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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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! -- 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. |
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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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 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 |
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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
On 12/03/2018 11:34 AM, Michael Black wrote:
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 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. So haul it out and try it. Surely you didn't throw it away... 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. -- 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 |
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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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 resistive or capacitive touch at all, it's breaking a grid of infrared beams that criss-cross the screen. |
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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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. A common practice is to clean out variable capacitors with business cards - for just that reason. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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Solved -- Nook Simple Touch screen not working
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. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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