Head butting iMac help

[Golden Dragoon]

Well I have never heard of it happening before (at least no one has brought an iMac in with this problem before) but Sarah's iMac seems to have a problem with its neck stalk, it seems to have become very loose and continually drops down as far as it will go, which she tells me is very annoying whilst trying to write an essay on disease control.

As Apple quoted a huge amount to have it sent in to the nearest service center and have it fixed (it is out of warranty), I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix the damn thing, I have tried tightening all the things I can find in the neck, but it hasn't really helped (though it has reduced the rate of head butts so I have done something at least). Anyway I am going to google it a little bit more and see if I can come up with a solution.

[Golden Dragoon]

in case you were wondering she has this type of iMac,
www.designmuseum.org/designerex/jonathan-ive/imac-2002.htm

Funny that, they say the neck is designed for abuse, yet I am sure that Sarah hasn't manhandled hers at all.

[offbeat69]

Don't double post.

*bans you*

[Jamie85]

When you aren't the person answering the questions in this board, we're screwed.

Surely google has something?

[lesalanos]

It's clearly suffering from a lack of abuse. My penis is the same when I don't beat it, it wilts.

[Golden Dragoon]

I am googleing it, but not being a Mac man, I don't know what is what really, damn these Mca people, when I search for iMac Neck problems I get loads of hits for people praising the iMac for its lack of neck problems

[Deleted]

don't you use that for waxing legs

[Golden Dragoon]

LOL, not funny, though it looks like the problem lays in the strong spring in the neck, that would seem to be broken, and as they are very powerful springs they are non replacable Looks like I will have to pay Apple after all

[Deleted]

shame...not

[Gamecentral_Defence_Force_Matt]

goldendragoon said:

I am googleing it, but not being a Mac man, I don't know what is what really, damn these Mca people, when I search for iMac Neck problems I get loads of hits for people praising the iMac for its lack of neck problems

That's the same type of Mac I use. We were discussing the necks at work last week and commenting on how we preferred this design of Mac to the latest 'top loader'. Big boss used to work with these mechanical parts and basically conceded that probably the most expensive component in the unit was the damned neck, thus its removal was probably the first thing on Apple's check list when they designed the new model.

As to fixing it... how about tying a noose around its neck, throwing the rope over a beam then taking a marker pen to the screen to show Apple an expression of exactly how your Mac is feeling thanks to their manufacturing incompetence.

Just an idea you know.

[Jamie85]

webmasterff said:

shame...not

Don't be a dickhead =/

[Golden Dragoon]

mattbeeching said:

goldendragoon said:

I am googleing it, but not being a Mac man, I don't know what is what really, damn these Mca people, when I search for iMac Neck problems I get loads of hits for people praising the iMac for its lack of neck problems

That's the same type of Mac I use. We were discussing the necks at work last week and commenting on how we preferred this design of Mac to the latest 'top loader'. Big boss used to work with these mechanical parts and basically conceded that probably the most expensive component in the unit was the damned neck, thus its removal was probably the first thing on Apple's check list when they designed the new model.

As to fixing it... how about tying a noose around its neck, throwing the rope over a beam then taking a marker pen to the screen to show Apple an expression of exactly how your Mac is feeling thanks to their manufacturing incompetence.

Just an idea you know.

Or I coule tell Sarah to pay for her own damn iMac repairs but I love her too much to do that, I suppose things would be cheaper if I was an apple approved repair centre as I could order a neck, in any case I opened the neck up today, and found that the spring is indeed broken, though it still exerts quite some force so I have jury riged it up until such time as we send it into them

[Deleted]

admin said:

webmasterff said:

shame...not

Don't be a dickhead =/

that's a bit shirty

[Jamie85]

You're being unhelpful and nasty. I don't see how any humour can come from him having to pay out loads for something?

[offbeat69]

I'm sure Microsoft are laughing. "Hah! He takes the piss out of us all the time, but what's the alternative?"

Stupid Apple.

[Golden Dragoon]

Hmm, prehaps, though I often joke with the Microsoft rep about microsoft, no doubt they have heard all the jokes before, and have prob came up with a few of them and as loath as I am to say it, Windows XP is actualy a pretty good OS.

In any case Apple are moving into the teritory I know better they have announced they are moving away from the PowerPC chips thay use now, and are going to use 64bit x86 compatible cpu's so looks like I may be able to get Mac OS X running on my main PC

[Deleted]

admin said:

You're being unhelpful and nasty. I don't see how any humour can come from him having to pay out loads for something?

I wasn't meaning to be nasty, it was more of the fact that there wasn't much else I could put without obviously spamming

[Jamie85]

Don't post? I only post when I feel I need to.

[Deleted]

ah but I'm a compulsive spammer hammer

[darkmaterials]

My Nan's boyfriend is selling his, if you want his neck (the Neck of the mac, of course, although if you remove it yourself your welcome to his as well, hes worth LOADS in insurance....ahem........) although seeing as this thread is nearly 2 years old i imagine thats all sorted now....hehe

[Golden Dragoon]

Your right, I bought a broken one that had a screwed screen and the motherboard taken out of it, so it was basicly a case of swithcing over the good neck to the broken one.