At 07:09 AM 3/26/04 -0600, you wrote:
That's
a common problem in them and AFIK no ones ever found a way to
fix
them except to replace the case. :-(
See
http://www.striegels.com/alan/HPLX/hpcrack.htm
Interesting. But a lot of them crack right in the crease between the
body and the round portion of the hinge. Still I wonder if putting the
brass parts on their before it cracks would help prevent future breakage.
Joe