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Posted by: quinterro on 2009-11-11 17:45:46
Finally got my Lombard back up to 512MB RAM. So nice....
Anyway, I noticed on the bottom of the case that there is a crack from the Apple logo to about 2/3rds of the way to the rear of the unit. It seems to have occurred within the last two months. When holding the laptop with your hand around the rear of the unit there does not seem to be anything underneath that area.
Any ideas on a way to prevent the crack from getting any larger?
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Posted by: Byrd on 2009-11-11 18:41:22
The traditional way to prevent cracks from going further is to drill a small hole at the end of the crack. Not flash, but will save the plastic from further cracking.
JB
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-11-12 07:22:39
Or you can try filling the crack with cyanoacrylate (aka Krazy Glue/SuperGlue)
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Posted by: Osgeld on 2009-11-12 07:49:58
or both, altho CA glue tends to be abit brittle, but i cant think of anything else that would wick its way into the crack as easy
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Posted by: dankephoto on 2009-11-25 17:14:54
You need a solvent-type plastic welder, for example Ambroid's ProWeld. It's a very thin solvent that can be wicked into a crack. I've repaired tons of cracked and broken PB ABS parts with ProWeld with great success.
Check your local hobby shops, but I bought it online at a hobby supply place.
dan k
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