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Step 8Problems
Okay, I admit it, my laptop and stand fell off my single bed several times. Fortunately, my Lenovo 3000 N100 held up. The little lever that opens the screen popped out and I couldn’t find it. So don’t be stupid like I was. When I swing it to the side, I try to close the screen, leaving an inch or two. This gives it better balance.
After months of use, one of the elbows cracked at the machine screw, so I had to replace the PVC pipe and elbow. I tried two screws but still had problems.
So what I did was super glued the two pieces of PVC on both sides. You might wonder why I didn’t use PVC glue. PVC glue dries very fast and I couldn’t think of way to fix the angle before it set. So what I did was get it at the preferred angle either with friction or with machine screws, then poured in some super glue. The only disadvantage I can think of is that the seal may not hold water. Hum, maybe it should be water cooled.
After a few years and sometimes unfastening the Velcro, the strips started to come loose and the laptop would slide down. For the Velcro on the particle board, I hot-glued them and screwed them down with a couple of machine screws. For the pieces on the laptop, I would recommend replacing them. (What I tried was hot glue but think I ended up using super glue. Not recommended.)
I do not have a problem with the DVD player being tilted. Most laptops CD/DVDs should work at any angle.
If you have a wireless adapter and antenna, a tilted orientation shouldn’t affect this either.
I do have a cordless mouse with a little USB dongle that plugs in. If I switch my mouse to the left hand then I have occasional problems with the mouse. The problem is apparently caused because the body of the laptop blocked the wireless signal. My laptop has a USB port on both sides so I just switch the dongle to the other side.
The curious may wonder why I switch hands for the mouse? Well, sometimes I have trouble with carpal tunnel and for me it is always in the mouse hand. I hate to admit this, but this was more of a problem playing too much ‘Spider Solitaire.’ Switching mouse hands really helped. It didn’t take me long to use my mouse left-handed although it’s a little harder to target the mouse pointer.
After months of use, one of the elbows cracked at the machine screw, so I had to replace the PVC pipe and elbow. I tried two screws but still had problems.
So what I did was super glued the two pieces of PVC on both sides. You might wonder why I didn’t use PVC glue. PVC glue dries very fast and I couldn’t think of way to fix the angle before it set. So what I did was get it at the preferred angle either with friction or with machine screws, then poured in some super glue. The only disadvantage I can think of is that the seal may not hold water. Hum, maybe it should be water cooled.
After a few years and sometimes unfastening the Velcro, the strips started to come loose and the laptop would slide down. For the Velcro on the particle board, I hot-glued them and screwed them down with a couple of machine screws. For the pieces on the laptop, I would recommend replacing them. (What I tried was hot glue but think I ended up using super glue. Not recommended.)
I do not have a problem with the DVD player being tilted. Most laptops CD/DVDs should work at any angle.
If you have a wireless adapter and antenna, a tilted orientation shouldn’t affect this either.
I do have a cordless mouse with a little USB dongle that plugs in. If I switch my mouse to the left hand then I have occasional problems with the mouse. The problem is apparently caused because the body of the laptop blocked the wireless signal. My laptop has a USB port on both sides so I just switch the dongle to the other side.
The curious may wonder why I switch hands for the mouse? Well, sometimes I have trouble with carpal tunnel and for me it is always in the mouse hand. I hate to admit this, but this was more of a problem playing too much ‘Spider Solitaire.’ Switching mouse hands really helped. It didn’t take me long to use my mouse left-handed although it’s a little harder to target the mouse pointer.
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