Re: HP 200LX common problems Message #7 Posted by Bill (Smithville, NJ) on 26 May 2006, 12:20 p.m., in response to message #1 by Han
Hi Han,
I had one unit that ended up with the crack. Hinge just got tighter and tigher and finally cracked. The following description is a quote from the HP-200LX faq at http://www.hplx.net/faq.faq.html:
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Q. What is this "hinge-crack" I keep hearing about?
It seems that HP has been besieged by complaints of a loose hinge in recent years, and thus tightened the hinge significantly. The right side of the screen is what has the actual friction clasp in it. Thus, on the top of the unit, a millimeter or two above the round right hinge, a crack will often develop. It is often very difficult to see in the early stages. For a while, HP denied the existence of this problem, but now seems to be repairing machines with this crack under warranty. There are a few options: ignore it and hope it doesn't get any worse (it may or may not), loosen up the hinge with some sort of oil (not recommended, and it would be highly annoying anyway to have a floppy screen), superglue the crack (deforming the outside of the case), stick the nameplate that goes in the bottom across it (might work), or try to superglue it from the inside (probably the best option, if it works). For more information, and a picture showing you where to look for the crack, please visit The Hinge Crack Problem Page on hplx.net
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I remember some discussions some time ago on lubricating the right hinge so that it won't get too tight. But also remember that many of the lubricates damaged the 200LX. I ended up just getting another 200lx and so far the hinges have been fine.
Bill
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