On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:11:45 +0100, "N_Cook"
wrote:
If epoxy and expanded aluminium reinforcement fails to repair cracked
duralinium -
Duraluminum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duralumin
I doubt that the hinges are made of Duralumin alloy. Most of them are
cheap zinc, which is why they crack and deform so easily.
http://www.b2bhinges.com/hinge/notebook.htm
anyone know of a type of compound ? hinge that can be glued
externally as a reinforcement.
If you would kindly disclose the maker and model of your laptop, it
might be possible to search eBay for a replacement hinge.
I've had zero luck gluing hinges. The forces involved are just too
high. I had one old Thinkpad, that I reinforced with sheet aluminum
and epoxy. However, the underlying plastic flexed sufficiently to
crack the epoxy. The hinge usually breaks through the mounting holes,
making repair problematic.
One method that worked was to tack the broken pieces together with
SuperGlue. I then cut a slot along the length of the hinge with a
Dremel cutoff grinding tool. Into the slot, I pounded a stiff piece
of hard steel and covered it with epoxy. Don't use a flexible nail.
That's on an old Thinkpad laptop I use for radio programming and has
held together for many years.
Obviously appearance is of no object , just
to reinforce and ensure the connection ribbon is not broken.
Rule of thumb. If it looks bad, it will probably work bad.
http://failblog.cheezburger.com/thereifixedit
Obviously the pivot posistion has to to remain in the same line ,so this
external hinge action has to be double-action or cantilever or something.
It's going to be rather difficult to maintain the center line unless
you replace both hinges. Even so, an externally mounted hinge will
have a different radius of rotation, and thus require a longer
connecting cable. I don't think that's going to work. Just replace
the hinge(s) and be done with it.
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