How you can fix a laptop hinge cheap, easy and in a proper way

[@davewilliamson7549]

As someone who used to build aviation boards for Boeing and the DoD, that desk is makin' me nuts! But his DIY fixes are great. Trying this now on my son's computer.

[@kelvonjames8921]

HE have to be a pro. Cause of the Coffee cup next to all that equipment.

[@delms7418]

You are correct!... Good Coffee to start the day is Always Right!... Right On!

[@frankk2339]

that coffee lasts all morning, from hot coffee to iced coffee. He knows what he is doing sice the coffee did not spill off the work bench.

[@thomassecurename3152]

Just what my gdaughter needed. Thank you.

[@kashonder]

The force mate, the force. Let the force be with you. Thanks

[@CristianTheRich]

very good idea, fixed it with glue not in the exact way but in a similar way, thank you very much for the video

[@thetiredtechie2704]

Thank you :) I have a similar model. How to deal with worn out screw holes for that M3 screws, for instance on bottom part?

[@electronicsrepairschool]

hot glue :)

[@thetiredtechie2704]

LOL! What about those that are spinning in place and won't let you take them out?

[@josepeixoto3384]

@@thetiredtechie2704 you must grab the outer part with needle nose pliers,or jam it with a screwdriver...

[@ChibiKeruchan]

@@thetiredtechie2704 stick a small amount of hot on a tooth pick and stick it to the head of the screw haha

[@chrismatthew8549]

Thank you very nice video. Do you know how I can do this without the machine that you used?

[@RottBiter]

How do you heat up the metal of the hinge? You have a high tech heating tool. What should we use to heat the metal up with without damaging anything else. My heat gun is too large and will melt everything in that corner. Thanks for your help...

[@electronicsrepairschool]

buy small nozzle's, you need them anyway

[@RottBit77]

I don't think you don't understand. I DON"T have a heat gun machine like yours. Mine is like a large hair dryer but has no heat settings. It's either on or off with full-blown heat. It does have attachments to make the nozzle smaller but it will be blowing over several hundred degrees of temperature thru it. Which I recall you saying that 165 degrees is a good heating temperature that won't melt plastic. So the question is again, how do we heat up the hinges without melting the surrounding plastic? Thanks again..

[@electronicsrepairschool]

you can't do it with yours, buy a proper one with all nozzle size

[@englishrupe01]

What Sorin means is that you need a hot air solder tool. It is used for surface mount soldering and has all kinds of small nozzle attachments. They cost from around $25 up into hundreds, but a cheap one will be fine.

[@melliW1]

you make a good jo and explain so people understand. do you have a video for repair the samsung laptop np300E7 also hinge left side i cant open it no more.

[@melliW1]

my gramatic is bad to, bud as long people understand what i trye tell them it is ok. :)

[@NexusXP]

Even my samsung laptop has a broken hinge in the left.It is spreading everywhere!!

[@nickphil596]

Nice job. Congrats.

[@mohammedbatis5991]

good job i really enjoy it

[@mariusmorkunas]

Great! Is there any recommendations for the glue? What kind of it to use it?

[@nimrodkapas7691]

Can you remove the front cover, for example, a month later?

[@sofmak3780]

Good job. but if the right hinge is broken or the fixed hinge, l'm not sure that you can remove the front cover. No...???

[@sbromose1]

Good idea with hot glue and make a sandwitch. But what if you have to split it again a second time?

[@ripwpthet-rex3378]

Awsm vid! I have the crapies chassy! A Toshiba Qosmio X875! I've had to repair both hinges twice now! For the base (supports) I used super contact glue, and longer screws because I had to place the inserts lower since the plastic broke! And for the hinges on thee screen I used 3 in 1 oil to make them smoother and reduce tension. Gotta say, the screen has great supports since they have never broken! I want to try your hot glue method... But I have to figure out how yet since I wanna be able to take off the screen whenever I want to. Since it is so heavy, it's hard to clean when it's mounted on the damn thing. wish the manufacturer gave it more structural integrity since it's a 1.6k usd machine... Those hinges are nothing but headaches! Jaja good vid! Awsm job!

[@Darnetheous]

What is the model of the heating tool you are using? I run a small repair shop stateside and really love that tool.

[@TheKetsa]

A hot air gun.

[@michaelscott356]

@@TheKetsa Called a Heat Gun.

[@mynameisgone7274]

It should be in the description

[@RishabhTheJain]

Can we fix it with feviquick gel. Feviquick gel is a strong cohesive and it is already in liquid state. So should I use it because I don't have any hot glue gun and my laptop got same problem. Please help me with it. Thanks in advance.

[@jigneshthakkar7811]

Bhai did u get any solution? I m also facing the same problem

[@abieariyodandoro3137]

Can we open it again savely once we apply hot glue to it?

[@skumbag7735]

yeah the glue should melt (again) when heat is applied as far as i know

[@ChibiKeruchan]

just use the heat gun again just like how you melt the glue on smartphone to open it up. the only problem is, it will be very very hard to clean the glue to apply a new one. it not like thermal paste where you can just wipe it out.

[@Anachronos1]

In my country all procedures will cost around 60-70 Euro. Clean up the laptop from dust cost 15.EU, (5 EU from useless files) 7.Eu for hinges, 20.EU, for back cover 10EU for the front cover. Also i use Polymer plastic and is way stronger and is almost same plastic like original cover. I have some laptops repaired in UK. Was total disaster. Sometimes i have feeling that Tecnitians there dont know simple chemistry and physics.

[@saarike]

Clever way!

[@RWCSNZ]

Hi, is the temp 500 F or 500 C

[@ToastUrbath]

definitely not C

[@bardos]

@@ToastUrbath pretty sure it's rated in degrees Celsius

[@ToastUrbath]

bardos that’s 932 degrees Fahrenheit.. hot glue melts comfortably well under 500 F

[@bardos]

@@ToastUrbath Perhaps, but all hot air guns are rated in degrees C. Check the rework stations on Amazon.com

[@mr-bahi3338]

Thanks man

[@apartmentswales]

If you are looking for a quick fix, just put a sticking plaster on the back and attach to the underside, ok a large one, or you could just repair the laptop like a professional and sleep at night.

[@Ahmad-vp3qv]

Amazing

[@amuthan4137]

Instead use hot glue it will safe and removable

[@mynameisgone7274]

Proxy glue is typically what you would use for more of an permanent solution

[@مبكيلالكاش]

Thanksss

[@edwardbliss8931]

The simplest way to fix a laptop hinge is to (a) find one of those file folders with the metal strips on the top edge, and (b) velcro strips with an adhesive that you peel off. Cut out the metal strip, stick one half of the velcro on both ends of the strip, stick the 2 opposite halves on the edge of the screen and one the side of the keyboard. Attach both velcro halves together on the laptop and metal strip so it acts as a brace to hold the screen up. Money, complicated solutions---but most of all---problem solved

[@richarda3659]

Your are blissfully ignorant of the proper way to repair a laptop. ;-)

[@ajai01niner19]

Comrade!

[@hesamjafari9738]

Very helpful information, but too wordy...

[@gzehow]

That's not a proper way. Hinges are usually cheap and you should replace it, or at least solder it witch silver. Hot glue in this case is good to cut costs of new cover (they can be expensive).

[@repsolal]

The hinge was not broken........where it attaches is broken, which is plastic......... cant solder to plastic. pay attention

[@briannguyen1134]

careful sometime spraying liquids on your screen can actually damage the monitor