Removed heavy metal bar (lapbook now 11% lighter)

[ezbook user]

I confirm this. I just removed the metal bar, there are no problems or tipping over or stiffness or whatsoever. There is a very slight flex if you push real hard on the trackpad area, but in normal use this is negligible. The laptop is significantly lighter now, and I am very happy.

[Olivier]

I tried this mod yesterday and I must say I prefer my lapbook with the metal bar. When the screen is at its maximum open position, it doesn’t sit firmly in place, the slightest breeze will move it. I’d like to point out the device does not tip over but it will sit balanced between the rear feet and the bottom of the screen. If I used it as a mobile companion I might consider it, but as a device I will use 99% at home, I prefer it to be more stable and rigid at the cost of about 150 grams more (1350 gr VS 1500 gr). Still, good to know I have the option!

[Razor Blader]

I modded my lapbook with a heatpipe that transfers heat from the middle of the metal CPU shield to the metal bar for added thermal mass. Never been able to push the lapbook beyond 76 degrees Celsius ever since even when stress-testing with Prime95 for a few hours and the Lapbook being plugged in for charging at the same time. The bar stays inside. 😉

[TechnoMax]

I modded my LapBook 12.3 too. I started with a shortening the bar to gain space for a M.2 2280 SSD. But then I removed the rest too and for me the notebook is stiff enough even now.

[Olivier]

Razor Blader wrote:

I modded my lapbook with a heatpipe that transfers heat from the middle of the metal CPU shield to the metal bar for added thermal mass. Never been able to push the lapbook beyond 76 degrees Celsius ever since even when stress-testing with Prime95 for a few hours and the Lapbook being plugged in for charging at the same time. The bar stays inside.

Hi Razor Blader,

Could you expand a little on the “how” and with “what” you modded your lapbook? I realised that even with the added heat spreader of rev 3, I can still push the CPU to 90°C in no time. Do you have a link or a tutorial? I’m really interested in this. Thanks!

[David Stone]

Need photos…

[Actionable Mango]

Where the heck are you guys finding a heat pipe that happens to be shaped appropriately to connect to the CPU and then route to and connect with the metal bar?

[Smudgeous]

Realize this is a thread rez situation, but I’d been wondering the same thing and just found this page, which was mentioned by the poster above in a different thread: https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/w/wakefield/individual-heat-pipes

I’m planning on measuring which length will fit once I get a chance to crack open the case, but I’m definitely going to bookmark this now that I know they exist.

[Joel]

Smudgeous wrote:

Realize this is a thread rez situation, but I’d been wondering the same thing and just found this page, which was mentioned by the poster above in a different thread: https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/w/wakefield/individual-heat-pipes I’m planning on measuring which length will fit once I get a chance to crack open the case, but I’m definitely going to bookmark this now that I know they exist.

Thanks for this info on heat pipes…I just learned something…great find!

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