Past Tense
Afterward, I inspected the traffic controller cabinets to determine if the additional equipment is required to complete the project.

or

Afterward, I inspected the traffic controller cabinets to determine if the additional equipment was required to complete the project.

What exactly is the difference?

Question

Past Tense
Afterward, I inspected the traffic controller cabinets to determine if the additional equipment is required to complete the project.

or

Afterward, I inspected the traffic controller cabinets to determine if the additional equipment was required to complete the project.

What exactly is the difference?

Answer

The first is grammatically incorrect.

Afterwards, I inspected the traffic controller cabinets to determine if the additional equipment was required to complete the project.

Answer

You probably also should write 'any additional', unless you are sure that only one type of equipment might be needed.

Answer

The difference between them is whether you need the first uncertain, is likely to need, may not need; The second is to determine the need, but what is the additional equipment, is uncertain

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