[ale] [OT] laptop hinge broke! day going downhill!

[Ron Frazier]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the tip.  That's an interesting thought.  I'll keep it in 
mind.  I'm skeptical that it will work since the little plastic and 
metal parts that the hinge was attached to are broken inside the 
computer's lid. I may have to take the bezel off and look around.

Sincerely,

Ron

On 03/01/2011 11:32 PM, Richard Bronosky wrote:
>
> Google JB Weld. Use JB Weld.
>
>> On Feb 25, 2011 9:53 AM, "Ron Frazier" <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com 
>> <mailto:atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com>> wrote:
>>
>> After my unhappy experience with the LXDE install, before I went to bed
>> last night, one of the hinges on my laptop lid broke!  This day is
>> rapidly going downhill.  I am now literally holding the thing together
>> with tape.  At the moment, the display still works, but I know it's days
>> are numbered.
>>
>> I need to know if anyone has a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop that is
>> functional.  I don't care about the hard drive, DVD drive, and battery,
>> since I intend to swap those out if needed.  If all those things work,
>> that's great, but not required.  It does need to be the same model
>> number though, and the lid / hinge / display system needs to work.  I
>> may have to delegate this system to permanent desktop duty.
>>
>> <RANT ON>
>>
>> I have owned 3 laptops, and I don't abuse them.  Every one has broken in
>> some way.
>>
>> IBM Thinkpad, Windows 98 originally, power connector broke.  Took 3
>> hours to disassemble the PC, re-solder it, and reassemble.  Works now,
>> but is very slow.  (CPU is Pentium I, 300 MHz)
>>
>> Toshiba Satellite, Windows XP originally, laptop hinge broke, display
>> always dark but text is there, computer works fine, now a permanent
>> desktop machine.
>>
>> Dell Inspiron 1525, Vista originally, see above.  The hinge was attached
>> to the flange of the display screen, a very flimsy piece of metal only a
>> couple of thousandths of an inch thick.  Counting leverage, there were
>> probably 30 lbs of force on that little flange.  In my opinion, very bad
>> design.
>>
>> This is VERY frustrating!  I keep having to buy new equipment to replace
>> stuff that works due to cheap crummy mechanical parts.
>>
>> <RANT OFF>
>>
>> OK, I feel somewhat better now.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
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(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
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Ron Frazier

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