I “fixed” a free to me 17” adc M2454 with a broken tripod by first removing and then pumping epoxy into the hinge and reattaching the broken bit to it. I let that cure for 48hrs. That right there was very sturdy and rock hard -probably would work on its own. Anyhow I then reattached that to the chassis, returned the acrylic shroud to the back of the lcd and using more epoxy, I then glued the surrounding plastic bit back to the hinge with more amounts of clear epoxy and returning the screws before allowing it to cure as one piece.
Truthfully, I am unsure if this will hold but I’ve seen epoxy used to bond load bearing metals so once cured I think it should be able to hold the weight of the lcd readily.
Pros so far: it was cheap ($1.00), extremely easy so far (albeit epoxy is stinky stuff) & hoping it to be a lasting repair to a common problem.
Cons: this has made the tripod un removable in that the tripodplastic exterior shroud is now one piece. This makes future repairs to the unit if needed not possible with out destroying the leg & asthetic external plastic bits. Still, at that point if it were to die, the thing would be salvaged for parts as I have many of these era lcds.
Regardless, if you don’t feel like paying too much for a hinge, this is fast, cheap & easy.
Truthfully, I am unsure if this will hold but I’ve seen epoxy used to bond load bearing metals so once cured I think it should be able to hold the weight of the lcd readily.
Pros so far: it was cheap ($1.00), extremely easy so far (albeit epoxy is stinky stuff) & hoping it to be a lasting repair to a common problem.
Cons: this has made the tripod un removable in that the tripodplastic exterior shroud is now one piece. This makes future repairs to the unit if needed not possible with out destroying the leg & asthetic external plastic bits. Still, at that point if it were to die, the thing would be salvaged for parts as I have many of these era lcds.
Regardless, if you don’t feel like paying too much for a hinge, this is fast, cheap & easy.
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