910 wobbly mount fix

pepperm · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2006 Posts: 48

:D

I was so fed up with my 910 mount wabble and droop that when TomTom sent me an ineffective replacement I set about the old mount with a drill and a 6mm tap and think I have got a workable solution that fixes the droop and a certain amount of wobble.

I dismantled the mount which involved clipping off the cover and removing the screen tightening pin (for want of a better description) then drilled 2 5mm holes through the rubber ball socket. I then threaded the holes and made some short screws to fit. Now once aligned on the screen I just tighten the screws and "bingo" no droop.

Here are some photos

Sorry for using the robosavvy forum to host the pictures but I couldn't fathom how to upload the images here.

Mark

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the interesting "mod"

You cannot upload pictures to our site, so the way you did it is the only right way.
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Pedro2NR · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 64

Great Mod! You should also post this at YOUR NAV
My mount doesn't droop, but it does wobble

RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

Just a thought but could it be that a certain of amount of wobble is preferable to a rock steady mount ?

A bit of movement or wobble will act as a sort of shock absorber while if the mounting is too firm or solid all shocks will be transmitted through to the GPS, which may not be good for future reliability.

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject:

yes and no. The ideal solution is in sync with the movement of your eyes, so that you get an illusion of a steady position relative to yours.

So it should be as wobbly as your seat cusion vertically, but should be sturdy horizontally.
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Andy_P · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject:

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject:

I was more thinking about a Wallace and Gromit theme...
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fatmanscoop · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject:

because of this stupid mount i can no longer play MP3's on my 910 as it wobbles around far to much and wont connect properly....i have a new mount on order from TomTom but how long before that one gives up the ghost. Such a great piece of kit with such a Censored

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