03-12-2020, 08:13 AM
(03-11-2020, 06:58 PM)Arwen Wrote: Thinking about this a bit more, I am not sure magnets will work properly for our Pinebook Pros. Sure they may hold the bottom panel in place.
But, the bottom panel, (screwed on), is actually part of the structure / stiffiner for the chassis. Without it mechanically attached to the plastic top piece, (with the keyboard, trackpad, the CPU board, etc...), it's possible you may get more damage than screws. Like broken hinges, trackpad flexing, or out right cracks in the plastic frame.
That said, I am not trying to talk you out of using magnets for holding the bottom panel to a PBP. Just pasing along a thought.
As they say in Mission: Impossible, good luck should you choose to accept the mission.
A very worthy warning!
Quoting part of the wiki: "WARNING: Do not open the laptop by lifting the lid while the Pinebook Pro bottom cover is removed - this can cause structural damage to the hinges and/or other plastic components of the chassis such as the IO port cut-outs.". I would expect such a warning to apply equally if the bottom cover were attached using magnets since rotational forces would be likely to release most of their grip meaning extreme care would be needed when opening/closing the lid.
