Taping Doc Ports from a Laptop? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2016, 01:31:14 pm
content: Source:http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Dell-Latitude-14-Rugged-Extreme-Notebook.122250.0.htmlIts possible to make my own Water-resistant Doc with integrated USB Connector?Does the Spring Pin System thing sold somewhere?Thanks

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2017, 09:46:06 pm
content: Any idea?It would be nice when I have an USB "Dock" for outdoors who is water-resistant.Maybe some one who also interested in for a later commercial product?

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2017, 01:04:19 pm
content: hmm time pass by does nobody here use there own Docking station?

author: Shock
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timestamp: May 10, 2017, 01:26:16 pm
content: I guess most people prefer not to stand in the rain using their electronic devices.

author: Lord of nothing
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timestamp: May 10, 2017, 01:41:34 pm
content: There are a lot device who are waterproofe like radios, cell phones, tablet,...

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2017, 06:29:13 pm
content: What is the use case? Laptop docking stations are cheap, I had to give some away because nobody would buy them for enough to cover the packing time. I've never had any reason to need one that was waterproof.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2017, 06:42:17 pm
content: thats simple. The USB Connector (and any other) on the Dell Rugged Laptop are NOT Waterproofe or Watertide only when the connector is on. So I need for research thinks plug directly to the Laptop via USB. You know maybe there is special Software who run only with special Hardware. It sucks but what can I do? nothing...The only way is tap the doc connector of to make my own 3D Printed Case who sit under the Laptop an to is Snow/ Rain Tide (drain holes what ever...) and allow me to connect what ever I want to.There are Watertide USB / Lan/... connectors on the Market who ware be "cheap".And I talking outdoor application who mean Outdoor not sit in a car or have an pavilion.

author: ConKbot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2017, 05:48:40 am
content: The connector on the dock isn't really waterproof in the sense of being meant to work in wet conditions. Assuming the groove on the perimeter is for sealing the case, one if the pins probably senses the dock and enables the other interfaces to prevent any corrosion from dc bias and prevent shorts. The connector is going to be semi custom (off the shelf spring pins and contacts overmolded in a custom plastic housing) so finding an off the shelf mating connector won't happen.If a laptop is really the only option ( thinking raspberry pi or Intel joule or some other single board computer in a watertight case) then you're going to have to hack up a dock and add at least an interfacial seal between the connectors. (Thin sheet of rubber, with holes cut for each pin, to provide isolation even when wet, and help exclude water)As long as whatever software isn't tied specifically to that laptop, just about anything else would be easier to get a reliable solution IMO.