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- Project Name - Bartop Touchscreen Build
Firebat138:
Here is a little sketch of the bartop I am gonna start. You will see on one side I have a little rectangle. That will be a slot for a wireless keyboard. I am thinking that it will reside in there like one of those slots on your laptop and when u push it in, it will pop out. What would I purchase for the SPRING part?
IG-88:
Love the shape of this thing. Not sure on what you would use for a spring mechanism.
BobA:
If your door is on slides or a hinge the proper touch latch can make it spring open if pushed in
Touch Latch
Firebat138:
that looks like it may work. Thanx guys...
I like the shape as well... It may change once I figure out screen I am using and components... I have a couple of old laptops... Would those work? Is there an issue with another screen being attatched, etc...
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Some laptops will allow to let any external monitor "take over" (I think it's called "give priority to VGA device" or something like that) with a simple BIOS setting. So have a look at the BIOS.