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17" hinge: how to tighten it a bit?
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Switzerland
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Sorry, minor issue with my 17" PB:
It seems the hinge is a bit too easy going. When I type (I have a hard attack), the screen bounces back and forth a bit.
Could I tighten the hinge myself? I mean, I don't want to send the machine to repairs because of this.
Thanks!
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17" PowerBook 1GHz | WaterField SleeveCase | LaCie d2 250GB | AirPort Extreme BS, AirPort Express | iPod photo 60GB
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2003
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To do that requires that you remove the top case, bottom case, shield, logic board, etc. to access the clutch that controls the stiffness of the hinge. Even then, there's no guarantee that much could be done other than replace the LCD clutch/brace frame. Do you have a local service center, maybe in Zurich?
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: pittsburgh, pa, usa
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Originally posted by tritonus:
(I have a hard attack)
I read this as "I have a heart attack" becuase I was reading aloud in my head. I was like "good lord man, this is no time to be posting in MacNN forums!"
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Originally posted by MacNStein:
To do that requires that you remove the top case, bottom case, shield, logic board, etc. to access the clutch that controls the stiffness of the hinge. Even then, there's no guarantee that much could be done other than replace the LCD clutch/brace frame. Do you have a local service center, maybe in Zurich?
I see. If it really bothers me a lot, I will take it to a local service center. No way I will do this by myself if the screw is hidden that much.
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17" PowerBook 1GHz | WaterField SleeveCase | LaCie d2 250GB | AirPort Extreme BS, AirPort Express | iPod photo 60GB
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Originally posted by dettociao:
I read this as "I have a heart attack" becuase I was reading aloud in my head. I was like "good lord man, this is no time to be posting in MacNN forums!"
That's a good one, man!
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SwitCHerland, Europe
17" PowerBook 1GHz | WaterField SleeveCase | LaCie d2 250GB | AirPort Extreme BS, AirPort Express | iPod photo 60GB
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Oakland, CA
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yeah, I have a 15" PB and the hinge is kinda loose on it as well. The screen doesn't shake all the time but it happens fairly often, I just guess it is the surface you type on.
I also have this weird discolouration on the hinges as well.
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