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Hey all,
I have seen this discussed here and on other Mac boards and wanted to share...
When you close a 15" or 17" Powerbook G4 there is an 1/8th inch gap. This allows the top to press down 1/8" further than where the latch keeps it. When carrying the laptop, this is annoying because it bounces up and down and I feel that pressing it together may push the keyboard onto the screen's surface.
I recently had a small rubber foot come off the bottom of my Powerbook 17". I went to the Genius Bar at our Mac store and they gave me a small bag with about 8 feet and a small tube of superglue. I replaced the foot with no problem but started looking at the tiny rubber feet. I placed them in the corners of the lid and closed it. It seemed so much more secure and did not affect latching or unlatching.
So, I got some VERY THIN 3M double sided tape (used for mounting car trim) and put some on the back of 3 of the spare feet. I then affixed them to the 2 top corners of the top LCD lid (see the 12" for placement as they comes standard with these spacer/bumpers). I also put one between the 2 latches on the 17" powerbook. (All 3 are on the screen casing 1/2 way between the edge of the screen and the edge of the lid.
There is now very little play in the closed lid and it has zero problems latching or unlatching.
Enjoy!
Jerry
I have seen this discussed here and on other Mac boards and wanted to share...
When you close a 15" or 17" Powerbook G4 there is an 1/8th inch gap. This allows the top to press down 1/8" further than where the latch keeps it. When carrying the laptop, this is annoying because it bounces up and down and I feel that pressing it together may push the keyboard onto the screen's surface.
I recently had a small rubber foot come off the bottom of my Powerbook 17". I went to the Genius Bar at our Mac store and they gave me a small bag with about 8 feet and a small tube of superglue. I replaced the foot with no problem but started looking at the tiny rubber feet. I placed them in the corners of the lid and closed it. It seemed so much more secure and did not affect latching or unlatching.
So, I got some VERY THIN 3M double sided tape (used for mounting car trim) and put some on the back of 3 of the spare feet. I then affixed them to the 2 top corners of the top LCD lid (see the 12" for placement as they comes standard with these spacer/bumpers). I also put one between the 2 latches on the 17" powerbook. (All 3 are on the screen casing 1/2 way between the edge of the screen and the edge of the lid.
There is now very little play in the closed lid and it has zero problems latching or unlatching.
Enjoy!
Jerry