How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Lewin Edwards
Hi all,

I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge 
(measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I 
know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened 
the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all 
seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components) 
and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this much 
play.

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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread gdadams1
Don't know what the specs are--if there are any--but mine has about the same.

Gary
 
 From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2003/07/31 Thu AM 10:52:30 EDT
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 Subject: How much play in a Pismo clutch?
 
 Hi all,
 
 I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge 
 (measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I 
 know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened 
 the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all 
 seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components) 
 and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this much 
 play.



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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Lewin Edwards

Don't know what the specs are--if there are any--but mine has about 
the same.
I feel better :) Either mine is normal, or we're both heading for 
incipent failure, partner!

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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 08:52  AM, Lewin Edwards wrote:

Hi all,

I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge 
(measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I 
know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened 
the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all 
seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components) 
and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this 
much play.
This seems like a normal amount to me (my Pismo is the same).

Turtle-Bear

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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Nick
Same here. 3 year old Pismo 500 here.

N


on 7/31/03 11:21 AM, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

 On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 08:52  AM, Lewin Edwards wrote:
 
 Hi all,
 
 I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge
 (measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I
 know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened
 the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all
 seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components)
 and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this
 much play.
 
 This seems like a normal amount to me (my Pismo is the same).
 
 Turtle-Bear
 


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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Laurent Daudelin
Ditto.

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 Don't know what the specs are--if there are any--but mine has about the
 same.
 
 Gary
 
 From: Lewin Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2003/07/31 Thu AM 10:52:30 EDT
 To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: How much play in a Pismo clutch?
 
 Hi all,
 
 I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge
 (measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I
 know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened
 the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all
 seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components)
 and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this much
 play.




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MAC Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread James G (Jim) Hardwick
20030731
Hi all,

I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge 
(measured at the free edge of the
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You're better off than I am. My Wallstreet 266 has almost 2 inches of 
flap at the same measuring point.

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Re: MAC Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Lewin Edwards
You're better off than I am. My Wallstreet 266 has almost 2 inches of 
flap at the same measuring point.
A quick web search (before I posted my message) showed a LOT of 
complaints from people with Wallstreets. That's why I suddenly got 
worried that my Pismo was suffering from a similar problem. Seems like 
mine is totally within normal behavior limits, though.

Fried Chicken, Roast Beef, Country Ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, 
blackeyed peas, stewed tomatoes...and MORE!
AGHHH, I am starving now! For some reason, I've been craving fried 
chicken for the past week. Must be at least a year since I had any. 
I've never had blackeyed peas, but I'm sure I'd like them! And mashed 
potatoes!!!

*drooling*

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Re: MAC Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Steve Moody
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 01:18  PM, Lewin Edwards wrote:

I've never had blackeyed peas
  Here's the RIGHT way to do blackeyed peas:

  The night before, boil a ham bone (preferably one that still has 
about a pound of meat on it) for at least one hour.
  Turn off the heat and let it cool enough that you can lift the pot 
with your bare hands.
  Put it in the fridge overnight.
  The next day, skim all the fat (will be hardened) off the top.  Pick 
out the bones and give them to your dog.
  Pour the rest through a strainer into a second container.  Save this 
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  Wash the pot.
  Pick the meat from the strainer and cut it into small pieces, being 
sure to cut the meat away from the fat, and put it into the pot.
  Dump a one pound bag of dried blackeyed peas into the pot.
  Add the liquid that was strained.   Add enough water to cover the 
peas plus 1-2 inches.
  Bring this to a boil, stirring frequently, then turn the heat down.
  Simmer the mixture, while watching it for 20 minutes, adding water as 
needed as the pea soak it up.
  Keep it simmering for at least 1.5 hours (the longer, the better), 
stirring it every 15 minutes - or put it in a crock pot on the lowest 
setting while you are at work.
  Serve in a bowl on top of fresh-cooked rice with corn bread on the 
side.
  If you serve this without a tall glass of sweet iced tea, you risk 
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  If you don't eat ham, then you can substitute using for smoked turkey 
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Re: MAC Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Lewin Edwards
  Here's the RIGHT way to do blackeyed peas:
fx: scribbling secret recipe on insole of boot in invisible ink to 
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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Owen Heatwole
 I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge (measured
 at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal?

My Pismo came with 1/2 of LCD hinge free edge play, you're okay.

BTW: I'm told that Iraq Freedom journalists found the Pismo most faithful,
kept running when dust, dirt and extreme conditions shut the other laptops
down. I'm on my 12th Mac with more than 100 trips overseas, my Pismo with OS
9.2 the most reliable.

Owen


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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Dan K
Lewin Edwards wrote:
I just noticed that my Pismo has about 1/2 of play in the LCD hinge 
(measured at the free edge of the display). Is this about normal? I 
know there are horror stories about Wallstreet in particular. I opened 
the top part of the case and checked the clutch components, they all 
seem to be in order (no loose pieces or obviously broken components) 
and the screws are tight. It seems like the clutch itself has this much 
play.
That seems about par for the course, among my 2 Pismos and 2 Lombards the 
play varies between less than half an inch to nearly an inch. The 
Pismo/Lombard clutch design is substantially the same as that of the 
Wallstreet series, but with a bit sturdier construction and less 
resistance to movement. As I've not heard of any instances of 
Lombard/Pismo hinge clutches failing, I'd wager it's much less of a 
problem and not something over which to worry. My experience is limited 
though, so that's absolutely NOT gospel.

