Batch 8 Guild

[Grease]

@Andrew_King

I replaced the hinge on mine and still see this issue (display slowly falls to 180 even at rest) which makes me wonder if something else is at play or I just got unlucky twice.

Definetely unlucky, I haven’t had this problem at all. The screen only moves when i grab and move the laptop quickly. But while it is still, it won’t move at all.

[devryd]

Did you send back the original keyboard?
Or did they tell you to keep it?
Shipping to taiwan cant be that cheap i guess

[andyk2]

@anon81945988

I’ve been send a ‘returns label’ pdf to print, and it is to be sent to the European repair centre in Germany

Exciting! That must mean that the Marketplace can’t be too far off for Europe now

[Philipp_D]

Can’t come far enough, I’ve got some expansion cards to buy!

[tgpips]

Agreed! Suddenly thinking I need a few more USB-C and USB-A cards for a start! Funny how plans change as soon as you start using these laptops! All the possibilities suddenly appear.

[Cleber]

Hi there, mine arrived about 2 weeks ago, no issue with DHL in France.

I’ve been running into issues with microphone, see posts below :

[RESPONDED] Microphone not really working

Hello all, I’ve just finish setting up my Framework laptop, I noticed the microphone doesn’t seems to really work… Test environment: The microphone switch is “ON” (no red stripe visible) I’m just sitting in front of the laptop, I’ll would say Head-Webcam distance is about 60-80 cm max I use W10 microphone settings to see if the microphone catch anything (little blue bar in Input section of Audio parameters) When speaking normally NOTHING Speaking loudly NOTHING The only time I see the bar…

Has anyone else in Batch 8 been having issue with microphone/camera module?

[Mathias_Beig]

@Andrew_King

I’m curious if a replacement hinge fixes the issue for you. I replaced the hinge on mine and still see this issue (display slowly falls to 180 even at rest) which makes me wonder if something else is at play or I just got unlucky twice.

The replacement hinges have more force and the problem is gone, so it seems to be pure luck if you get tighter hinges atm.

The wobbly screen is a design flaw… I realized this when changing the hinges. When you have a look at screw points you see that the hinge at the top point of base has only a hole for the keyboard screw to pass through. So when you open and close the screen you see that the whole hinges move a little up and down because of there shape… so this cannot be fixed.

[Bundyo]

Finally got to it and I’m happy with it! Strange thing that even though I ordered DIY, I got it already assembled. One of the screws is a bit off, but still screws tight in.

[Fraoch]

@Bundyo

One of the screws isa bit off, but still screws tight in.

How so? One of the screws is a “pusher” screw that will kind of pop like it’s cross-threaded, but that’s by design. It gives the cover a little push, enough to open a gap.

[Bundyo]

@Fraoch

One of the screws is a “pusher” screw that will kind of pop like it’s cross-threaded, but that’s by design. It gives the cover a little push, enough to open a gap.

Ah, its on purpose? Didn’t occur to me when I was unscrewing it. Great, then!

[Fraoch]

Yes, there are 5 screws, 4 captive (retained) screws and one “lifter” screw.

Step 3:

Checking out the inside of a Framework Laptop

[Daniel_Rios]

@Fraoch

One of the screws is a “pusher” screw that will kind of pop like it’s cross-threaded, but that’s by design. It gives the cover a little push, enough to open a gap.

Ha! Nice. I was going to take some time to “fix” this screw, but I’ll leave it for now.

[Vectorspace]

The keyboard panel has magnets to hold it down so it stays in place even when unscrewed. So the pusher screw gives you a bit of access space to easily pull the panel off.

[Tarick_Welling]

Did any of you get your preparing for payment notification just at the end of the month? Or was every framework sent just at the end of the month?