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Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: BarryW on December 30, 2004, 04:22:15 am

Undoing my keyboard light mod.  Thought I'd show a few pics of the innards while they were exposed.



http://homepage.mac.com/barrywoods/PhotoAlbum30.html (http://homepage.mac.com/barrywoods/PhotoAlbum30.html)

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: freshroastedpeanut on January 07, 2005, 12:43:31 pm

Nice Pics!! I am inspired- ran into the same issue with the 6000 on a recent flight, needed light to type. Maybe a little bit of EL tape along the top of the KB...hmmm....

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: soundwave106 on January 07, 2005, 04:48:01 pm

I'm wondering how well USB lights work with the Z? I imagine they'd work OK and serve a similar purpose.

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: Antikx on January 11, 2005, 11:46:48 am

I've wondered the same thing about using USB lights on a Zaurus.
Can anyone verify that they work ok? (I'm sure they probably will though)

I use my Tungsten C alot in the dark and it's a pain to not have a lit keyboard. If USB lights work on the new Zaurus's with USB host, that would be great

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: ThC on January 11, 2005, 11:52:39 am

I think you'll just have to check if the lamp is USB 1.1 compliant and do not require USB 2 to run as USB 2 provides more power than 1.1

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: BarryW on January 11, 2005, 11:58:38 am

Usb lights work, the fun part is finding a place to clip them.

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: rmako on January 12, 2005, 01:57:10 pm

Where is the 802.11 antenna in there?

Bob Makowsky

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: BarryW on January 12, 2005, 09:12:08 pm

It's under the screen.  I didn't want to take the screen off again, cause I didn't need to and the ribbon cables are really easy to screw up.  It wasn't so bad with the iPaq's, I could get parts.

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: rmako on January 13, 2005, 11:05:20 am

Thank you very much.  Wondering if there would be a way to add to the antenna for increased range.

Bob Makowsky

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: BarryW on January 13, 2005, 12:03:05 pm

It's doable but check my arguments from the weak antenna thread a few down from this one.

Title: Naked Zaurus!!
Post by: rmako on January 13, 2005, 02:51:12 pm

Tks,

Further posts will go in there.  I should know better on this forum.  If I think of something there is prolly already a posting about it! <G>

Thanks for the pointer.

Bob Makowsky