Blinking latch light is coming on during work

Hi.
I've read some older threads about the PowerBook G4 and how it's sleep indicator light behaves erratically.
Mine (PowerBook G4 15 inch Aluminum 1.25 Ghz) has recently started flashing the sleep light while I'm working.
My questions are: Is this normal--a better word would be "common"? Should I ignore it? or does it indicate a warning that something bad is going on and could get worse?
Powerbook G4 15" Alum.   Mac OS X (10.3)  

Hi everybody,
I have the same problem and it has been since a few month. I searched over the internet to find an answer to that and I found nothing except that I'm not the only one who has this problem.
The sleep indicator light is now always on, it blink when a move my Powerbook or when I move the lid. It seem to be a bad contact...
Is there a way to fix it?
PALMER : you did fix something like that by attaching the ambient light sensor?

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