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Photos of the Inspection Process
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	The Ontario Test Unit or OTU.		Exhaust probe on the OTU.
	Gas cap testing adaptors on the OTU.		The dynamometer.
	The dynamometer control console.		The vehicle to be tested is tied down on the dynamometer and the OTU is placed adjacent.
	The inspector chocks the non drive wheels after the vehicle is placed on the dynamometer.		The RPM Probe is positioned on the hood to sense the engine RPM.
	The RPM Probe readout is checked for stability on the OTU.		The exhaust probe is placed in the exhaust tail pipe.
	The correct gas cap testing adaptor is chosen for the vehicle.		The vehicle drive wheels on the dynamometer before testing begins.
	The vehicle's systems are pre-conditioned by maintaining 40 km/h until correct temperatures are reached.		The dynamometer spinning at approximately 40 km/h during the pre-conditioning process.
	The inspector uses a remote control to operate the OTU during the test.		The inspector operates the OTU from behind the wheel of the vehicle.
	Ray Wolting, one of the certified inspectors at ATW Automotive.		The accreditation badge
	The OTU reports that testing is complete on the vehicle.		The OTU communicates with the province's central computer after testing is completed.
	The OTU reports that communications have been completed successfully.		The vehicle's emissions inspector report is printed at the end of the test.
	PASSED! The inspector signs the vehicle's emissions inspector report.

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