matrixshaman
Flashlight Enthusiast
Thanks again orcinus for all your hard work on these!
I think we should take him out back and beat him severely...then steal his homework. :nana:
Is there a more valuable poster on CPF that has been here a shorter period of time!?!
LOL +1He has kind of ruined the curve for the rest of us hasn't he. Let me run up and buy a multicell maglite and I will join you.
:whoopin:
These are very useful charts Orcinus. Thanks. Now head out back.
:laughing:
Thanks everyone, glad you've liked them
Is there a more valuable poster on CPF that has been here a shorter period of time!?!
Orcinus joined in June and has already made himself one of my favorite posters, not only for the value he presents, as evidenced by these charts, but also in his choice of words and politeness to other posters.
Thanks million Orcinus!
How true! Definitely clear and easy to read.And he writes absolutely perfect English too - a lot better than some of the native speakers on CPF..
Thanks orcinus
If the charts are not enough by themselves for the novice to figure out the light, perhaps the next step will be to rewrite the manufacturer's text instructions to better accompany these visuals. Any takers for that job?
These flow charts are absolutely beautiful!!! What a job Orcinus did!:thumbsup:
However, never owning a LF5xt and not having one in my hand, these charts appear rather intimidating.
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However, for someone learning the light from scratch it might be a bit more difficult learning its operation from charts alone. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes good step- by-step word instructions help a novice who might not know where to begin with complex pictures or a charts.
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If the charts are not enough by themselves for the novice to figure out the light, perhaps the next step will be to rewrite the manufacturer's text instructions to better accompany these visuals. Any takers for that job?
I was thinking of writing (and actually writing) something more along the lines of an extended manual, split the same way the carts were.
Chapter outline would be as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Manual conventions
3. Basic Use
4. Programming
5. Advanced Use
6. Examples
7. Glossary
Each chapter would be followed by a quick summary of all the commands described (more or less copy/pasted from the original manual).
And all written in a clearer, more descriptive language...
I.e. it would be aimed at people who are intimidated by the charts or find trying to understand them and work through them an unnecessary nuisance.
However, since i'm not really paid to do this and it'd take more time than the charts (now, i've got time, granted, since i'm on vacation, but still...) i'm not making any promises. I'll probably just write a smallish part, post it here and see if anyone's interested in having a manual like that...