What do you do..................?

Blazeorange · Post by **Blazeorange** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:40 pm

I was curious as to how some folks are doing information management for installs........

What I mean by that is do you carry a 3 Ring binder around with the install manuals for various products and refer to it in the field when doing installs?

Anyone downloading the Adobe Files from say Federal Signal, etc. onto a CD or disk and using them on a laptop in the field?

I have several of the install manuals for sirens, lightbars, flashers, etc. printed off and in a binder but I was wondering what other folks use that's more high tech, more efficient, or just a better idea in general.

Blaze.

Dale Earnhardt · Post by **Dale Earnhardt** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:44 pm

for us, we usually at a job site, we use a laptop, if not we use the paper they give us, and if we dont have it on file, we scan them in and put them on PDF, for future refernce.

KitN1MCC · Post by **KitN1MCC** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:16 pm

For the most part i have a Lot in my head. i have some paper work.

I do mostly the same stuff. every time.

if i know i might need something new i look it up in on the net or get info.

i do a lot of maratracs ans Strobes easy stuff.

plus i have Motorola manuals as well

motorolamonster911 · Post by **motorolamonster911** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:12 pm

I use the batlabs and the batboard... No matter where I'm at, I can get on the web and pull up about any info any radio, siren, lights, ect.. And I'm 'almost' guaranteed to get an answer...

If not, then surf and look..

I do have some moto manuals though and like to keep manuals from past installs together just in case..

Nick

FFParamedic571 · Post by **FFParamedic571** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:52 pm

One of my good friends idea was the " book of knolwege" it was about 6" thick 3 ring binder that had info from the 70's on different sirens, bars and radios.. Too bad it retired when he did...

As far as each deptartent I do I save all the instrction sheets and notes, take a few dozen pictures with the digital camera. Print them out and each one has their own binder...