e Reader options for xc soar?

One poster was P'd off because his kobo was a dud. Me and my club members have maybe 12 or so KOBO's among us. We've had a few duds....some faded screens some bad USB connectors...some trouble with power supplies/ batteries etc.

yes, we had a problem with a Kobo last year, and I've seen a few go belly up in our club. In my case, it seemed to be very sensitive to sunlight on the unit.

....and that's the sort of info I was after. Thanks! Not just my dud batch then.
Actually I wasn't really P'd off, more like "meh". And it was 3 duds out of 4. I still like them (and will probably keep trying them) but I have to make my own decision as to whether they're cheap enough to be considered a 'consumable' item.

DH
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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.. Inconclusive whether this is specific to a batch, a firmware version, etc. But it's happening enough to show up easily with searches. The high-tech cardboard shade helped - enough so that I would consider building a proper one out of something more permanent. NOTE:there are a bunch in our club. From memory, I think the ones that are flush-mounted to the panel rather than on a stalk mount (which mine was) seem to do better. The back of the case is protected and the lip of the instrument panel shroud probably provides some relief, especially when flying up-sun. You could probably build a nice tunnel mount like the ClearNav. Then, your investment in the panel fabrication would be orders of magnitude more than the instrument. :-)

Erik Mann (P3)

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