Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen
On Monday 18 August 2008 14:23, John Koenig wrote: It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be completing the transaction with them today. If you want to hold off purchasing until after I receive mine; I will be sure to post up the aftermath. At least that way if they are fraudulent only one of us will be out the cash ;). Any succes with this already? AVee -- Ogden's Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen
On Wednesday 13 August 2008 23:29, John Koenig wrote: Is it possible to remove the touchscreen from its mounting on the GTA02? Visually it looks possible, but it certainly doesn't seem to want to come out easily. Did you actually manage to get a new sceen yet? I #%([EMAIL PROTECTED]@#)$#%)[EMAIL PROTECTED] dropped my freerunner on the pavement which broke the screen. Please keeps us updated if you are actually going to repair your freerunner. I'm not very keen on getting a whole new freerunner just because the screen is broken. Anyone around with a GTA01 to get rid off or a freerunner which is broken in some other way? If that doesn't work i'll have to find some use for a 400Mhz low power debian system. A few lessons learned during my holiday: - The freerunner does work at altitudes above 2000m. - It will also work fine at speeds around 180 km/h... - ...but operating the touchscreen while driving isn't that easy. - (Up to ~140Km/h the speedometer of my car is remarkably accurate). - Just a heading towards your destination is generally quite usefull... - ...but less usefull when there's a huge mountain inbetween. - You can only use it as just GPS for more around 6 hours. - A nokia BL-5C makes a fine spare battery. - A toothpick is perfectly useable as a styles, cheaper to replace as well. - An cheapo usb car charger will happily charge at 1 amp. - You can drag it up and down a few mountains without problems. - You will break it during a 'save' trip to a nice old village... AVee -- Q) Which came first, the multithreaded chicken or the multithreaded egg? A) They came at the same time, but the multithreaded chicken terminated first. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen
It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be completing the transaction with them today. If you want to hold off purchasing until after I receive mine; I will be sure to post up the aftermath. At least that way if they are fraudulent only one of us will be out the cash ;). Otherwise, it is possible to remove the screen and it required nothing more than the guitar pick that I used to open the case. The only tricky part was the connection to the main board. There is a small black locking mechanism that flips up and allows for the LCD panel to be disconnected from the main board. I haven't heard much from Koolu (my reseller) yet as to whether or not they would be willing to RMA the system. Last time they checked in with me they were contacting the manufacturer to see if it was even possible. John AVee wrote: On Wednesday 13 August 2008 23:29, John Koenig wrote: Is it possible to remove the touchscreen from its mounting on the GTA02? Visually it looks possible, but it certainly doesn't seem to want to come out easily. Did you actually manage to get a new sceen yet? I #%([EMAIL PROTECTED]@#)$#%)[EMAIL PROTECTED] dropped my freerunner on the pavement which broke the screen. Please keeps us updated if you are actually going to repair your freerunner. I'm not very keen on getting a whole new freerunner just because the screen is broken. Anyone around with a GTA01 to get rid off or a freerunner which is broken in some other way? If that doesn't work i'll have to find some use for a 400Mhz low power debian system. A few lessons learned during my holiday: - The freerunner does work at altitudes above 2000m. - It will also work fine at speeds around 180 km/h... - ...but operating the touchscreen while driving isn't that easy. - (Up to ~140Km/h the speedometer of my car is remarkably accurate). - Just a heading towards your destination is generally quite usefull... - ...but less usefull when there's a huge mountain inbetween. - You can only use it as just GPS for more around 6 hours. - A nokia BL-5C makes a fine spare battery. - A toothpick is perfectly useable as a styles, cheaper to replace as well. - An cheapo usb car charger will happily charge at 1 amp. - You can drag it up and down a few mountains without problems. - You will break it during a 'save' trip to a nice old village... AVee ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen
On Monday 18 August 2008 14:23, John Koenig wrote: It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be completing the transaction with them today. If you want to hold off purchasing until after I receive mine; I will be sure to post up the aftermath. At least that way if they are fraudulent only one of us will be out the cash ;). That's sounds far better then buying a whole new freerunner. I'll wait and see what happens to your order first... AVee -- Program testing can be a very effective way to show the presence of bugs, but is hopelessly inadequate for showing their absence. -- Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen
John Koenig wrote: Otherwise, it is possible to remove the screen and it required nothing more than the guitar pick that I used to open the case. The only tricky part was the connection to the main board. There is a small black locking mechanism that flips up and allows for the LCD panel to be disconnected from the main board. Also, one must be very careful when removing the ribbon which connects the LCD panel. When I removed my LCD, that ribbon got a tear in it. Good luck with the replacement John. cheers, Brad ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