Reell Precision Manufacturing made all of Apple's hinges I've seen so far:
http://www.reell.com/

Here's their 7mm hinge, which (as near as I can tell) is the 
closest-to-G3-PB-hinges standard product they offer. In the photo 
illustrating this page the hinge pin is captured in the lefthand part and 
the clutchpack is captured in the righthand part. 
http://www.reell.com/7mm.htm

The Wallstreet is the earliest 'Book I've seen using this clutch design. 
The 3400 and earlier use a helical spring wrapped around a steel rod, 
moving the display opens the spring slightly allowing movement. That 
spring also explains why when positioning an older 'Books display you 
need to push the display slightly beyond where you wish it to end up, 
when you release it, it springs back a little.

In contrast, Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo clutches use a steel hinge pin 
gripped by a stacked pack of a dozen or so steel clips which are captured 
inside a diecast housing. That housing is what fails in Wallstreets, as 
the rotating hinge pin tries to turn the captured clips. The force is 
concentrated on the outer corners of the housing where the clips are 
captured and eventually the housing splits open.

I'd bet the reasons why the bronze models are not affected in the same 
way is: 1) (I think) the clip tension is lower on account of the lids 
being lighter than the WS models, and 2) Lombard/Pismo have the hinge pin 
in the lower part and the clutchpack housing in the upper part (in the 
display housing.) That die-casting appears to be a sturdier design than 
the similar function Wallstreet part.

Here's some photos culled from current eBay auctions. First a photo of 
Wallstreet 12/13 hinges:
http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_1a31af9e1e4964bc96a25e08893b0388/
i-1.JPG
 and a shot of a 14 hinge:
http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_fa388701b68827d032c37572d4fb6ca3/
i-1.JPG 
 and a shot of Lombard hinges:
http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_73728cde46b5e69dad7b980f0ef6df81/
i-1.JPG
 for more eBay hinge sales, try this search:
http://cq-search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?GetResultquery=%28pwrbook%2Cp
owerbook%2C%22power+book%22%2Cpbook%29+hingefrom=R10ht=1tmp=2currdisp=2
itemtimedisp=0combine=yitf=0st=2SortProperty=MetaNewSort

The play reflects wear inside the diecast housing allowing the 
clutch-pack to move slightly. Also, I've noticed play on some Wallstreet 
hinges where the steel hinge pin is captured inside the part of the 
bracket attaching to the display housing. It doesn't take much play at 
the clutch-pack-housing and/or hinge to equal alot of play at the 
display's free edge.

Lubing the hinges may reduce the chances of failure, as reducing the 
resistance to movement should lessen the stress on the hinge housing. I 
mention that only because examining a pair of still-unbroken WS 14 
hinges I noticed one was substantially stiffer and 'grittier' feeling 
than the other. A shot of some thick grease returned the gritty hinge to 
smooth operation. Something like wheel bearing grease or CV joint grease 
ought to do the trick (available at auto parts stores, for those who 
don't know of what I write.)

I took a bunch of shots of Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo hinges (WS both 
broken and unbroken) with the idea of putting up an info page, I promise 
to do that soon and will mention it here when I do.

hth,

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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Lewin Edwards
Hi Dan,

bracket attaching to the display housing. It doesn't take much play at
the clutch-pack-housing and/or hinge to equal alot of play at the
display's free edge.
I guess so... The LCD is about 10 high, so 0.5 arc is about three 
degrees (back of an envelope calculation there, I don't have a 
scientific calculator handy).

Lubing the hinges may reduce the chances of failure, as reducing the
resistance to movement should lessen the stress on the hinge housing. I
You think I can get enough in at the end that's in the lower half to 
make it worthwhile? I don't want to open the top part of the unit again 
unless I really have to.

I took a bunch of shots of Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo hinges (WS both
broken and unbroken) with the idea of putting up an info page, I 
promise
to do that soon and will mention it here when I do.
Please do! There are a couple of sites with photos, but one is all in 
Japanese and both of them [that I found] don't clearly illustrate the 
details of construction or the exact failure. Just looked like a 
collection of small mechanical bits to me; I couldn't positively 
determine what had broken off where.

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Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Dan K
Lewin Edwards wrote:
The bottom corners are the hardest to pop, 
requiring some flexing and Exacto pressure. Very easy to do noticeable 
damage here, unfortunately :(

Reading Lewin's fine instructions on how to open the display, but with 
the above warning, I thought I'd mention the mothership suggests starting 
at the bottom edge of the display:

5. Insert the flat end of a nylon tool* into the seam between the 
clutches and work it along the seam from side to side to pop open the 
three tabs

6. Work the nylon tool along the seam on each side of the display 
clamshell and open the three tabs on each side of the display

 *flat-blade nylon or plastic tool (spudger)

I'd be nearly criminally remiss if I didn't point out the splendid 
opportunity with the display thusly opened to colorize your 'Glowing 
Apple' (should one be so inclined.) Any sort of translucent material 
ought to work fine. I've got a sample pack of lighting/photo gels in 150 
assorted colors, all the exact right size to tape inside the back shell. 
One of my Pismos has a lemon colored Apple, another red, while green and 
blue Apples decor my two Lombards.

[Dan whispers conspiratorially - I'm even thinking of colorizing one 
'Book's Apple as a multi-colored striped Apple of old!! ss! don't 
tell _anyone_!!] G

hth,

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Re: MAC Re: How much play in a Pismo clutch?

2003-07-31 Thread Kochkodin
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 01:51  PM, Steve Moody wrote:

  Here's the RIGHT way to do blackeyed peas:

  If you serve this without a tall glass of sweet iced tea, you risk 
spending a eon in purgatory!
TEA I Demand and prefer a TALL COLD Mint Julep
  If you don't eat ham, then you can substitute using for smoked 
turkey necks, but don't bother too much with picking the meat off.
YUUCCCHHH!!!  Turkey  If you can't do it right (HAM)..Don't do 
it  Wait till you can afford the ham!!!
Regards,
Mike K
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