Great idea, Tony.

 

    We should also warn AP keypad-owners that the actual “sliding hook” on the keypad is “extremely”  thin, fragile, and brittle, so it can easily snap while trying to hang the keypad, unless a “Carabiner Hook”  is used – as you did.

 

    The AP sliding hook should have been made of a flexible nylon, or stainless steel.

 

    I snapped mine while trying to align it in the dark, on a  tripod’s hanger like yours.  Just a slight twist, and it snapped.  Then I had to epoxy a plastic support backing onto the broken keypad’s hook, to give it extra strength in order to prevent a repeat disaster.

Otherwise, the huge keypad and its coiled cable would then become a “coat-pocket” item, for the tethered observer :-(

 

  Your Carabiner provides the needed flexibility, to prevent such a  likely breakage.

 

Joe Z.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLdr6nAlcQw

I made a custom "hook" to hang the keypad from that uses one of the 1/4"/20 holes in the Mach2 mount. It can be scaled to any mount though. And it require no tools.

tony