Does Your T61p Screen Wobble?

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pnklytnyng · #1 Post by **pnklytnyng** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:35 am

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone notice that the screen on their 15.4" t61p wobbles just a bit (front-to-back) if you push on it? I mean, can you feel the screen moving without the hinges catching? For me, if I pick the laptop up while open and hold it at a sharp angle, the screen tips just a bit. I can tip it back or forth, but it stops once the hinges catch. There's maybe about a half-inch of play. Do other people notice this?

meekus · #2 Post by **meekus** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:44 pm

How old's the laptop and how has it been handled up to this point?

The laptop brake hinges are under tremendous torque stresses when the LCD lid is opened/closed and if the lid is opened/closed forcefully out of habit, said hinges will develop play before they get around to failing completely.

#3 Post by **carbon_unit** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:17 pm

I have a 14.1 T60 that does this also.

pnklytnyng · #4 Post by **pnklytnyng** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:10 am

Hi, I open and close the laptop very gently. I've only had it for about 2 months. The play seems to be minimal, and I don't notice it unless I look for it.

I was just curious if this happened to other t61p owners as well.

#5 Post by **erik** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:10 am

i baby my T61p and it developed a bit of play in the lid after a few months of use. now when open the lid it can move fore/aft about 5mm. it's the first thinkpad i've owned in the last 13 years to do this.

#6 Post by **gator** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:31 pm

I have had my labmate compalain of the same issue with this WS T61 ... my 15" 4:3 T60 does not have this problem even after 1.5 years ... I wonder if this is an issue mostly with WS models (though Carbon_unit mentions trouble with his 14" T60).

badblood · #7 Post by **badblood** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:27 pm

Half an inch of play?? Seriously that's a lot. On mine (system in sig) there's about 2mm at most and I had to keep my other hand on the base of the laptop to keep it still while testing for wobble. Its very stiff too - have to use both hands normally to open or close the lid (one hand on lid and other on the palmrest for leverage)

gunston · #8 Post by **gunston** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:43 pm

i think this issue happened on T4x model as well,

only X4x or X6x model series don't have such screen wobbly issue

gunston · #9 Post by **gunston** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:44 pm

FYI

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=54482

Does Your T61p Screen Wobble?

Does Your T61p Screen Wobble?

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