How to Install and Use a Paw International TV Mount (Swivel)
One way to get some news and entertainment while away from home is through the flat screen TV set. When you buy one, you need the proper TV mount to hold it in place. The key is to make sure you get a design that allows you to remove the TV while driving.
This is not that difficult of a task to do. There are 4 to 8 screws to fix the mount to your RV’s wall and that is it. Then once it is installed, you just move the flexible arm in the direction you need it to go, within reason of course. It is a simple device to use.
To learn more about this topic, just continue to read our article. It has the information you want to know about so you can install and use the PAW system correctly. One note, the steel option doe snot mate with the polymer option.
Paw TV Mount Swivel
These are on sale at different locations including Amazon. The one at that marketplace sells for $99 and has a locking option when closed. Since it is a PAW design, you can still move your television set to a different room if you want to.
The swivel is not hard to use and should not take a lot of strength to adjust its position. It can tilt up 15 degrees, down 5 degrees, and comes 14 inches out from the wall. You get a lot of flexibility when you use this mount option in your RV or travel trailer.
How To Install Paw International TV Mount
If you have any carpentry or installation experience, then you know this task is not hard to do. With all hardware included in your purchase, you do not have to run around looking for matching screws.
The key is to find the studs on your RV’s walls and mount them there. Hold the mount in place after measuring to make sure you have solid backing and use a drill to insert the screws. You can go bigger on the screws if the holes allow it.
Check the weight limit before you buy and weigh your TV to make sure it is strong enough to hold the TV
How To Use Paw International TV Mount
This operation is all straight forward and easy to do. Once you have the mount mounted to your wall, you simply pull it outwards towards you to get the distance you want from the wall. Then tilt it to help stop any glare.
Also, if you have compatible mounts outside or in other rooms. You can simply slide the swivel arm off the one mount and slide it onto the one in the area you want to watch television.
When you want to move again, just repeat that action and take the TV with you to the next room. This is child’s play
Paw TV Mount Adapter
There is at least one of these available through different outlets. The 100 by 100 mm option needs to have a 100 x 100 mm TV bracket to work. Plus, you will need a pop rivet tool to make sure the adapter can be put in place correctly.
There are also a variety of sizes with the PAW TV mount already in place. These options attach via screws and those screws are included in your purchase. All holes are pre-drilled and they are simple to attach to your current system.
The price ranges between $20 and $70 so they are reasonably priced.
Paw TV Mount Weight Limit
This will range with the size of the TV mount. The swivel arm described earlier holds up to 22 pounds only. The polymer adapter will hold up to 30 pounds while the steel option will hold up to 40 pounds.
Make sure to read the package on the adapter or mount to make sure your TV is light enough for it. The last thing you want is for the TV to come crashing down. The 200 by 200 mm adapter or mount will hold 40 pounds if made from steel.
TV Mount Screw Size
The standard or most common size you will find in this kit will be the M8 size. However, you can go smaller if your TV is smaller. For example, the M8 is perfect for t. v. screens measuring 40 inches or more. An M6 is good for those screens between 30 and 40 inches.
If your television screen only measures between 19 to 22 inches you can get away with using M$ and the same screw size applies to the screen that measures 23 to 29 inches. To be safe, you can always use larger screw sizes if the holes allow for it. Or you can drill out those holes and make them larger if you want (no guarantees made here).
Paw International TV Mount Extension
We did not see any extensions on sale in our research. If you can find one, it may be a good idea as sometimes the low profile design doe snot allow for the power cord to plug into the TV set.
Some people built their own and you can always buy spacers to provide extra room behind the set when it is not on a swivel arm. You would just need longer bolts to accommodate those spacers.
Some Final Words
The PAW system is designed to help you get your news and entertainment the way you want it delivered. The swivel arm helps protect against glare and allows you to change positions if you need to.
The only drawback that we saw was that the polymer and steel versions were not compatible with each other. The PAW systems are reasonably priced if you want to upgrade your television viewing set up. You can put a mount in different rooms so you can move your TV when you are tired.
