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This isn't an answer to your question, just a suggestion that you think
carefully about whether it is the right question.

Most interactives with heavy moving parts limited by mechanical 'stops' seem
to encounter maintenance problems. Are you certain this really is what your
design must have?

Lateral thinking sometimes appears crazy, but is there any possibility that
you might have monitors that slide round an endless, circular track or even
an endless, circular track that rotates through static monitors?

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From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: 03 May 2010 20:16
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Subject: Durability of moving/sliding flat screens.

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Hi all,

I'm thinking about an interactive that would have computer flat screen
monitors, mounted flat/horizontally, that move in a linear path on a
rail system. Ideally the monitors could not be slammed into the ends of
track.

I was wondering if anyone has experience with the failure rate of the
monitor, and if known, what the causes of failure were (internal
components vibrating free, being smashed/crashed in to the end of the
rails, other.)?

Thank you for any help you can give.

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