LUBRICATE OR OIL MY LAPTOP SCREEN HINGE

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I am having a big squeak in the hinges of my laptop. When I hope and close the thing it makes noise. It worry me because I know eventually the plastic will break like another laptop I owned.

This page says WD40 is good or I think the key stuff would be possible, I am being very cautious, do not want to gum up the computer keys.

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=102215

That page is good, but I am trying to find something in the grocery store to use... hehehe I must remind myself to do this when I am in the USA.

I love internet sites, they are always great solutions that work great in the USA and the rest of world huge problems.

The biggest joke in the world is to buy them cooking gas containers to cook food when you are camping, people bring them or buy them and find they are worthless in other countries. Like trying to buy a backpacker water bottle in Taiwan, yes probably possible and after looking for two days and spending tons of money on subways and taxis you will be able to drink water with your handy dandy backpacker bottle made of reinforced plastic. I would carry a bottle of water and not worry, they sell them on every corner of the world.

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Anonymous said on Monday February 7th, 2005 06:56:00 PM

I think it's always a good idea to carry fresh water on vacations...especially surf trips! you never know what the tap water will do to you :)

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Monday February 7th, 2005 07:48:00 PM

Way to go, you got your surf link up...!

The Pub Crawler said on Monday February 7th, 2005 10:14:00 PM

Here is my take on the laptop lubrication. You have a few options here. I would stay away from WD40. It is flammable (lpatops tend to get hot). You could use knife oil. I am not sure of the exact name but it is used on a wetstone to sharpen knives. Another options is getting a drop of motor oil. Either of these on the hinges should help. Of course, you could get another (cheap) laptop when you go back to Thailand. I hear there is a huge market for knock-off computers that work just as well (of course this is a rumor I have heard). Good Luck

R Burns

The Prudent Traveler (a free site, see link below)

http://www.prudenttravel.com

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Monday February 7th, 2005 11:03:00 PM

My computer is working great, I do not need a new one and it is not broken, I am try to learn the best way to lubricate the hinge on the screen. I do not believe that Motor Oil is the solution as best I can learn it gums up the works. The knife oil sounds like an option and maybe it is possible to buy in Taiwan. There is surely some solution that would be obviously perfect, and not questionable. I suppose I should write Hewlett Packard and see what they say.

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Monday February 7th, 2005 11:08:00 PM

I was not able to click on the Prudenttravel.com link so I am trying to see why the link was not working. I am still learning how to use the comments section.
http://www.prudenttravel.com

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Tuesday February 8th, 2005 12:03:00 AM

Aagh, people have to know some html it seem to make a link work...
So hopefully I can get a clickable links this time.
http://www.prudenttravel.com

Anonymous said on Wednesday March 30th, 2005 12:07:00 AM

I would stay away from oil of any kind as oils can attack the plastic. I would use silicone spray on a q-tip, or silcone grease (dielectric grease). Don't overdo it, one can of silicone spray would lube every laptop in asia...