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    CF-19 Touchscreen lifespan

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Beandispatch, Aug 9, 2018.

  1. Beandispatch

    Beandispatch Newbie

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    I have about 40 CF-19 our dispatch center is responsible for we are starting to get some failing touchscreens. Does anybody know what the average lifespan of them are. These are used 24/7 and I'm trying to figure out if now is the time to start stocking up for the whole fleet.
     
    Beandispatch, Aug 9, 2018
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  2. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    heat seems to kill them faster
     
    Shawn, Aug 9, 2018
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  3. Beandispatch

    Beandispatch Newbie

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    I'm not surprised these things are def being roughly treated and we are just trying to stay ahead of the curve. We are noticing its mostly the bottom half of the screen that stars to fail and will not hold calibration
     
    Beandispatch, Aug 9, 2018
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  4. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Where I work too our 19's run 24/7 363 days a year. Ours are anywhere from 2 to 5 years old but no problems yet. Well one....out of the 16 guys that us them I am the only one that uses the stylus. The rest uses a black pen. Can you guess what the screen looks like :eek:
     
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  5. Beandispatch

    Beandispatch Newbie

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    Yeah very few in my fleet use the stylus which is the other reason we were wondering about predicting failures.
     
    Beandispatch, Aug 13, 2018
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    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    What generation/MK are they?
     
    ADOR, Aug 15, 2018
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  7. toughasnails

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    I really don't think there is really a way too. It all really comes down to the person using it. A lot of people think just because it's a Toughbook it's tough. When it is but you still need to us so common sense.
     
    toughasnails, Aug 16, 2018
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  8. BaRRmaley

    BaRRmaley Notebook Deity

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    I've seen almost new toughbooks with non-working touchscreen. I think they don't like storage. Had problems with machines not being used in autumn+winter.
     
    BaRRmaley, Aug 16, 2018
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    safn1949 I'm sure I'm on the wrong planet

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    I would also like to know what mark they are, I've had a couple of Mk2 fails and of course Mk1's are bad.
     
    safn1949, Aug 24, 2018
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