[ltp] T61 hinge is loose

[Noah Dain]

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
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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

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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