Rant: My whole Tuesday was just one stubborn laptop hinge

Spent 6 hours trying to source a replacement for a 2017 Dell Latitude hinge that had fused to the chassis. The client needed it back that day, so I had to carefully cut it out with a Dremel and fabricate a shim from an old bracket. Anyone have a good supplier for weird, out-of-production laptop parts?

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henrycooper1d ago

That 2017 Latitude hinge is actually a known issue, they used a weak adhesive. I mean, you can sometimes get it free with a heat gun and a plastic spudger before going full Dremel.

charles_kelly431d ago

My old shop swore by heat guns until henrycooper's post changed my mind on those 2017 hinges.