03-06-2021, 09:17 AM
Yes, but I have to do it very year? Parts availability seems to vary, one time I looked i found exactly what I needed, now I don't. I don't need the keyboard or touchpad, it's just a plastic piece. Some parts at https://pine64.com/product-category/lapt...46c16e2e66 or https://pine64.com/product/pinebook-pro-...46c16e2e66
This is maybe my 10th laptop in 20+ years. This is what I'd call a hinge problem because too much resistance in the hinge causes the case to crack here. I have an HP downstairs that I gave up on opening and closing but it's still running fine. I gave away an Acer that I cobbed together with aluminum and JB Weld epoxy. I've bought several "fixer upper Dells", the last for $35. Search on eBay for "no hard drive", you're looking for machines that came off lease. Download the service manual PDF and search for the part numbers, you can find parts on eBay too, somebody bought out the factory's leftover stock.
I don't remember what's just inside this piece, I'd try to bridge it with metal on the outside held on with machine screws and glue. But I didn't expect to need to.
This is maybe my 10th laptop in 20+ years. This is what I'd call a hinge problem because too much resistance in the hinge causes the case to crack here. I have an HP downstairs that I gave up on opening and closing but it's still running fine. I gave away an Acer that I cobbed together with aluminum and JB Weld epoxy. I've bought several "fixer upper Dells", the last for $35. Search on eBay for "no hard drive", you're looking for machines that came off lease. Download the service manual PDF and search for the part numbers, you can find parts on eBay too, somebody bought out the factory's leftover stock.
I don't remember what's just inside this piece, I'd try to bridge it with metal on the outside held on with machine screws and glue. But I didn't expect to need to.