Howto fix dead areas on any graphics tablet

Some tablets develop these areas of dead-space, when you try to draw on them the line jumps and skips around.

The problem is caused by dirty internal connectors. To fix it you just open the tablet up, disconnect those connectors and clean them with some kinda solvent (ie: pure alcohol, ethanol, methylated spirits, etc).
Fixes it right up, easy.

It should work on all sorts of tablets as it's pretty standard tech, there'll be something in there to clean.


The inspiration to find this solution came from this:
http://news.deviantart.com/article/90625/

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[9iceblue9]

when I draw a straight line slowly, the line became wavy even if I use a ruler.

is the problem locate in the tablet or in the pen?

is my problem will be solved in this way?

my pentab is 4000 dpi, please reply

[roidroid]

@9iceblue9 Hmm i dunno. is it wavy if you try to draw a vertical line, as well as a horizontal line?

[PWXgame]

Hi i opened mine up and now it's stopped working completely, any ideas?

[roidroid]

@PWXgame just from opening it up? what?

[PWXgame]

@roidroid Got it to work :D Looks like a little plug thingy pulled away from the circuit board inside :P

[roidroid]

@PWXgame phew!

[dellp110]

you sir are the light from the arse of the sun and should be named champion of earth defender of her drawing tablets. youve saved me having to buy yet another tablet. thankyou women should offer you sex wherever you go. It would make me smile.

By the way these drawing things are kind of destined to fail, I noticed the connecting strips are worn, if movement was limited internally it would extend the life of the product.

[lyelund]

I tried this on my genius f610 and it worked magnificently! DO NOT USE TABLET LIKE A MOUSE PAD. I made this huge mistake and now I have to work around the problems. And now the only problem I have with my tablet are the malfunctioning side buttons of the pen itself. But thank you so much for this extremely helpful tutorial! =)

[templar555]

@9iceblue9 i have the same problem with my trust TB-4200, even with a ruler the lines are still shaking, if u find a solution for it please tell

[AlanSessler]

my hp touch monitor has dead spots. don't think I have the nerve to open er up.

[mario0grosu]

I have a Genius g-pen F610 and i had a problem area. I tried your method and IT WORKED!

THANK YOU KIND SIR FOR SOLVING A PROBLEM A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE.

YOU ARE AWESOME

[guzguz21]

@YukiUchiwa Google for this "Wacom loose plug repair"

[Coueh]

Oh my god thank you sooo much! I thought I had to spend another 200€ on a new tablet but this worked out wonderfully! (I was actually pretty suprised at how much dirt it had accumulated, I used four coton swabs and they turned pitch-black!)

No more skipping areas! Thank you so much :D