04-04-2021, 05:23 PM
I haven't taken it apart to look at it yet, still using it right now. I just leave the lid open at 90 degrees and pick it up and set it down that way. The fiber washers may not hold up but I have hopes for the rest of it, having not seen it. I worry about lubing the hinge too much and having it flop around. I think there's a way to bend the hinge open a bit so there's less friction. Having a screw to adjust the tension would be the ultimate, not sure it it's possible.
I know I'm missing one screw, I think one of the longer ones. I do have little collections of salvaged junk hardware around, I hope I have something that fits. I could also take the other long screw to a hardware store and try to match it. My nvme drive is fine and I bought another USB adapter for it in case I have to leave the laptop apart for a while to wait for parts. But it's been my daily companion over the winter, gottten a lot done wiith it.
Try https://www.fastenal.com/ as a source of screws and spacers, maybe only in the US. They do have retail locations. Hardware stores like Abuchon also have little cabinets of metric parts.
I know I'm missing one screw, I think one of the longer ones. I do have little collections of salvaged junk hardware around, I hope I have something that fits. I could also take the other long screw to a hardware store and try to match it. My nvme drive is fine and I bought another USB adapter for it in case I have to leave the laptop apart for a while to wait for parts. But it's been my daily companion over the winter, gottten a lot done wiith it.
Try https://www.fastenal.com/ as a source of screws and spacers, maybe only in the US. They do have retail locations. Hardware stores like Abuchon also have little cabinets of metric parts.