Thanks for this advice! When I wrote "hinge," I meant the part of the hinge part that is the plastic surrounding thing that connects the left hinge to the computer. It is a definite problem primarily because it makes the entire left part of the hinge useless, i.e. the screen flops all around if I'm in a moving vehicle, and can't hold itself up except if I keep the screen vertical.
I already have the replacement part and just hadn't gotten around to doing the open-computer surgery needed to get to the screen and antenna cables so I can replace the hinge. I'd hate to think the bit of flopping I've experienced since the breakage a couple of months ago contributed to the subsequent pink screen... Now I'm hesitant to take apart to replace the hinge until I find a replacement screen, but that's a non-trivial process in itself. - TK At 4/21/2009 03:08 PM, RBay wrote: >Often, the fan is merely out of balance from the fibres, detrius, and other >debris that sticks to the fan blades. Clean all parts with a que tip and >denatured alcohol. Dry thoroughly. Then clean with small bursts of dust off >or other difluroethane gas or similar type cleaner that does not product >static electricity. Do NOT use compressed air. Retest. > >If the cleaning does not help, replace the fan immediately. They are >inexpensive... between $10 and $12 US... You do not want to risk the failure >of fan blades shattering or the fan quitting altogether... It could last for >years as a noisy fan, or it could blow apart tomorrow and cause damage that >will be difficult to fix. > >Pink screen is usually an inverter failure that is replaceable at low cost... >but can be a defective screen. > >The hinge isn't really a problem, is it? Usually the cracked part is mere >plastic. The hinges are steel and do not break. But the screws can pull out >and then the entire unit can flop around until something more important breaks >off. > > >________ > >Everything should be as simple as possible, >But no simpler. > >.. ... .... ..... ...... Albert Einstein > > >On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM, TK <[email protected]> wrote: >On my 3 1/2 year old T41: I already needed to fix the cracked hinge. Then, >before I got to, the screen started getting pink. Today, the fan has started >to rattle slightly. > >How common is it that a rattling fan turns into a failed fan? What >temperature overage should I watch out for? > >It looks like replacing the fan is not trivial (requires a properly shaped >tool, and thermal grease). > >My T23 died completely (system board failure) one week after the 3-year >warranty ran out, so I feel lucky! > >Thanks for any ideas... > >TK _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
