[ltp] T61 hinge is loose
Daniel Castro
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:54:00 +0000
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2009/1/28 Noah Dain <noahdain@gmail.com>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Marius Gedminas <marius@gedmin.as> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 05:24:46PM +0100, Jens Rutschmann wrote:
> >> Markus Grunwald schrieb am 27.01.2009 15:55:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> after a good year of using my T61, the hinge of its LCD panel is quite
> >>> loose: I can wiggle the LCD by about 5mm to 1cm at its top side.
> >>
> >> Same problem here with my T61. I can wiggle it even more (1,5 cm) at the
> top.
> >> This is pretty annoying when using the laptop in train etc.
> >>
> >> Closing or opening the display completly is pretty hard compared to
> that:
> >> I need two hands to open the display, pressing the laptop down with one
> >> hand while opening it with the other one. If I used only one hand I
> would
> >> simply lift the complete machine.
> >>
> >> Is that normal?
> >
> > I think so; this exactly describes my experience I had with my T61 since
> > I bought it (brand-new) more than a year ago.
> >
> > Marius Gedminas
> > --
> > If your company is not involved in something called "ISO 9000" you
> probably
> > have no idea what it is. If your company _is_ involved in ISO 9000 then
> you
> > definitely have no idea what it is.
> > (Scott Adams - The Dilbert principle)
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> my T61 lid is wobbly as well after about a year of use. :-/
>
>
> However, there's a good thread from march 08 on this very topic:
> http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/042858.html
>
> of particular interest is Ted Fraters contribution:
> http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/042907.html
very interesting indeed!
so Ted reckons one should not do it as it is not a simple process....
i have the same problem, am in Galway, Ireland, nowhere near a thinkpad savy
shop.... has anyone of the many who replied this thread adventured in doing
it following the service manual?
>
>
> march 08 thread index (search for 'hinge'):
> http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/thread.html
>
>
>
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> Noah Dain
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/1/28 Noah Dain <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a=
href=3D"mailto:noahdain@gmail.com">noahdain@gmail.com</a>></span><br><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 20=
4, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class=3D"Wj3C7c">On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Mari=
us Gedminas <<a href=3D"mailto:marius@gedmin.as">marius@gedmin.as</a>>=
; wrote:<br>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 05:24:46PM +0100, Jens Rutschmann wrote:<br>
>> Markus Grunwald schrieb am 27.01.2009 15:55:<br>
>>> Hello,<br>
>>><br>
>>> after a good year of using my T61, the hinge of its LCD panel =
is quite<br>
>>> loose: I can wiggle the LCD by about 5mm to 1cm at its top sid=
e.<br>
>><br>
>> Same problem here with my T61. I can wiggle it even more (1,5 cm) =
at the top.<br>
>> This is pretty annoying when using the laptop in train etc.<br>
>><br>
>> Closing or opening the display completly is pretty hard compared t=
o that:<br>
>> I need two hands to open the display, pressing the laptop down wit=
h one<br>
>> hand while opening it with the other one. If I used only one hand =
I would<br>
>> simply lift the complete machine.<br>
>><br>
>> Is that normal?<br>
><br>
> I think so; this exactly describes my experience I had with my T61 sin=
ce<br>
> I bought it (brand-new) more than a year ago.<br>
><br>
> Marius Gedminas<br>
> --<br>
> If your company is not involved in something called "ISO 9000&quo=
t; you probably<br>
> have no idea what it is. If your company _is_ involved in ISO 90=
00 then you<br>
> definitely have no idea what it is.<br>
> =
(Scott Adams - The Dilbert princip=
le)<br>
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my T61 lid is wobbly as well after about a year of use. :-/<br>
<br>
<br>
However, there's a good thread from march 08 on this very topic:<br>
<a href=3D"http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/042858=
.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/200=
8-March/042858.html</a><br>
<br>
of particular interest is Ted Fraters contribution:<br>
<a href=3D"http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/042907=
.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/200=
8-March/042907.html</a></blockquote><div>very interesting indeed!<br>so Ted=
reckons one should not do it as it is not a simple process....<br>
i have the same problem, am in Galway, Ireland, nowhere near a thinkpad sav=
y shop.... has anyone of the many who replied this thread adventured in doi=
ng it following the service manual? <br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0p=
t 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
<br>
march 08 thread index (search for 'hinge'):<br>
<a href=3D"http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2008-March/thread=
.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.matrix.de/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/200=
8-March/thread.html</a><br>
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Noah Dain<br>
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ent<br>
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