[Arm-netbook] Interchangeable screen

[GaCuest]

En 17 de septiembre de 2015 en 15:04:24, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton (lkcl at lkcl.net) escrito:
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:28 PM, GaCuest wrote:
> > En 17 de septiembre de 2015 en 1:07:53, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton (lkcl at lkcl.net) 
> escrito:
> 
> > However, although change the screen would be for users with more knowledge, we want 
> to make it as simple as possible, and perhaps using FPC cables and screws complicates 
> it too.
> 
> it's up to you. an FPC cable at least a replacement can be bought.
> those connectors, once damaged, it's game over.
> 
> consider this: if a console is dropped - and it will get dropped -
> those neodymium magnets aren't going to hold, are they? that will
> result in those B2B connectors being ripped off the PCB, quite likely
> damaging both the LCD board *and* the main board.
> 
> with screws, that's not going to happen, is it?
> 
> and even if it did (if someone dropped the console *explicitly* after
> taking the screws out), well.... the FPC cable might get torn out, but
> it will be the weakest chain in the link and would die before taking
> out the actual FPC connectors.
> 
> even vibration or general handling is going to cause stress on those
> B2B connectors unless you have some screws making absolutely,
> absolutely sure that the two boards are not going to move. at all.
> 
> mechanically, the combination of a tiny B2B connector and neodymium
> magnets seems like asking for trouble.

Maybe you're right and the best solution is to use FFC.

Perhaps the best solution is to use neodymium magnets and screws. So any user can be safe with its screen. An advanced user who often changes the screen can always remove the screws and only use neodymium magnets.

> 
> l.
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