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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: nuka1195 on June 18, 2008, 04:24:00 pm
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Hi,
I purchased one of the ELO 1545L touchscreens from ebay (USB connection). The lcd works fine, but i can not get the touchscreen to work.
Windows xp does recognize it as an HID-compliant mouse, but no movement. Installing the ELO drivers does not help, though the control panel says everything is working.
There are two wires a black and a red, that i am unable to find any info on. I thought they might just be an extension for a power switch.
Does anyone have any info that may help. I have not found any posts with anyone receiving a bad display, but i guess there's always a first.
Thank you
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Are you trying to use it as a second monitor? I had to disable the main and make the ELO the only screen for the TS to work properly.
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Hi,
I think I read your thread. I was trying it in a dual monitor mode, but then switched to single monitor and have since tried it on a different computer, still no success.
Do you know what the two wires, red and black are for? I can not find any info on them.
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Hi,
I think I read your thread. I was trying it in a dual monitor mode, but then switched to single monitor and have since tried it on a different computer, still no success.
Do you know what the two wires, red and black are for? I can not find any info on them.
I think they are for the speakers as the screen has built in volume controls. Are you using the latest ELO drivers from their website?
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yes, i am using the latest, but even without drivers. there should be some built in support with xp.
thanks for your help
Edit: I'm unfamiliar with how these work. does it have to be mounted in a bezel before it will work? I'm just testing it as is without a bezel.
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I had the same problem with one that I bought from that same company. One of the transducer wires was broken where it is epoxied to the touchscreen overlay. I emailed them and they sent a replacement immediately.
The red and black wires are for a speaker.
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Thanks all,
I'll email them and let them know.
I appreciate your help.
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They sent another one that works fine.
I don't see any outward damage to the one that doesn't work. it would be nice if it could be fixed.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Did you get yours to work I am having the same problem, I just got one and it uses the screen but says that there is no touchscreen connected, Please help if you can....
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the one that does not work still does not work.
With the drivers installed, it says it's connected and working. Just no response when touching it.
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With the drivers installed, it says it's connected and working. Just no response when touching it.
That generally means that the touchscreen micro-controller is working but the overlay screen itself is not. (the part you touch)
As mentioned already, could be a broken wire that's embeded in the screen border or bad transducer.
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I have been playing around with the monitor.
if i take rubbing alchohol and rub it on the back of the one transducer on the bottom right. the touch screen works, until the alcohol evaporates. it won't work if i put too much on, until some evaporates.
does this mean it is repairable? I don't see any of the main wires broken. They look connected to the transducer ok.
it would be nice as the screen is a little cleaner than the fully working model. taking the glass off to clean the working one worry's me.
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if u have a damaged connection , could try conductive paint .
the panel removal trick is to use dental floss . it will cut through the foam adhesive .
sure better than breaking the panel ( which i , being ignorant , did on the 1st one :cry: )
qrz
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thanks for the tips.
it could be a bad connection, it's so small i can't see it.
i will try the conductive paint.
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sorry to bring this back from the dead but I just bought one of these and although the touchscreen works fine, the monitor is giving off a bunch of static or horizontal lines that look like interference. When I change the contract and colors it changes the pattern of lines a bit. Anyone have this type of experience? I've changed resolution and refresh rate and tried on 3 other computers with same result. Does anyone have a specific type of power adaptor for this monitor, or do you all just have a regular black power cable that monitors usually have.
thanks
Jason