[Ti] TiBook display takeapart

[Wilhelm Wanders]

it would be so cool if you would set up a homepage with pictures and 
description - i'll have to do sth. with my lcd screen sometime in the 
future and since i have not a clue how that display works, it would be 
cool to have a little guided help =)

^_ ^


On Apr 23, 2004, at 10:37 PM, Dan K wrote:

> I finally figured out how to cleanly peel the bezels off a TiBook 
> display
> and thought I'd share my brainstorm. :-)
>
> If you've ever done taken apart a TiBook display you know how difficult
> it is to remove the bezel parts from the LCD without bending the heck 
> out
> of the metal, especially the front bezel. I've done a couple using the
> pull and peel method and the results weren't pretty.
>
> On my latest broken-LCD-acquisition I used a piece of thin stiff 
> plastic
> which I slid around the edges. It popped the bezels off cleanly with
> virtually no damage. The plastic I used came from some sort of
> blister-packed product. I cut up the clear plastic into a strip maybe 
> 2"
> wide x several inches long. The plastic is stiff enough to be slid 
> along
> under the bezel but not so thick it bends up the metal.
>
> Not only did it do a beautiful job it was fast, taking only a couple of
> minutes (just the display, not getting the &^$^%&& display off the 
> 'Book.
> :-)
>
> I'l have more details of course and will put up a page with pics as 
> soon
> as I'm able. I do intend to complete the repair using a two-part 
> acrylic
> adhesive (same stuff Apple used in the first place) to glue it back
> together. I'll put those details on the same page as well once I've 
> done
> it.
>
> Dan K
>
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