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Hi Peter,
We have a monitor on a sliding track in our Animation exhibit. It has
been on the road for almost five years and has not failed once as far as
I know. It takes a small amount of effort to slide the monitor (but a
child can still easily move it) and it stops once it is released, so it
can't easily be slammed into the end of the rails. If you want more info
about how it was designed, I can put you in touch with the production
lead from that project.
Lori L. Erickson
Curator
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
1945 SE Water Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97214
Phone (503) 797-4582
Fax (503) 797-4566
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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.
-Peter Ford
Technical Designer
Museum of Science, Boston
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