GonZor Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 This is really wierd, My laptop touch pad works fine but if i try to use it after i have a shower the touch pad makes the cursor jump around randomly. I thought it might have been something to do with the residue on my fingers but it doesn't happen when i wash my hands only when i have a shower, and its starting to become a real annoyance... any suggestions what might be causing it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisiam Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 This happens to me when i an typing and my palm goes over the touch pad. Solution= got a mouse,disable touch pad=less stress and swearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 This is really wierd, My laptop touch pad works fine but if i try to use it after i have a shower the touch pad makes the cursor jump around randomly. I thought it might have been something to do with the residue on my fingers but it doesn't happen when i wash my hands only when i have a shower, and its starting to become a real annoyance... any suggestions what might be causing it?? um don't take a shower?... for touchpads I alwasy suggest rubbing it down with a little ... LITTLE ... cleaning alcohol, just to clean off something there but I don't know if this will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonZor Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 This happens to me when i an typing and my palm goes over the touch pad. Solution= got a mouse,disable touch pad=less stress and swearing To me using a mouse on a laptop just starts to ruin the "portable" part, I would do it but i use my laptop on my lap all the time its never on a desk so the touch pad is my friend um don't take a shower?... for touchpads I alwasy suggest rubbing it down with a little ... LITTLE ... cleaning alcohol, just to clean off something there but I don't know if this will help you. I tried not having a shower but everyone complained, Ill try cleaning the touch pad tonight and ill let you know tomorrow Thanks for the suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 try reducing the sensitivity of the touch pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Taken from the FAQ section of www.synaptics.com Q. What are the technical details of a Synaptics TouchPad? A. Synaptics TouchPad sensors work by using an electrical phenomenon called capacitance. Whenever two electrically conductive objects come near each other without actually touching, their electric fields interact to form a capacitance. The surface of a TouchPad is a grid of conductive metal wires covered by a plastic insulator, usually a facesheet made of Mylar®. The human finger is also a good electrical conductor. When you place your finger on a TouchPad, a capacitance forms between your finger and the metal wires in the TouchPad. In Synaptics TouchPad, the "wires" are actually shaped as diamond chains to maximize capacitive contact with your finger. The Mylar® insulator keeps your finger from actually touching the wires and is also textured to help your finger move smoothly across the surface. By measuring the change in capacitance, the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) can tell when your finger is touching, to an accuracy of more than 1/1000th of an inch. The sensing electronics are inside Synaptics' proprietary ASIC, which includes a microprocessor that computes the finger's position and speed and reports them to the main computer in the form of cursor motion. I'm thinking that when you get out of a "HOT" shower, your hand is warmer, and posibly creating a larger area of moisture around it, which is throwing off the capacitance detection randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonZor Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I'm thinking that when you get out of a "HOT" shower, your hand is warmer, and posibly creating a larger area of moisture around it, which is throwing off the capacitance detection randomly. Thanks dude that actually makes a lot of sense, i guess that means the solution is cold showers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 hehe, your laptop wants you to take a cold shower else it gets too excited and freaks its cursor out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 hehe, your laptop wants you to take a cold shower else it gets too excited and freaks its cursor out. Yeah what are you doing with your poor computer... wait never mind.. I don' want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonZor Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yeah what are you doing with your poor computer... wait never mind.. I don' want to know. You know... a lil' from column a, a lil' from column b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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