Rebonding The Yoke
Ever opened an iMac before to find a bunch of red shards floating around in the case? That's the bonding agent on the CRT Yoke. Now, I don't have any of this stuff unfortunately, but I do have plenty of the hot melt glue commonly used in power supplies and on some logic boards, and the gun to apply it. Should be sufficient for the task, and it does have plenty of flex in it, so I can't see this cracking any time soon.
A healthy shot of hot melt glue gives it some structural integrity with plenty of elasticity.
I've also cleaned it of dust and carbon buildup, and I'm about to drop it back into the computer and begin the reassembly.
Also, for what it's worth, the speakers come out with some twisting, but the clips tend to bend and deform in the removal process. Not cool. Thankfully they straighten out nicely.
Ever opened an iMac before to find a bunch of red shards floating around in the case? That's the bonding agent on the CRT Yoke. Now, I don't have any of this stuff unfortunately, but I do have plenty of the hot melt glue commonly used in power supplies and on some logic boards, and the gun to apply it. Should be sufficient for the task, and it does have plenty of flex in it, so I can't see this cracking any time soon.
A healthy shot of hot melt glue gives it some structural integrity with plenty of elasticity.
I've also cleaned it of dust and carbon buildup, and I'm about to drop it back into the computer and begin the reassembly.
Also, for what it's worth, the speakers come out with some twisting, but the clips tend to bend and deform in the removal process. Not cool. Thankfully they straighten out nicely.