Intuos 3 woes
polycounter lvl 19
So, my trusty Intuos 3 tablet has stopped responding today. It was acting up last night - but has now stopped working altogether.
I use it at home and work, so it gets packed/unpacked almost every day, and I suspect that the cable near the tablet has finally cracked internally.
There's still power, and a penpress will still get a green light. There's no response on screen though, and the vertical trackpads (set to zoom) and the shoulder buttons won't respond either, so it's not just the pen.
My question is - I can solder and perform electronic repairs myself so, should I crack the case, cut off the worn section of cable and re-attach further down?
Has anyone tried this (and more importantly) been successful?
[EDIT] Forgot to add - I'll try it on a different machine later today, just in case the driver has gone funky.
I use it at home and work, so it gets packed/unpacked almost every day, and I suspect that the cable near the tablet has finally cracked internally.
There's still power, and a penpress will still get a green light. There's no response on screen though, and the vertical trackpads (set to zoom) and the shoulder buttons won't respond either, so it's not just the pen.
My question is - I can solder and perform electronic repairs myself so, should I crack the case, cut off the worn section of cable and re-attach further down?
Has anyone tried this (and more importantly) been successful?
[EDIT] Forgot to add - I'll try it on a different machine later today, just in case the driver has gone funky.
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and an exacto
a mini usb pinout picture
and some hot glue
open the intuos, cut the cord, solder the wires to te connector
test the connection
cut out enough space for the connector where the cable was
glue the connector in place
close the wacom
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and ofcource get a mini usb cable
And I speak from experience, a faulty USB connection can kill hardware, I once lost an entire mobo due to a faulty USB port causing a short circuit and frying some shit.
But yeah, checking if it's not a software thing first might be best.
Maph - I'm 99% sure it's cable wear. I'll be certain tonight. Re: PCB damage, I presume you mean the Mobo USB connection? I have six usb slots, and I've tried every one - with exactly the same result. Lights, power, but no data.
I'll post pics if I have to crack the case - maybe they'll help other folk.
this shows the disassembly of an intuos(and making of a frankensteins tablet)