"Larry" wrote in message
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"Phil Stanton" wrote in
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Thanks for the various inputs on Touchscreens.
Sorry to post again, but the original subject

Phil, before you shell out 900 of Her Majesty's finest for a touch screen,
let's give it a little sea trial!

Go down to the sea and scoop out a little jar of the North Sea and take it
with you to the touch screen store. Dip you finger into the jar,
simulating actually being at sea covered in spray where you'll want to use
this animal, then touch that finger to the touch screens in question, WET.
Let's see if any of them will work WET with a little North Sea brine on
them.

I bet NOT! Any dot of conductive, corrosive seawater left on the touch
screen is going to either short it out, permanently, or at least make it
think your finger is touching the screen at this point...er, ah, those
points (sea water sprays!). I don't think it'll know your finger in a
maze
of dried-on sea spray or wet salt water dots.

Well Larry, if you could take the trouble of looking at the site of the
Bharlin Blue,
http://www.bharlinblue.com/
You'll see 4 touchscreens installed in the cockpit, directly in front of
both helm stations. They work perfectly at sea.

Meindert