On Nov 30, 5:28 pm, " JimH" ask wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message

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I have been loyal to them ever since I desk tested a few in the
woodshop about a decade ago.. They are unstopable...

They are not unstoppable. Just let dust get into the cooling system and
they do stop. Taking them apart to clean them up is real joy. Been
there,
done that.

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Take them apart I have a pretty cool shop, I can do almost anything
there... The last one had an epoxy plug that I fabricated to fit in
the power button hole, when the button disintegrated. I did have one
about 4 years ago that had a lot of recalls so I tried HP last time
around.. I was back at the electronics store begging after about two
months and three seperate shipping charges to send it out for service,
Best Buy (our favorite) finally agreed with me and just traded me for
a new toshiba... I will never stray again, although that Panasonic
work site model looks pretty cool...

What precautions do you take to keep dust, grit, etc out of the cooling
system?

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Yes, they are a real bitch in many cases. In the past when the
Toshibas had all metal frames, it was even worse. Lately, some sort of
"convention" has crept into most of the main manufacturers. Just
remember, it it takes force, you are probably doing it wrong. And rule
2 is if you can't get it out, go at it from the other side I have
taken dozens of the apart, repaired "solid state" boards, made
switches, I am getting pretty good at it.