Fixing an Apple Cinema HD display stand

29 August 2009 · 0 comments

[If you don’t want to read my hillbilly prose, long story shortened: I used duct tape to fix a 2003-era Apple Cinema HD 23” display back leg. It doesn’t really work; there is too much pressure on a very small point. I suspect this design was never meant for slick tables, or to last more than 5 years. A solution is to order a new leg (I found the part number, and shops that carry it, via Bing.) But given the backlight on this display likely won’t last much longer either, a new display’s our likely move. The Dell 2408WFP is impressive. -Wade]

Our big ol’ computer (one of those Apple Cinema Hi-Definition things) busted. Looks like Steve-o  put screws in plastic which was never meant to take screws… and only one side no less… over 6 years the plastic turns into some kind of cheese, or some dang thing.

Apple Cinema HD display broken

We tried super-gluin’ it. Didn’t take. We tried puttin’ the fancy Christmas placemats under the legs, to stop the slip ‘n’ slide action that broke the thing in the first dang place, plus extra glue. Didn’t take. Well, worked for a while, but down at Wal-Mart they’ve got the wreaths out already, so we’ll be needin’ them placemats soon, plus it fell (and can’t get up!) again.

Time to try something else.

Now I can give the missus back her holiday finery.

Apple Cinema HD display with duct tape

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