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Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:30 pm
by WittgensteinSergeant
Okay, apparently my TS is dead
(and that's exactly the reason I brought it)
So, should I sell it and go for a CF-19 with missing parts (no caddy etc) or keep it?
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:48 pm
by Shawn
I should have a top assembly for that ...
Let me check when I get home.
I'll make you a deal..
Monte Hall
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:53 pm
by WittgensteinSergeant
Shawn wrote:I should have a top assembly for that ...
Let me check when I get home.
I'll make you a deal..
Monte Hall
In that case: I'll wait then.
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:13 pm
by SHEEPMAN!
The touch panel is replaceable with the new style.
Mark 1 CF-19 have old style panel.
Mk 2 and above panel separation will not be an issue. They did make a change in the plug that occasionally needs to be reset. Not every machine...just the ones that lose touch.
I have a MK1 digitizer and a MK2 touch for sale. (CF-19) Cleve may have one too. Complete. JUST FYI.
If you like the 18...put a new touch panel on it....or the one Shawn has....best bang for the buck.
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:32 pm
by safn1949
A question,does the 18 have the same deal as the 30 in that you need the LCD and outer screen from the same mark or it does the rainbow thing?
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:02 pm
by toughasnails
I have switched around the MK1 and MK2, never had a MK3 to try.
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:35 pm
by ADOR
And just to remember on 18/19 series I have NEVER seen a dead digitizer.
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:53 am
by UNCNDL1
Regarding this:
ADOR wrote:And just to remember on 18/19 series I have NEVER seen a dead digitizer.
That/this is a Very Good Point. I always regret selling the first CF-19 Digitizer I had way back when, before I knew about this point.
If you are somewhat handy and the price is right, then a swap/exchange would have you up and running in no time.
The CF-19's have come down in price now that the market is flooded, AND it has a SATA hard drive.
This would make a SSD swap/upgrade desireable.
Interested in how you will proceed.
It is possible (maybe) that your operating system (OPENsuse) and the xinput_calibrator program you added might have installed funky. You could try another newer version of Linux flavour install and see if you still have the touchscreen problem.
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:01 am
by ADOR
Also on the digitizers I know from either ubuntu 10 or 11 they pick right up and work. I keep two extra digitizer pens just incase I run across a deal on one. I still have a few to put together (cf-19 but I think the touch is dead or dying on them) I have one Mk2 digitizer that I am mixing together with Mk1,2 and CF-18 parts to get it up and running. It's that one that was totally destroyed I posted pictures of a while back.)
Re: Sell or keep CF-18? (Dead TS)
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:05 am
by safn1949
You can find 19mk2's for $100 in good shape just needing caddies. I just did,mk1 are really cheap.