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CpCaveman:
Thats great, was picturing that flat copper stuff, was a nightmare to solder with my led`s but thats another story (yeah i know it still could be, hope not though) i have some of that stuff in some old computers I can rip apart, so as long as theyre linked right it`ll be good can always hide the mess behind the bezel :), thanks corybee you`re a gent sir, appreciate the help and the pics  :cheers:


and louise ;)

--- Quote ---Wasn't knocking your idea, chief.  It just reminded me of this and I thought it might give you some cool ideas for your build. Lots of folks, myself included, learn from others. 

Christ...Whatever you end up doing, have fun or something.
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Sorry little wigwam, I put smilies and thankyou`s everywhere to show what i thought was jokey, and thanked you for your input, and didnt say you were knocking my idea at all, just wasnt helping with the questions i actually asked (you seem to be overly sensitive, did someone hurt you in a past forum? (THAT WAS ANOTHER JOKE BTW :) <-- see smilies-->  :) )

Mohammed.... Whatever you end up doing realise that people over 40 dont type stuff to be nasty, we have a sense of humour too! who`d have thought it eh? :) we leave nasty to the kidlings in the magical twitbooky land of i`m past caring :) may budda bless you :)

Louis Tully:
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CoryBee:
Yea, as long as you extend those wires some how you should be golden. wont need to solder to the connectors themselves, just the wires on them, all depends on your laptop's LCD panel connector. But I bet that it is the exact same connector as I have taken apart an almost identical laptop as you pictured.

Either way, start de-casing that bad boy so I can see how you manage!  :applaud:

epicfatigue:
If you have an EMC gun you can foil the plastic connector on motherboard and then heat the back of it and slide out the connector,
Once off you can then get a small copper board draw trace lines to a VGA connector and dip it into etching solution ($5) then drill the holes for everything.

Would look very clean that way, or are you using the Laptop body and just wanting to extend the screen ?

a1pharm:
Look at this idea (pic below), it enables you to avoid raising/lowering the joysticks, while providing you an easy way to construct what you want.  Keep in mind, you'll probably want a pneumatic arm or toy chest hinge to keep the monitor upright.

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