Laptop hinge is the most ignored part of a laptop. Though it is not an electronic part, it definitely needs special attention until it makes a serious issue. A broken Laptop hinge can make your day terrible and your laptop clumsy. Imagine an important day at work and you cannot open and close your laptop screen!. Scary isn’t it?. To avoid this, let’s have a look at the working mechanism of laptop hinge.
Laptop hinges are usually made of steel material. The work of a laptop hinge is to connect your screen panel and the laptop base. Laptop hinges handle a large amount of force when you open and close your screen. This makes it an easy target for wearing out over a period of time. Since it is made of a metal, it is more prone to moisture and dust. Initially, it might be fine but there are high chances that your screen may drift backwards as the screws get loosened.If it is broken completely, a perfectly working laptop will suddenly become an unusable one. Laptop hinge repair can be done precisely by technicians. However if you want to save some bucks, laptop hinge repair can be done by yourself. The repair cost can vary based on the manufacturer of the laptop and the service centre you prefer. For Instance, Laptop hinge repair cost for lenovo,hp, and dell will vary based on the models and the standard cost for repair fixed by the respective service centres.
Measures to avoid repair
- Don’t put too much pressure on the flip. Flip is not the right part to show your emotions. I often see people show their emotions on closing and opening of the flip. Never ever do that!!.
- Get your Laptop service at least once a year. Physical parts always need a service though it might look working fine. Moving parts always require lubricants. Your bike is a classic example for that.
- Don’t try to use any adhesives to laptop hinge. It can make the situation even worse. Sometimes, applying adhesives will make your hinge tight when you apply too much force to open the flip, it might damage the cables and if you’re too unlucky mother it can damage the motherboard too.
- Holding the laptop by the display will create a pressure on the hinge. This unwanted pressure may crack the screen.
- Don’t place heavy objects on your laptop. It will damage your screen and hinges.
How to fix a broken Laptop hinge?
The only solution for fixing the broken is nothing but replacing the complete hinge kit and it’s a costly solution. We, protocal electronics, can easily fix the issue at an affordable cost within a stipulated time. Since most of us are opting for lightweight laptops, broken laptop hinges are a common phenomena.
So irrespective of the laptop manufacturers, we do laptop hinge repair for hp, dell, lenovo, asus and much more. We inspect, analyze and replace the parts at a minimal cost to bring back your laptop to normalcy.
