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• A target market is a specific group of consumers at whom a product is aimed, defined by characteristics such as age, gender, interests, and needs.
• A specification is a detailed list of criteria that a product must meet, guiding the design and manufacture process.
• ACCESS FM stands for Aesthetics, Cost, Customer, Environment, Size, Safety, Function, and Materials, and is used to analyse and specify product requirements.
• Primary research involves collecting new, original data directly from sources such as surveys, interviews, and experiments.
• Secondary research involves gathering existing data from published sources such as books, websites, and articles.
• Advantages of CAD include increased accuracy, ease of modification, ability to create complex designs, and efficient sharing of files.
• Disadvantages of CAD include high initial cost, need for training, and potential technical issues.
• Soldering must be carried out while wearing safety goggles and using local extraction to control solder fumes.
• A soldering iron must be returned to its stand when not in use, and contact with the hot iron and components must be avoided.
• Circuits must be disconnected from the power supply before components are adjusted, and hands must be washed after soldering.
• Laser cutting is a manufacturing process that uses a laser to cut materials with high precision.
• LED circuits are electronic circuits that use Light Emitting Diodes to produce light.
• An LED is polarised and must be connected in the correct direction; the longer leg is the positive anode, while the shorter leg and flat edge of the casing identify the negative cathode.
• A current-limiting resistor protects an LED from excessive current that could damage it.
• The lamp circuit uses an LED and a current-limiting resistor connected in series across a 9 V direct current battery supply.
• A successful soldered joint is mechanically secure, electrically conductive, and formed with an appropriate amount of solder.
• Packaging must protect the product, provide information, and appeal to the target market.

• Complete a detailed task analysis for a lamp project.
• Identify and describe a suitable target market for the lamp.
• Analyse existing lamp products in detail, evaluating them against ACCESS FM criteria.
• Distinguish between primary and secondary research.
• Generate two distinct design ideas for a lamp, considering intended use and target market requirements.
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using CAD in the design process.
• Transfer a final lamp design into CAD software, using correct tools such as line, shape, extrude, and fillet.
• Connect the LED and current-limiting resistor in series across the 9 V direct current battery supply, with the anode towards the positive terminal and the cathode towards the negative terminal.
• Apply soldering safety procedures by wearing safety goggles, using local extraction, returning the soldering iron to its stand, avoiding contact with hot parts, disconnecting the circuit before adjusting components, and washing hands after soldering.
• Prepare and secure the components, tin the soldering iron tip if required, heat the joint, feed solder to the joint, remove the solder, remove the iron, and allow the joint to cool.
• Inspect and test each soldered joint to confirm that it is mechanically secure, electrically conductive, and formed with an appropriate amount of solder.
• Identify and correct soldering faults by reheating dry joints with fresh solder, removing excess solder from solder bridges, and desoldering and reconnecting reversed LEDs in the correct direction.
• Assemble a high-quality final lamp product using laser cut components and an LED circuit.
• Design and create packaging for the final lamp product that is functional, protective, and appealing to the target market.