Technical Documentation and Process

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Equipment Documentation Strategies*

2.1 Introduction

Little in the technical professions is more important, exacting, or demanding than concise documentation of electronic physical plants, systems, and equipment. Yet this essential task, involving as it does both left and right brain activities—a combination of science and art—is all too often characterized as an adjunct skill best left to writers and other “specialized” talents. The predictable result is poor, incomplete, or incorrect documentation. The need for documentation is often underestimated because future modifications to systems, processes, and technology are often underestimated.

Neglecting the task of documentation will result, over time, in a technical facility where (for ...