I feel like I'm putting in a new engine again. Got myself a mismatch,

The plug adaptor on this Tosh 1800S is a two plug affair, but the plug on the new screen in a THREE plug affair, but with only two wires. So, I've chopped the 2 pin plug in half on the new screen. So I can shove one plug in each hole on the laptop. The screen has a pink and white wire, but I don't know which way round to put it. :(

Only way I might know for sure is get the smashed screen in to work, but its at home now so I can't check its wires and plug setup. :(

ANyone know perchance? If it helps the long strip the power plugs in to on the laptop has two plugs in a kind of 1/3 - 2/3 split - i.e one is quite a lot wider than tuther, but I can easily stick one of the pink or white wire on the pins inside each plug.

Thanks.

Normally coloured wire is +ve and white wire is -ve, but you might want to search the web/P2P networks for a Toshiba service manual. Make these sort of jobs much easier

Chris

Just guess!

ahem, no. :P

Was hoping the 2/3 1/3 gap issue would help. I would guess the fatter one would generally be the power and negative in the smaller gap, but how to know for sure.

I guess pink is positive and white negative.

I'm sure Jon will be please to see you're taking good care of his laptop

Hell, its my screen, I've yet to break anything on the laptop. Who knows what'll happen if I get +/- mixed up when it comes to powering it up. anyone smell burning?

A former colleague once got the power supply to a laptop wrong - he put 415v into it

A former colleague once got the power supply to a laptop wrong - he put 415v into it

Is that former as in you used to work with him, or former as in that was the last thing he ever did

Chris

I used to work with him before I left

Well, I've been given full rights to change whatever I like on this laptop, but I'd like that first change to be something other than melting it. Thanks.

All google is telling me is I can buy wiring schematics on CD for about $20.... Not wanting to do that. I think I'll just bring in the smashed screen tomorrow and match it up the laptop and work it out that way. At least the 20 pin in the back of the screen fits perfectly.

That sounds like the sensible thing to do - in the mean time you can research my springs as per the other thread

Trying. :( Google is not my friend anymore. It was rubbish for info. Think I'll nip down Mr J.S. for some treats for lunch. yum.

What laptop is this? Have you been smashing laptop screens?

think its the one he uses for vag-com

It is actually Jon's (TaviaRS) :eek:

Its a Toshiba S1800 one. It was in the spare wheel well when the PD engine I was lugging about a while back decided to straight through the boot floor.... :( It broke the screen even through the boot bottom, the laptop bag and through the case as the laptop was shut. :( Oh well - It'll be working soon enough.

PMSL

PMSL

Watch it! Or I'll block ya! :P

Did you post that cable by the way ?

Did you post that cable by the way ?

Yup - first class last night at around 5pm. Made it in there before my local P.O to work did their last collection. Will be in a brown padded envelope.

Good man - now I can continue to laugh at you for putting an engine ontop of a laptop

Good man - now I can continue to laugh at you for putting an engine ontop of a laptop

ba5tard. Wish I'd said no, until you made a public apology.

Looking back the wheel well should have been emptied by me, and then sat the sump in there. At least it would have stood semi-upright then. Probably wouldn't have dumped a litre of oil in the car then (on a tarp thank f***)

Why diddnt you ask one of your farming friends to take it in a Landie or on a trailer? (being from Devnon you must know a farmer or two;))

at the thread title now

I think I would have put a large piece of 3/4" plywood in the boot as a minimum, as well as tying the engine to the seat catches or the seatbelt anchors to stop it moving about.

Oh what a greeeeaaaaat thread