:: palm pilot cpr

model: pilot 5000
manufactured by : us robotics palm computing
year of manufacturing: 1996
made in Singapore
ram: 500 k (whooau)
diagnostic: half dead screen
chances of survival: none
( i killed two before with similar tactics)

i had problems with my palm earlier on last year. so i ditched the thing into one of my drawers.
now that I had two AAA lying around I decided to try and revive the beast.

problem: screen did not respond to touch and it would deprogram quickly from the initial settings - leaving the top menu open and nothing more than the 4 bottom function buttons to work with. dam. all pounding and slamming against hard surfaces did not produce any results so i decided to open it up.

another problem: the two screws that secure the back to face plate did not want to come off. so i had no choice than to rip the plastic and extract them with a electrical plyers. it worked. got inside - now...

- so I took out all the unnecessary pieces. - ripped the extra palm siding – too victorian for me
- unplugged the screen cable tab - ripping two more tabs that are supposed to secure it in place.
- for about 10 minutes I struggled to clip the cable back in - it's a difficult maneuver.
- applied tape over the connection. sure as hell that cable won't move.
- than I taped the face plate on. hit the power button and "voila" it werks.
- added more tape. more tape.

- now I can tap into the screen and works proper for both graffiti and selection of items.

i enjoy now a working palm pilot in a stylish case - thanks to [v] for the case.
plus - it weights - less :). talk about minimal. now, this is recycling.

here you can see the pics [1] [2] [3] [4]
posted by [d] at 20:31