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    The document provides a detailed technical description of a Workhorse Flashlight. It describes the flashlight's main components which include a black plastic body, battery compartment that holds two C batteries, and a switch located on the body. The bulb assembly screws into the head end of the body and includes a reflector, bulb, and connector that provides power from the batteries. When assembled, the Workhorse Flashlight provides a portable light source with replaceable batteries and bulb.

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    The document provides a detailed technical description of a Workhorse Flashlight. It describes the flashlight's main components which include a black plastic body, battery compartment that holds two C batteries, and a switch located on the body. The bulb assembly screws into the head end of the body and includes a reflector, bulb, and connector that provides power from the batteries. When assembled, the Workhorse Flashlight provides a portable light source with replaceable batteries and bulb.

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    The document provides a detailed technical description of a Workhorse Flashlight. It describes the flashlight's main components which include a black plastic body, battery compartment that holds two C batteries, and a switch located on the body. The bulb assembly screws into the head end of the body and includes a reflector, bulb, and connector that provides power from the batteries. When assembled, the Workhorse Flashlight provides a portable light source with replaceable batteries and bulb.

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    The document provides a detailed technical description of a Workhorse Flashlight. It describes the flashlight's main components which include a black plastic body, battery compartment that holds two C batteries, and a switch located on the body. The bulb assembly screws into the head end of the body and includes a reflector, bulb, and connector that provides power from the batteries. When assembled, the Workhorse Flashlight provides a portable light source with replaceable batteries and bulb.

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    WRITING A TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

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    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
    (Title)

    INTRODUCTION
     Definition of the subject (what is the mechanism and purpose of the mechanism)

     Overall description
    List main parts and sub-parts (if any)

    N PARTS AND SUB-PART/S (if any)


    part/s
    part
    , weight, measurements, shape, design, colour, texture, pattern, odour, time, temperature, age, model numbers and names, orientation of p
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    nism OR operation of the mechanism described OR summary of main parts

    Source: McMurrey
    (2002)
    Read the following technical description of a Workhorse Flashlight.
    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
    Workhorse Flashlight

    shaped body of the Workhorse is made of matte black, high-impact plastic, ribbed for a secure handgrip. The Workhorse flashlight consists o

    the complete flashlight assembly).


    Battery Compartment
    The battery compartment holds the batteries, the power source of the flashlight. The compartment
    is cylindrical, 9 cm long and 3 cm in diameter, with a coiled metal spring on the interior of the closed
    end, and 0.6 cm wide strip of gold-coloured metal running along one interior side of the
    compartment. The battery compartment holds two 1.5-volt C batteries, in a stacked position, with
    the negative end of the lowermost battery in contact with the spring and the positive end of the
    lowermost battery supporting the negative end of the uppermost battery. The open end of the
    battery compartment closes with the insertion of the bulb assembly.
    Switch
    The switch turns the flashlight on and off. It is located on the body of the Workhorse 4 cm from the
    screw end. The switch is made of white plastic, designed to be activated with the thumb of the
    hand holding the flashlight. When the switch is pushed forward, toward the larger end of the
    flashlight, the light turns on. When the switch is returned to its original position, the light turns off.

    Main Part 2 and Sub-


    parts Bulb Assembly
    The bulb assembly of the flashlight consists of the reflector, the bulb, and the connector. When fully
    assembled, the bulb assembly is 5 cm long, with a diameter of 5 cm at the reflector end reducing to
    2 cm at the contact end of the connector. The bulb assembly completes the flashlight by screwing
    into the end, or head end of the body of the flashlight.
    Reflector
    The reflector magnifies and projects the light generated by the battery powered bulb. When
    viewed from the larger end, the reflector consists of a transparent flat plastic cover over a chrome
    coloured reflective plastic concavity with a central hole. The elements are permanently attached
    together and housed in matte black plastic. The reflector screws into the connector on one end, and
    the mid- section of the reflector provides the main screw for attachment to the flashlight body.
    Bulb
    The light source for the Workhorse is a glass bulb, 1 cm long, permanently fused onto a cylindrical
    metal base 1 cm long and 0.8 cm in diameter. The bottom of the metal base has a protrusion,
    providing the electrical connection between the bulb and the connector. The bulb itself contains a
    metallic filament, one-half the length of the glass portion of the bulb, surrounded, at the point
    halfway up the length, by a clouded white plastic-like material.
    Connector
    The connector connects the reflector and the bulb to the battery power source. The connector is
    made of black plastic, ringed with a metallic collar 0.8 cm wide. The closed end of the connector is
    mounted with a 2.1 cm square, gold-coloured metal strip. The metal strip facilitates the connection
    between the bulb and the batteries. The open end of the connector is threaded to allow joining with
    the bulb and reflector.

    CONCLUSION
    When fully assembled, the Workhorse Flashlight is a sturdy, easily held tool providing light sufficient
    for regular outdoor and emergency use. The compact size makes the flashlight easily portable, and
    batteries and bulb are readily accessible for replacement.

    Source: McMurrey
    (2002)

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