Comment: Our Troopy Set-Up

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Our Troopy Set-Up

. Troopys are very capable and adaptable – not overly beautiful or comfortable, but big, powerful and pretty much unstoppable. They are a purposeful vehicle,

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Hi. You seem to have your tablet PC well mounted. I have seen a lot of laptops and tablets mounted in 4x4s through the years and use one myself, but I find the way in which they are mounted often makes them a bit dangerous in an accident, or that they are difficult to protect from extreme heat, or that the screens are not clear because it is difficult to keep the light off them. How is yours mounted - is it some sort of commercial bracket?

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Reply By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 00:59

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 at 00:59

Hi Martin,

Quite agree with your safety concerns.
Click on the picture to see a bit more detail - the computer is secured to a perforated metal frame which covers the back. This frame hangs from a wide strip of rubber attached to a plinth on the dashboard. The computer is therefore free to dance around when travelling on corrugations, and has stood up to the CSR, Simpson etc. To access the radios etc behind the computer, it can simply be hinged up on the rubber "hinge". Not too elegant and all "home made" but works very well. The only real downside is that this tablet really isn't quite bright enough - it's a big ask, but brighter would be better.

Cheers

John