Nasir, and Remon Lapisa]
