dphirschler Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I am in the process of modding my TI case for a VGA connector. I want this thing to be easy to take apart with the hack/mod in place. One thing that would make it easier is if I just went without the top shield over the motherboard. I realize the original shield was partially used for heatsink purposes. Since this TI now has an F18A installed, the heat dissipation is no longer needed. What other purpose was the shield for? Was it shielding EMI? Something else? It will be a pain to cut the shield for the ribbon cable and VGA connector, but I will do it if I have to. But if I don’t have to, then I will be happy. Opinions? Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Shielding like that was mandated to pacify the FCC for fear of stray EMI affecting nearby electronic gear. Been my experience that it's mostly and largely unnecessary. To keep things as original as possible and these days though, I'd just take some tin snips and cut out the area you need freed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I must confess to just simply discarding mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'd just take some tin snips and cut out the area you need freed. Thats exactly what I did, two little snips, then I bent it up, It took all of 15 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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