Resurrected 2 HP 48

[gwh]

(06-05-2023 06:08 PM)gwh Wrote:  

(06-05-2023 05:43 PM)BillBee Wrote:  Good Job! I does feel great to bring an HP back to usefulness.

Sometimes the plastic stud top will mushroom a bit and cannot fit back into its hole. I have trimmed the edges a bit with a side cutter allowing it to pop back in.

-Bill

Thanks, I'll try that for the next ones.

So I went ahead and reopened both the GX and SX, trimmed the studs' "mushrooms" and now I can close both properly. Even happier with the result.

(06-05-2023 07:28 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  Thats why I prefer to take the metal overlay off the front so I can cut the heads off the studs cleanly.

I may experiment with your technique on one, I'll see. Also while looking for your post describing your technique I saw your question about the replacement of the keyboard foam: I use a double layer of this: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BJ2FBN1V and I keep the plastic on the top (so as not to glue the keyboard connector of the foam)