PDA/PocketPC Stylus attachment mod

delpieropadova · 26th March 2006, 9:16 AM

I only have one stylus for my PocketPC. Being a cheapass and not wanting to pay $25 for 3 pieces of small metal sticks, I did this:

- Get 4 long pieces of thin string (the ones you use to mend your shirt buttons). Bunch them together.
- My PPC's battery casing is easily opened, so opened that.
- Took the battery out, wrapped the piece of string 3 times around the battery, put battery back in.
- Close the battery cover again. Other end of the string is outside, of course.
- Attach the loose end to stylus (one of the end of the stylus has a screw cover, so I took out the screw, put the string in there, and screwed it back on). Or you can always superglue it.

End result: That stylus is never going farther than 10 cm from the PPC. Even if you have replacement stylus, finding it after you drop it is still a hassle.

Warning: This mod is not for the fashion-conscious.

technophiliac · 26th March 2006, 12:21 PM

this mod dosent work on my pocket pc (axim x50v)

cos if you have the battery compartment opened even just a tiny tiny fraction it will shut down the handheld and wont turn on again until its firmly shut and locked...

delpieropadova · 26th March 2006, 12:45 PM

No the idea is not opening the battery compartment all the time as an anchor for the string inside the PDA. It's only ever opened for the first install and once the string is tied around the battery you close it for good and never open it again..

Basically, there is always about 10 cm of string hanging out outside of the PDA, and that's what gives me the flexibility to take out the stylus while still have it attached by that string to the PDA. Maybe I should post pix to show how it works, but don't know how to post one in this forum.

technophiliac · 26th March 2006, 4:40 PM

i know but how do you clsoe it with the string stickin out

i reckon u can wreck the door and plus it wont close with the width of the string...

plus i got a quadra stylus pen thats huge lol so it wouldnt work cos the pen is too heavy

26th March 2006, 9:16 AM	#1
delpieropadova Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,297	PDA/PocketPC Stylus attachment mod I only have one stylus for my PocketPC. Being a cheapass and not wanting to pay $25 for 3 pieces of small metal sticks, I did this: - Get 4 long pieces of thin string (the ones you use to mend your shirt buttons). Bunch them together. - My PPC's battery casing is easily opened, so opened that. - Took the battery out, wrapped the piece of string 3 times around the battery, put battery back in. - Close the battery cover again. Other end of the string is outside, of course. - Attach the loose end to stylus (one of the end of the stylus has a screw cover, so I took out the screw, put the string in there, and screwed it back on). Or you can always superglue it. End result: That stylus is never going farther than 10 cm from the PPC. Even if you have replacement stylus, finding it after you drop it is still a hassle. Warning: This mod is not for the fashion-conscious. __________________ AsRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo \|\| Opty 165 CCBWE 0546 @ 2.2 GHz 1.225v \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 \|\| Galaxy 8800GT 512 \|\| Antec NEO HE 430w Dell Inspiron 1520: 2.2GHz T7500, 2 Gb DDR2667, 160 Gb SATA 7200, nVidia 8600MGT

26th March 2006, 12:45 PM	#3
delpieropadova Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,297	No the idea is not opening the battery compartment all the time as an anchor for the string inside the PDA. It's only ever opened for the first install and once the string is tied around the battery you close it for good and never open it again.. Basically, there is always about 10 cm of string hanging out outside of the PDA, and that's what gives me the flexibility to take out the stylus while still have it attached by that string to the PDA. Maybe I should post pix to show how it works, but don't know how to post one in this forum. __________________ AsRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo \|\| Opty 165 CCBWE 0546 @ 2.2 GHz 1.225v \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 \|\| Galaxy 8800GT 512 \|\| Antec NEO HE 430w Dell Inspiron 1520: 2.2GHz T7500, 2 Gb DDR2667, 160 Gb SATA 7200, nVidia 8600MGT

26th March 2006, 12:21 PM	#2
technophiliac Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 644	this mod dosent work on my pocket pc (axim x50v) cos if you have the battery compartment opened even just a tiny tiny fraction it will shut down the handheld and wont turn on again until its firmly shut and locked...

26th March 2006, 4:40 PM	#4
technophiliac Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 644	i know but how do you clsoe it with the string stickin out i reckon u can wreck the door and plus it wont close with the width of the string... plus i got a quadra stylus pen thats huge lol so it wouldnt work cos the pen is too heavy