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 Post subject: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:13 pm 
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Has anybody out there found information about a possible way to replace the wacom technology with a capacitive system to make the screen finger touch friendly?


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:19 am 
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Maybe something like this?

http://www.njytouch.com/ctp.htm

Need pricing and availability though... :|


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:38 am 
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I just emailed the people at NJYtouch about pricing for the 12.1" capacitive touch screen.
I look forward to hearing back from them and getting some information back here.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:07 am 
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Finally got an email back from NJT. Good news.
The capacitive touchscreen is compatible with the X41t.
The unfortunate part its that the stylus won't work any more.
There is a company that makes a stylus for the iPhone which uses a similar capacitive touchscreen.

That being said, the price for the screen is $110 and is available immediately.
The price for the custom stylus is $28.

If I had disposable income, I pick one up.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:25 am 
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That's cool.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Hmm, time to start saving!


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:38 pm 
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Found this on eBay.ca

http://cgi.ebay.ca/12-1-inch-USB-Panel- ... 2c5447f6b4


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:21 pm 
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That's pretty cool, but the external USB connection would be pretty ugly, running out of he case and to one of the USB ports . If somehow you could rig up an internal USB connection and shorten the cable it might work. However there's a shortage of space in the thinkpads already so shoehorning the controller into he case would be difficult.

When someone does this, I'll expect a full report. (-:

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2010 12:23 am 
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Oops, that one is most likely a resistive screen.


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2010 12:28 am 
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EngineersCake: how does one order from NJT?


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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mrozema wrote:
EngineersCake: how does one order from NJT?


You have to go to their website and send them an email. Then you have to patiently wait for several days before they get back to you.

Are you actually thinking about undertaking this project? That's awesome. Just be careful taking the original digitizer off. (-:

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Ya, I'm considering it. I'm going to see if I can save the digitizer though. I'd like to have both.


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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mrozema wrote:
Ya, I'm considering it. I'm going to see if I can save the digitizer though. I'd like to have both.


That's so cool. I hope you tale some pictures while you do it. I'd be really interested in how the NJT panel interfaces with the x41.

Good luck to you.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2010 9:24 am 
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I got some documentation from the good folks at NJY for the 12.1" capacitive touch screen.
Given the height of the controller, it may be necessary to remove the connectors and hard wire the cables to the circuit board.

Controller specs: [url="http://members.shaw.ca/matt-rozema/ETP-ESCAP7000-02(Controller for Capacitive touch panel).pdf"]here[/url]

Touch screen specs: [url="http://members.shaw.ca/matt-rozema/NJY-1210-IN-CTP.pdf"]here[/url]


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Would it be possible to clip the connector off the cap/touch panel and splice the wacom connector on to the new harness? Maybe order two new harnesses.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Ok, I know it's been a while, but I finally bit the bullet and ordered that capacitive touch screen.

Here goes nothing! :mrgreen:


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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That's awesome. Good luck and update us when you figure it out.

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Wow, this is cool.

Do post if it works out..it will probably take some Dremeling, gluing, and soldering, but if it works, it would be like if tablet features were useful. W7 has multitouch support, right?

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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
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Win7 does. Mostly for its own limited set of gestures.


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:41 pm 
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Bad news folks. The full panel is too large to fit inside the lid of this laptop. Not sure about thickness, but definitely height and width. I should've looked closer at the spec sheet. Rookie mistake.

Sorry to get your hopes up. :oops:


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 Post subject: Re: Capacitive touch screen mod for X41 tablet?
PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:06 am 
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Aw man, that sucks. Oh well.
Good luck with your future projects.

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