Hello,
On Friday, March 17, 2000, 6:04:19 PM, Rick wrote:
RB> Excellent info from Helen, here, but I took a different tack....
RB> Soon after I bought my first MP2K, one of the plastic pins (the "dead" one,
RB> not the spring-loaded one) broke off, with minimal force (ie, not abuse).
RB> I called Apple (since I was under warranty) and made them send me a new one.
RB> Apple fulfillment usually doesn't require sending back the old/broken part if
RB> it's on the cheap side, since it would cost the company more to receive and
RB> process it that it cost to begin with....
RB> Anyway, I looked at the new door and decided that it would just break too.
RB> I went to the hardware store and got some brass rod, and spent a couple hours
RB> installing a new brass pin on the dead side, held in place with epoxy resin.
RB> I expect this repair will outlast the rest of the door.
RB> I had planned to replace the pin in the "live" or spring-loaded side, but just
RB> haven't needed to so far.
It broke with mine, too, so i bored a hole there, tight enough to fit a
toothpick, put it in, shortened and sanded the outer end and lo & behold: it
works ever since :-)
I seem to replace more & more newt parts with wood (pen was 1st 8^)...
Best regards,
W.Lichtenberger mailto:w_l@gmx.net
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