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    CF-30 MK2 Stock GPS Issues " SOLVED "

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by The Spartan Guy, Mar 14, 2015.

  1. The Spartan Guy

    The Spartan Guy Notebook Enthusiast

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    You're absolutely right...

    I bought the laptop in Canada. I can only buy these from foreign countries, because in Italy there are at best a dozen of ToughBook users, afaik...
    The same is for the repair shops, most of them just install OSs, remove viruses or install video cards on PCI Express slots...

    Anyway, should I buy another antenna/module, what is best? The standard ones or those U-Blox 6 modules I often read about?
     
    The Spartan Guy, Mar 19, 2015
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  2. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Shawn, Mar 19, 2015
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    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    gray-beard, Mar 19, 2015
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    keyzed Newbie

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    @ohlip
    You're right. But solving the problem remotely - it's like to operate on the photo without knowing the condition of the patient.

    @The Spartan Guy
    Yep, you can use the wi-fi antenna cable like @gray-beard says. It would work.
     
    keyzed, Mar 20, 2015
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    CWB32 Need parts for my flying saucer.

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    what ? you mean the signal can travel for thousands of miles but it can't make that little jump of a couple of inches ?
    o_O :p :rolleyes:

    if you are inexperienced at GA soldering (gnats arse) , hedge the bet and replace the coax/antenna as a unit .
    the insulation is a very close relative of PTFE (teflon) , it is challenging to work with .
    these type of *things* can turn into an animosity generator pretty quick .
     
    CWB32, Mar 20, 2015
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  6. ohlip

    ohlip Toughbook Modder

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    Contact member "junglew". He is also from Italy and he can do it for you. He also a Toughbook fanatic and done some interesting stuff on a Toughbook.

    ohlip
     
    ohlip, Mar 20, 2015
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  7. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes you can repair a bad cable, I have done it but only because I had the small (microscopic) shrink tubes left over from before I retired from repairing under tile heat cables.
    They were also a very small shielded coaxial type cable.
     
    gray-beard, Mar 20, 2015
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  8. The Spartan Guy

    The Spartan Guy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much everyone. You absolutely rock!

    @ohlip, can I extract all the suggestions and step-by-step troubleshooting and post a mini-guide for people with issues like mine?
     
    The Spartan Guy, Mar 21, 2015
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    Please do...I think it's a great idea
     
    toughasnails, Mar 21, 2015
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  10. The Spartan Guy

    The Spartan Guy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Update: thank you very much everyone! Problem finally solved using gray beard's suggestion. I bought exactly that cable and did some dirty work.... Now I have a fully functional GPS module that performs great!

    I would edit the title adding the tag [SOLVED], but I was unable to.

    Again, if ohlip authorizes me I'll post a thread with the complete troubleshooting for the stickies.
     
    The Spartan Guy, Apr 16, 2015
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    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    All done...."Solved" :vbthumbsup:
     
    toughasnails, Apr 16, 2015
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  12. ohlip

    ohlip Toughbook Modder

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    As the moderator said! Go ahead and it will help others with the same issue.

    ohlip
     
    ohlip, Apr 16, 2015
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    @ keyzed and The Spartan Guy,
    I'm happy to give you both your first "reputations". It is a breath of fresh air to have two newbies contribute to the dialog with cogent and relevant information.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Apr 17, 2015
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  14. The Spartan Guy

    The Spartan Guy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much!
    I'll post it ASAP! :)
     
    The Spartan Guy, Apr 17, 2015
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