On Tuesday, 1 March 2016 02:21:08 UTC, Papa3 wrote:
There are a number of threads online that describe various problems with Kobos in direct sunlight. Google "Kobo sunlight freeze" and you'll find them.

I've had problems with the screen lock coming on during flying, which makes it stop responding to input. I believe this, and perhaps some of the other freezes, are caused by problems with the infrared sensors on the touch screen. It may be possible to protect them by shielding just slightly inside the boundaries of the screen without a tunnel.

I have been flying with Kobos since before they started and have apart from a broken USB port (my fault) and some ghosting they are all still ok. I use the USB port for GPS feed, but I know that if you get the voltage slightly wrong or have a poor ground the serial port on the mobo causes all sorts of glitches and crashes.

Mel