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    GPS Antenna cover right corner

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Kanada76, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. Kanada76

    Kanada76 Newbie

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    Hi,
    where to buy this plastic cover??

    Is this original?



    How can the LCD be changed to get more brightness?

    Thanks
     

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  2. klboo

    klboo Notebook Evangelist

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    I would think that cover is a modified part. Toughbook, modly, ohlip and some others have done similar things. It was probably cut and the antenna fitted, then epoxied and sanded to match.

    Various threads on adding aftermarket GPS cover some of this.
     
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  3. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Kanada... Welcome to the Panasonic Forums!

    Cybertools molds their own corners. I have only seen one in person. There is a slight difference but not by much. They make a lot of those laptops but for a "one-off" it wouldn't be worth yout time or money.

    If you are looking to add GPS... You have A LOT of reading to do.

    The only way you will get more brightness is either to pay someone to install a new backlight... Or move up to a CF-29. The screen brightness on the 29 seems more than twice as bright as the 28... So much more that you can even see it in daylight... But not very well... But still enough to operate the laptop.
     
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  4. Kanada76

    Kanada76 Newbie

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    Thanks.

    The cover is from

    http://www.toughbookgps.com/

    but I don´t know how ha made this.

    he sells on ebay to 180214906578 i think.

    I have read the alot here, its brillinat. I have 2 CF-28 with Panasonic GPS and try to install second one. I need this for my work, I use Fugawi and our TOP50
    (germany)
     
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    YOU didn't pay THAT kind of money did you? Talk about highway robbery! Either that or he hasn't updated his web page, info and prices in 4-5 years!

    JEEEEEEESUS....
     
    Toughbook, Feb 19, 2008
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    Modly Warranty Voider

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    I thought the same thing. Ouch.

    Bastard even has the domain I wanted to register for if I sell those boards I'm working on.
     
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    I would never pay so much money for a used modified and painted Laptop like his ones.
    Found only the antenna cover interesting.
     
    Kanada76, Feb 20, 2008
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    Kanada76 Newbie

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    I use on CF-28 and CF-18 a Sierra Wireless UMTS Card with internal antenna.
    Works fine.
     
    Kanada76, Feb 20, 2008
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    Modly Warranty Voider

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    We need to find a plastics engineer or injection molding guy that loves toughbooks... Because that's an area I just can't touch. I burn plastic.
     
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    If only I had taken the moldmaking class when I was in the CNC classes. makes me want to go back and take it now!
     
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  11. Toughbook

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    It's fairly easy enough to do... You just need the money to buy all the supplies and the time to do it. It's all pourable stuff.

    Make the part, mold it, pour the plastic in... Nothing else to it.
     
    Toughbook, Feb 21, 2008
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    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    I believe at one time I outlined the RTV silicone mold/epoxy resin process I've used to make small quantities of custom parts. I don't know if you can use the silicone molds to make a whole poured rubber part; also, my experience with the pourable handle stuff is that while it makes a good grip or surface if poured to something rigid, I'm not entirely certain it is dense/rigid enough to use for a whole poured rubber part that will support your GPS antenna. That was why I suggested potting the GPS antenna in mold to make an epoxy part, then just pouring a skin of black rubber over that.

    mnem
    *Pix a-pox a-pix epoxy*
     
    mnementh, Feb 21, 2008
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