Moving the lid will dim the display and even put it to sleep. any ideas?

I have an iBook G4 800 and when the lid is even slightly moved it goes dim, which leads me to thinking that the inverter is bad, but it also puts the computer to sleep. That last part really confuses me. has anyone seen this before?

I have an iBook G4 800 and when the lid is even
slightly moved it goes dim, which leads me to
thinking that the inverter is bad, but it also puts
the computer to sleep. That last part really
confuses me. has anyone seen this before?
Our G4 iBook could be reliably put to sleep (pulsing light etc) by light pressure on one area of the upper right of the screen (your right as you face it). Tekserve in NYC fixed it (under warranty) by replacing the "reed switch."
This seems to be part of the wiring that runs through the hinges to the screen. It has worked so far.
Good luck,
Dick Glendon
G4 iMac Mac OS X (10.4.2) G4 iBook and Mac mini

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