Mystery of the Day
May 23, 2015 07:24:47 #
Can someone explain why a red tablet pointer does not work on either tablet I own - iPad Air & Dell Venue? I purchased a tablet folder a few months ago which came with a set of 3 pointers; red, silver, and black. Silver & black work fine, but red does not. There is nothing electronic about these. They are simply pen-sized aluminum tubes with soft rubber tips. I can not tell any difference in the flexibility of the tips. Tried using the red one many times without success. Is it the color?
May 24, 2015 09:54:50 #
Billbobboy42 wrote:
Can someone explain why a red tablet pointer does ... (show quote)
A touch screen stylus is simply a metal extension for your finger, with a thin protective rubber tip to allow a weak electrical charge generated by your body to travel to the screen. The red stylus is apparently not conducting but shorting... internal wire broken or tolerance between the rubber tip and inner metal tip being too great to pass the charge. Color doesn't enter into it.
You can make your own stylus for less than $1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkVpswpAOCQ
May 24, 2015 10:53:19 #
Phreedom wrote:
A touch screen stylus is simply a metal extension for your finger, with a thin protective rubber tip to allow a weak electrical charge generated by your body to travel to the screen. The red stylus is apparently not conducting but shorting... internal wire broken or tolerance between the rubber tip and inner metal tip being too great to pass the charge. Color doesn't enter into it.
You can make your own stylus for less than $1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkVpswpAOCQ
You can make your own stylus for less than $1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkVpswpAOCQ
Thanks for clearing up that mystery. I thought touch screens simply worked on pressure.
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