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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Firstly I’d like to thank Beat for;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>developing the DistoX and
for the regular improvements to PocketTopo,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>repairing our DistoX when
it was faulty after our initial assembly, and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>‘walking’ me
through and troubleshooting on numerous times I’ve been confused or one
of the devices was not working.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We just found 2.5km of 10-30m diameter passage, and
would not have been able to face surveying with a tape measure and paper (too
slow and inaccurate). It’s big muddy light absorbing passage. Having
launched into the project I have a suggestion for PocketTopo development, (and
distoX observations) that the forum might like to comment on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>PocketTopo v1.35<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It is a noticeable improvement on the previous
versions, both on touch screen and ‘non-touch screen machines.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It most cases the popup menu allows you to select any
survey leg and jump to the corresponding ‘data, ‘map’, ‘outline’
drawing or ‘side view’ drawing. However, when you select a
splay shot (un-numbered station) in either of the drawing views, this feature
is not available. If it were, it would be very useful when trying to decipher
the drawings and data table when the disto operator has got ahead of the
booker.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I understand the plan for Therion in future is to use
splay shots identified by ‘-‘ for passage wall definition and splay
shots identified by ‘.’ for internal cave feature definition.
It would be nice if PocketTopo implemented something similar as well. It
would be easier to make this distinction as the survey was progressing in the
cave, rather than making the adjustments back in the office. In addition
if the ‘.’ shots were a different colour to the survey legs with ‘-‘
shots it would ease the sketching process (or maybe allow a toggle between
showing ‘-‘ shots and ‘.’ shots).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Disto Distance<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Our distoX occasionally gives one off spurious
distance (and rarely compass) readings. On our most recent trip it went
one step further – a ~15m survey leg gave ‘3 in a row’ readings
of 0.21m and some time later (after many readings that looked OK) on a similar
~15m survey leg it gave ‘8 in a row’ 52.0m readings with the odd
48m and 82m reading thrown in for good measure. We chose another station
and the anomaly disappeared. We are quite sure that for the majority of
these bogus readings the laser was squarely on the target. This survey (but
not these legs) included a 100m loop, which closed at 1.25%. This is among
the worst we’ve had with the distoX, but it does not suggest any gross
distance errors occurred within the loop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Some 100 distance readings later the lithium AAA batteries
died. (The indicator suggested the batteries were full at the start, and
the survey included probably 300 shots).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Has any one else noticed similar issues?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Are the spurious readings likely to be battery level
related? Or do they suggest something more sinister?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Disto Display<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A new distoX, recently acquired and upgraded by a colleague
has developed some permanently ‘lit’ pixels (about 20 of them) in
the middle of where the inclination is displayed – even when the device
is powered off.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>He is a ‘distoX & paper’ surveyor
(and like me has aging eyes) so the difficulty in reading the display is
particularly frustrating.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is there a solution to this?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New display from Leica?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New circuit board from
Leica?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Happy caving<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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