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| Mueller |
 Apr 22 2003, 03:18 PM
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Do you most of you actually read the instructions or do you wait till you hit a wall?
Are instructions with too many details and notes bad? |
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| TonyAKAVW |
Apr 22 2003, 03:25 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
I prefer diagrams. The problem with some diagrams is that they miss important detail that a picture may contain. Also, relative dimensions can be lost in poorly made diagrams.
I read the instructions on the PP site in their tech article section before doing something to my car. I'm a relative newbie at working on cars and I am afraid of messing things up permanently, so I usually read through fisrt before doing anything. Instructions with too many details: depends on your level of expertise. Some things are obvious to some that are a mystery to others. Err on the side of excessive detail but not to the point that the main idea is lost. Maybe put critical information in bold and leave minor details in normal type. Photos are great as a sanity-check, because you can make a true one-to-one comparison between what you have done and what the correct installation or configuration should look like. -Tony |
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Posts in this topic
Mueller Instructions...diagrams or pictures?? Apr 22 2003, 03:18 PM
Lawrence914-6 The first place I go is diagrams, later to written... Apr 22 2003, 03:28 PM seanery When I was younger I would only read the direction... Apr 22 2003, 03:34 PM Jeff Krieger I like instructions that lead you through the proc... Apr 22 2003, 04:29 PM jonwatts Well produced diagrams are probably clearer than p... Apr 22 2003, 04:37 PM Brad Roberts I cant read.
Give me pics.
Show me.
B Apr 22 2003, 05:21 PM Jeroen I'd say go for diagrams
If you wanna know why.... Apr 22 2003, 05:21 PM need4speed yeah, well, where diagrams suck, it's usually ... Apr 22 2003, 07:25 PM Russ K Its really just a matter of *quality*. Give me a g... Apr 22 2003, 09:32 PM
Dave Cawdrey I've always learned by fuckin' up the firs... Apr 22 2003, 09:46 PM |
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