avablog

Below is a video of Ava watching a video of Ava watching video of Ava. And she’s watching that video on a 19.5″ LCD TV I had lying around. I took two wire hangers and, after elongating them and trimming off the hooks, covered them with duct tape and slipped one over each end of the TV. Then I ran strips of duct tape around the top and bottom edges of the TV to secure the hangers. Lastly, I used a bungee cord to run from each hanger at the back of the TV across the front of the driver’s seat headrest, “securing” the TV in a perfect viewing position for Ava. The TV then plugs in to the 120VAC, 100W outlet at the rear of the front seat center armrest. As near as I can tell, that TV probably draws fewer than 50W, and the iPod Touch that serves the video via composite cables draws much, much less than that. A test run of the setup last weekend went off without a hitch, so we’re all set for the drive to Grand Marais at the end of the week.