Mounting upside down?

**jdong** · 07-08-2007, 11:33 AM

I've occasionally toyed with the idea of a DIY visor mount that would leave my detector hanging upside down. Is that a bad idea? Does upside down mounting have some negative consequence on reception capabilities that I am not considering?

**jimbonzzz** · 07-08-2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by jdong

I've occasionally toyed with the idea of a DIY visor mount that would leave my detector hanging upside down. Is that a bad idea? Does upside down mounting have some negative consequence on reception capabilities that I am not considering?

Nope, no negative consequences. In fact, some detectors like the STi allow you to invert the display for mounting that way...

**jdong** · 07-08-2007, 11:38 AM

cool, thanks Professor

**Orbital75** · 07-08-2007, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

Nope, no negative consequences. In fact, some detectors like the STi allow you to invert the display for mounting that way...

Thats interesting Jim...... I had no idea the STI would do that.
What a cool feature.......

**licamell** · 07-08-2007, 03:19 PM

Yup, I use my STi mounted that way, with the inverted display. Definitely a nice feature.

**kpatz** · 07-08-2007, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by jdong

Does upside down mounting have some negative consequence on reception capabilities that I am not considering?

Well, one thing to consider is that if you mount the RD upside down, it will be detecting dnab X, dnab K, dnab aK, and resal. If your local police dept. operates their guns upside down, they will be producing these signals and your upside-down detector will pick up just fine.

Just kidding... the RD will work fine upside down, except that the display will be, you guessed it, upside down. Unless you have an STi or other model that lets you invert the display.

**jdong** · 07-08-2007, 04:35 PM

LOL, good; I was just concerned there was some element of polarization or anything else beyond my understanding that would affect an RD upside down.

**MoH.vze.com** · 07-09-2007, 06:38 PM

Just never mount your amp systems upside down

Everything else is A O.K

**jdong** · 07-09-2007, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by MoH.vze.com

Just never mount your amp systems upside down

Everything else is A O.K

You wouldn't believe how much trouble I had in convincing a person that a regular 7200RPM hard drive stuck in an enclosure should not be upside down while in use....

For that matter, this was the same guy who once told me "I can feel it resisting when I move the drive really fast while it's on!"

*sigh*, some people don't deserve to have shiny electronic gadgets