Darryl Ramm wrote:
On Aug 16, 5:38 am, jcarlyle wrote:
Yesterday with ground temperature at 90F I had great difficulty after
landing in selecting the ConnectMe program in Settings, then in
commanding various actions to download. I'd get things above and below
the item I wanted, or I'd see a shimmer when I pressed the on screen
button but would get no action. Today at 70F there's no problem at
all.

My iPAQ is a 3760, it doesn't have a screen protector, and the little
groove around the edge of the screen seems clean

All sorts of problems can happen in heat with iPAQs and the touch
screen becoming unresponsive or erratic is fairly common. The best way
to avoid this is to keep sunlight off the PDA while on the ground in
the heat and maybe leave the canopy open if safe to do so. A light
colored cloth covering over the PDA can help but the ultimate is the
Franklin fabrication Platinum canopy cap which keeps the whole cockpit
cool. Failing that replace the PDA.

My 3850 hasn't given me any heat related problems, perhaps because I
prop open the rear of my front hinged canopy about 3" to allow air
circulation. This doesn't keep the sun off of anything, but it limits
the cockpit temperature rise considerably, especially if there is any
breeze at all. I use a block of the firm white foam used in packaging
heavy electronics.

The Franklin cap works as well or better, but I find the foam block much
more convenient. I do have a car shade (the rounded rectangular ones
with the flexible steel edge) that I spread over the inside of the
cockpit to protect the parachute and other stuff in the cockpit if it's
going to be a long time before I fly.

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