#shorts
This is the first post with the #shorts hashtag. I’ve decided to start writing #shorts instead of grouped hax like in the Various hax series.
Various Hax series of posts were a bit messy and whenever I need to search for something that I’ve worked on in the past, I have to browse through all those posts to spot it. It also shows how I progressed over time 
Funny how lame I was at the beginning, well, I still am!
For convenience, I’ve put links to all those previous posts below:
- Various Hax #1 – 2016
- Various Hax #2 – 2016
- Various Hax #3 – 2017
- Various Hax #4 – 2017
- Various Hax #5 – 2018
- Various Hax #6 – 2019
- Various Hax #7 – 2020
Latching mechanism fix
A few months ago, I was working on two Commodore 1084 monitors. Usual stuff like re-capping, cleaning, retr0brighting and … hax 
One of the monitors had a broken latch mechanism that keeps the front panel in place.
It was broken in two ways, a cracked latching mechanism and a broken hook on a panel itself.
Latch
The first part is a ready-made product which you can get in my store – easy
To sort it out, I’ve designed a model and 3D printed it – the link at the bottom of the post
As usual in such a case, I had to re-design it a few times and 3D print it, again and again, to eliminate problems that arose during the process.
Next, I applied a double-sided adhesive tape to it and locked in the latching mechanism.
After removing the adhesive protection layer, it is only a matter of pressing the front panel against it.
That’s it! Jobs done
The STL file of that part can be found HERE
The same approach can be used in other monitor types/brands as very often they share the same solution and use the same type of latch.