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instrument identifier clarification for 2 char case #32

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The example in the instrument identifier section gives a 2 char code that is a "sub-instrument-type" of an existing 1 char type, ie WU in LWUS is a subtype of a W instrument. We do have this:

Extended instrument codes are not necessarily limited to extending sensor families defined using a single instrument code.

but I feel this is still confusing. The primary example should be of a totally new 2 char instrument code that has no relation to a preexisting 1 char instrument code. Say a "foobarmeter" with instrument code FB. If needed, we can also say that they FDSN may wish to define some 2 char instrument codes that are sub-types of existing 1 char codes,. But this is not the default or even primary reason for the expansion.

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