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    Replace cf-31 screen with a cf-30

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by wichie, Apr 6, 2016.

  1. wichie

    wichie Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know if the cf-30 screen is compatible with the CF-31?

    Thanks
     
    wichie, Apr 6, 2016
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    No it is not..
    You need a CF31 screen.
    I could not find a used one when i was looking.
     
    Shawn, Apr 6, 2016
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  3. wichie

    wichie Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks Shawn, that sucks lots of cf-30 screens out there.
     
    wichie, Apr 6, 2016
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    Sure does.
     
    Shawn, Apr 6, 2016
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    CWB32 Need parts for my flying saucer.

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    yeah ...
    and those '30 screens most likely have a bunch of hours on them and thus , the ccfls are dimming/shifting spectral output .
    there is no way to *see* what-is-what unless you tear the backlight apart and have a calibrated eye-ball to gauge the condition of the lamps .
    the other way is to connect the display to a '30 and fire it up .
    a good way to see how much the lamps on a '30 have changed is to compare the display against a '31 .
    the leds of a '31 will exhibit less dimming/shifting and be about 90% after about 20K hours .

    yep , you can buy the ccfls and swap them out but it is not for the faint of heart .
    and while you're at it , change the inverter .
     
    CWB32, Apr 7, 2016
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    wichie Notebook Consultant

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    turns out it was the touch panel that was smashed not the LCD. So what I did was heat gun out the touch from a cf30, removed the broken one from the CF-31 (heatgun) removed a few spacers on the bezel of the cf-31 and the CF-30 touch glass fit perfectly. Its not touch obviously but the cf-30 glass protects the cf-31 lcd now.
     
    wichie, Apr 7, 2016
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