Hermes in a Kaiser Body

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Was wondering if its possible to rebuild the Hermes using the tilt housing for the lcd from a Kaiser? When i had the Kaiser it wasn't that different from the Hermes in terms of shape and size so am i right in asuming the insides would match? Ideally what i'd do is just replace the LCD housing for the tilting one, retaining all the original Hermes parts exept for the tilt mechanism.

Originally Posted by ToppyHTC

Was wondering if its possible to rebuild the Hermes using the tilt housing for the lcd from a Kaiser? When i had the Kaiser it wasn't that different from the Hermes in terms of shape and size so am i right in asuming the insides would match? Ideally what i'd do is just replace the LCD housing for the tilting one, retaining all the original Hermes parts exept for the tilt mechanism.

IMHO if you start trying to do that you will regret ever starting it. OK they are roughly (I do mean roughly) the same size, but every screw hole will be in a different position, the detailed parts like switches, flex cable connectors, holes for connectors, camera etc etc are not in exactly the same positions and to be honest it would probably be easier to manufacture your own casing (as daft as that sounds).

Personally I think it's a fantasy that can never be!

Mike

Somehow possible

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Hi!

I have managed to rebuild my HTC TYTN with black centre housing with a black 8525 housing and smaller front keypad.

Now its all black, but it lacks the tilt function on the kaiser.

Originally Posted by robinmalmberg

Hi!

I have managed to rebuild my HTC TYTN with black centre housing with a black 8525 housing and smaller front keypad.

Now its all black, but it lacks the tilt function on the kaiser.

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Its not that entire screen section i want to use, just the hinged sliding mechanism. The casing itself is different and i doubt it would fit right anyway.

On the Hermes you've got the 2 sliders that screw into the casing with the 4 screws. Surely the ones on the Kaiser are the same but with a hinge to allow the tilt?

I'm gonna go digging around for a Kaiser disassembly manual. There's one on the Wiki i think.

Cheers guys.

Originally Posted by ToppyHTC

Its not that entire screen section i want to use, just the hinged sliding mechanism. The casing itself is different and i doubt it would fit right anyway.

On the Hermes you've got the 2 sliders that screw into the casing with the 4 screws. Surely the ones on the Kaiser are the same but with a hinge to allow the tilt?

I'm gonna go digging around for a Kaiser disassembly manual. There's one on the Wiki i think.

Cheers guys.

I'm afraid the mechanism is very different. There is a double coil spring mechanism in the TyTn II. You'll see it in the Manual, but seriously and I don't say this lightly, IMHO it's not a workable idea, there are no sliders like you have on the Hermes. There is no spare space in the Hermes. The entire hinge part on the TyTn II is a part of the Keyboard casing so you would need that part and the screen section contains the double coil spring, so you would need that section as there is no spare space in the Hermes to fit it. So in other words you would need the complete Kaiser casing. That then leaves you the impossible task of fitting the Hermes circuitry into a complete Kaiser casing.

Mike

Originally Posted by mikechannon

...I'm afraid the mechanism is very different. There is a double coil spring mechanism in the TyTn II...

Mike

Ah ****, i forgot about that. Not to worry, it was just an idea. Might try getting hold of a dummy device and fabricating something, though i doubt i'll make the time and effort for it. Heh

Al