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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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The Real Bev
Dec 2, 2018, 10:43:37 PM12/2/18
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Everything worked, but the screen was unresponsive. For once, I googled
before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
Carefully drag the corner of a piece of ordinary paper under the edge
all the way around. Yeah, I was suspicious too, but it worked!
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Cheers, Bev
Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for
anything, but they still bring a smile to your face
when you push them down a flight of stairs.
before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
Carefully drag the corner of a piece of ordinary paper under the edge
all the way around. Yeah, I was suspicious too, but it worked!
--
Cheers, Bev
Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for
anything, but they still bring a smile to your face
when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Michael Black
Dec 3, 2018, 2:37:50 PM12/3/18
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2018, The Real Bev wrote:
> Everything worked, but the screen was unresponsive. For once, I googled
> before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
> Carefully drag the corner of a piece of ordinary paper under the edge all the
> way around. Yeah, I was suspicious too, but it worked!
>
That's interesting, I wonder what other devices might suffer in the same
> Everything worked, but the screen was unresponsive. For once, I googled
> before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
> Carefully drag the corner of a piece of ordinary paper under the edge all the
> way around. Yeah, I was suspicious too, but it worked!
>
way?
I got a TomTom One GPS for ten dollars at a rummage sale, and the touch
aspect seemed flakey initially, but after charging and some use, all seems
fine. I got a PDA last year, and the touch screen (you needed a stylus)
seems unrepsonsive, I was wondering what might be involved, not that it
really matters, it was a few dollars and I have no real use for one.
Michael
The Real Bev
Dec 3, 2018, 3:07:15 PM12/3/18
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How do the edges know which spot on the screen was touched? Was the bit
of crud in ONE specific place that somehow allowed the whole thing to
work, like a ground connection or something? Is the whole thing like a
required ground connection and a bit of crud somehow breaks that
connection? The website guy used paper; what if I'd used a tiny bit of
toothpick sliver or wire or plastic?
I have an older Lenovo laptop with a touchscreen that I rarely use; it
must have a frame. If it ever goes wonky I'll try it.
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Cheers, Bev
I'd rather not have neighbors. If I can see them, they're too close.
In fact, if I can see them through a rifle scope, they're too close.
-- Anonymous Coward
Andy Burns
Feb 15, 2019, 2:42:17 PM2/15/19
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The Real Bev wrote:
> Everything worked, but the screen was unresponsive. For once, I googled
> before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
If nooks operate in the same way as kobo screens it's not actually
> Everything worked, but the screen was unresponsive. For once, I googled
> before asking. The problem is crud between the screen and the frame.
resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared
beams that criss-cross the screen.
peterw...@gmail.com
Feb 15, 2019, 3:26:28 PM2/15/19
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On Monday, December 3, 2018 at 3:07:15 PM UTC-5, The Real Bev wrote:
> The website guy used paper; what if I'd used a tiny bit of
> toothpick sliver or wire or plastic?
Paper (or very thin cardboard) will absorb oils and grease - with special reference to skin oils. A toothpick is to coarse, and silver, wire or plastic will not.
> The website guy used paper; what if I'd used a tiny bit of
> toothpick sliver or wire or plastic?
A common practice is to clean out variable capacitors with business cards - for just that reason.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
peterw...@gmail.com
Feb 15, 2019, 3:26:34 PM2/15/19
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On Friday, February 15, 2019 at 2:42:17 PM UTC-5, Andy Burns wrote:
> If nooks operate in the same way as kobo screens it's not actually
> resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared
> beams that criss-cross the screen.
That would be quite expensive in terms of battery use. And Nooks are known for very long battery life. My wife will go for over a week, easily, reading several hours per day.
> If nooks operate in the same way as kobo screens it's not actually
> resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared
> beams that criss-cross the screen.
The Real Bev
Feb 15, 2019, 5:13:29 PM2/15/19
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Cheers, Bev
I can picture a world without war, without hate. I can picture
us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.
Andy Burns
Feb 16, 2019, 4:34:50 PM2/16/19
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pf...@aol.com wrote:
> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> If nooks operate in the same way as kobo screens it's not actually
>> resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared
>> beams that criss-cross the screen.
>
> That would be quite expensive in terms of battery use.
Apparently the nook simple touch does have an IR matrix
> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> If nooks operate in the same way as kobo screens it's not actually
>> resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared
>> beams that criss-cross the screen.
>
> That would be quite expensive in terms of battery use.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nook_Simple_Touch>
> And Nooks are
> known for very long battery life. My wife will go for over a week,
> easily, reading several hours per day.
matrix (and I expect kindles last for ages too).
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