Paul Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've been told the metal covers on the screen are glued together and >you have to use heat to get them apart. It is difficult to do. Apple >just replaces the whole assembly. I used a hairdryer as a heat source when I pulled apart a TiBook screen, but I've since discovered Apple uses a two part acrylic adhesive which probably doesn't soften with heat. I don't know if using heat helped with my own take-apart, but I suppose it didn't hurt either.
Biggest problem with the take-apart is avoiding distorting the LCD's front bezel, a very fragile, easily bent part. I peeled it off very slowly and carefully, using a long thin flat wooden wedge to gently pry and peel it loose from the LCD. Even with great care however, once I had it off I still had quite a job getting the dang thing flat again (a little metal-working experience paying off.) :-) and Scott Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> chimed in with: >You are in for one hell of a hard time if you plan on replacing that screen >yourself. I've done it twice and it's a long laborious job. This is certainly so, Apple didn't plan on TiBook LCD or hinge replacement to be Customer Installable Parts. :-) The OP wasn't looking for this, but here's something regarding the adhesive I wrote back when Scott was doing his above-mentioned LCD replacements, and hopefully no one will mind if I repost it now: --------------------------------------------------------------- I've wondered what sort of adhesive Apple used in the TiBooks as I currently have a pair of disassembled TiBooks and would like to shtick 'em back together again. Recently I stumbled across some relevant info in one of Apple's patents, "patent number 6,574,096 - Use of titanium in a notebook computer". It's got lots of details on the TiBook's design and construction, plus it has interesting 'discussions' about Ti glue - go down about 2/3 of this page (or just repeatedly search the page for 'glue'): <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netah tml/search-adv.htm&r=80&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=apple.ASNM.&p=2&OS=AN/apple&RS=A N/apple> >From the above page: "Virtually any type of glue suitable for bonding injection molded materials to titanium or titanium alloys may be used. An exemplary glue suitable for use in various embodiments of the present invention is Lord's glue 201/19 manufactured by the Lord Corporation of Cary, N.C." Here's on Lord Corporation's web site is their "Engineered Adhesives" page: <http://www.lord.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=520> I had a heck of a time finding just what sort of glue is '201/19', but eventually found infos in this doc: <http://literature.lord.com/root/other/Metal_Bonding_Selector_Guide.pdf> ACRYLIC ADHESIVES - LORD 201/19 Applications - Bare metals, plastics and composites Working Time - 5-8 minutes Handling Time - Fast, 12-16 minutes Full Strength - 2 hours, heat cure typically not recommended Easy to dispense, Self-leveling Comments - Minimal surface preparation, fast cure, good environmental resistance. --------------------------------------------------------------- Permatex makes something which appears to be a similar product called PermaPoxy 5 minute Plastic Weld. I recently bought some in a local auto parts store. It does stick very nicely to metals and plastics, but it's best used in a well ventilated area as the fumes are ferocious! Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
