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| PowerBook 5300c / 5300cs Restoration (Lid Fix) | |
| Posted by: jmacz on 2024-05-21 07:39:30 It can spread?!? | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-05-21 09:54:44 So has been claimed by some… no clue if it’s true or not. Not a test I’d like to perform. | |
| Posted by: Powerbook27364 on 2024-05-21 15:56:37 I am almost 100% certain that it can indeed spread. I stupidly left several displays very close together including a display with vinegar syndrome. All of the displays apart from the one started out perfect and no signs of vinegar syndrome. After maybe 4-5 months, every single one had vinegar syndrome with most being fairly far along in the deterioration. Only my experience, but I doubt anyone really wants to test this... I recently replaced a polarizer on a Duo 280c display, and it isn't too horrible. It requires a lot of patience, a couple of polarizers (in case you mess up) and some care when removing and replacing the polarizer. Also make sure to replace both polarizers if the display has 2 like the 280c. Replacing the polarizer is cheaper than replacing the display, but you can also break the display in the process, so I would probably try on an old dead display that isnt worth anything first. | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-05-21 16:01:58 It's trivial in comparison to replace the film if it's a TFT display. Passive Matrix is more complicated. Only recently did someone locate the right film again (they need a different type) and while I think it works on color passive displays, I'm not positive. So far it's only been verified on non-color ones. | |
| Posted by: jmacz on 2024-05-27 17:55:39 It's growing... 2.5 inches now (was previously 1 inch long).  What's interesting is the straight line in the middle of it. I remember this display being as pristine as possible without a scratch. But you can clearly see a near perfectly straight line in the middle. Curious if there was damage there that I didn't see, or some damage happened without me knowing it and kicked off this process? | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-05-27 18:00:35 I'm 95% sure that's just part of the degredation. I see that scratch mark on every laptop that has vinegar syndrome in that stage. | |
Posted by: jmacz on 2024-05-27 18:04:04I'm 95% sure that's just part of the degredation. I see that scratch mark on every laptop that has vinegar syndrome in that stage. Weird that it's so straight... | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-05-27 18:12:18 it's certainly weird, but I see it all the time in photos. I don't know the science behind it. | |
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