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| Thread ID: 53447 | 2005-01-18 01:19:00 | My broken laptop screen, should replacement cost & should it be under warranty | Chilling_Silence (9) | Press F1 |
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| 315297 | 2005-01-31 11:28:00 | [QUOTE=Chilling_Silence]Its on the Opposite side as the cracked hinge actually..... The 'crack' is _actually_ right above the heat output which is on the rear of the notebook now that you mention it. I'll see about getting another small pic to show where the heat output is in relation to it, and Im sure Ive got the user manual lying around somewhere so I'll dig it up tonight Cheers I have replaced more than one truck windscreen spontaneously faulting in snow and ice conditions allways claimed as road fault.??????????? Having experienced this "Fault" once myself, I observed "Heater" had been left full on winscreen in heavy snow and rain causing uneven expansion contraction in screen, and explosion of part of screen. Most trucks that experience this "Road Fault" still seem to have the heater left full on screen too, but insurance allways pays for this "Operator Fault" in trucks. This hot spotting, on a hot day, in a confined hot room, is a possible cause. Is it warranty, operator fault, design fault.??????????. If your supplier is interested genuinly you might talk them into a 50/50 + free labour. I notice that my presario 2500 shuts down when the lid is closed??????? Having read what others say about issues, running L/Tps with the lid down is probably not a go. Priveleged, you are, to recieve the fruits of this effort. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 315298 | 2005-01-31 11:56:00 | Automotive screens are toughened and laminated. The main cause of spontanious failure of toughened glass is impurities in the glass which expand or expand at a different rate when heat is applied. It is a fault within the glass, so should be replaced. (Automotive glass should be heat immersed to weed out the bad uns) Stress produced during the manufacturing (laminating), handling or installation (too tight, rough cutting or grinding) can also show up at a latter date as can very small crasks or chips. Ordinary, common, float glass does not normally have these inbuilt stresses but is considerably weaker i tension than toughened glass (or tempered, if you like). I would imagine though that glass in a laptop screen will have been etched in some way to produce matte anti-glare surface, uless that is provided soley by the coating. Maybe the comination of heat, proximity of the hinge and not enough rigidity in the lid, is at fault. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 315299 | 2005-01-31 18:13:00 | Chill, what happens visually to the damaged area if you move the screen slowly backward and forward? My thinking is that the faulty hinge may be exerting varying pressures on the screen construction . You’ll see what I mean if you apply light pressure to another part of the screen with something like one of those pencils with a rubber on one end . (wonder if the still make those pencils) :( |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 315300 | 2005-02-07 10:40:00 | Apparently Protac took photos of the laptop before giving it back. Now, how can they testify Ive done more damage to it when the 'damage' area is dissappearing? Sure, a photo would cover them if I went away and threw the bloody thing at the wall and it broke more. What if the area shrunk though: www.dimension.net.nz www.dimension.net.nz Think it should be enough now to convince almost any court. There's no surface damage so I'll leave it at that and call the courts tomorrow unless somebody could suggest a reason to act otherwise? Thanks again for all your help guys Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 315301 | 2005-02-07 10:41:00 | BTW - B.M. I didnt try that, didnt want to risk making it worse sorry...... Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 315302 | 2005-05-06 02:35:00 | Was wondering what happened or have you already told us the ending? New lap top or still waiting? refund? or out the window it flew? :rolleyes: beetle |
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