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    larsovef replied to the thread Powerbook 180 & Tunnel Vision.
    One hour+ in and no signs of tunnelling or darkening. I’d call that a success! now I need to move on to fixing and repairing the...
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    larsovef replied to the thread Powerbook 180 & Tunnel Vision.
    Oh my! I finally did it! What a pain. But on one try I got rid of all the horizontal stripes, and then I realigned the vertical ones...
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    larsovef replied to the thread Powerbook 180 & Tunnel Vision.
    haha, I found that post AFTER I had removed the display! 😭 I guess I'll have to keep trying to get the alignment correct. One question...
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    larsovef replied to the thread Powerbook 180 & Tunnel Vision.
    oh my God, aligning the screen after baking is the true crux of this fix! It’s very difficult to look at the crosshairs and knowing that...
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    Update: No luck in cleaning the bearings. So I’ve desoldered the LED and removed the black housing with the bearing shaft on it. The...
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    I’m not sure how to get the grease inside the bearing. I’ll try to use the super oil and see if it will penetrate. If not then I’ll try...
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    No, not yet. I’ve just opened it up to see what needed to be done. I’ll try and clean a bit more with ipa and then use superlube.
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    I am in the process of refurbishing one of these. The roller bearings are slow and needs a good cleaning. When I spray some IPA on them...