[NTLK] NewtonTalk Digest, Vol 88, Issue 27

[L.W. Brown]

my recollection is it needs quite a few hours “rest” - if memory serves: at least 4, but better overnight

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> On Apr 26, 2021, at 10:30 AM, Jim Chapman <guardsix6 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Disaster!!!
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> ​My eMate 300 still won't come on. Shows no signs of life? And it was so new!!!!
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> ​I tried all the steps below and still nothing. The battery has been plugged back in for over an hour. I've tried to do a short reset and a long reset, still nothing happens. I even did the hard recovery, but I get nothing on the screen.
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> ​Anybody want to try and fix this before I just put it away forever?
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> ​Desparate!
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> ​Jim Chapman
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> ​guardsix6 at gmail.com
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>> On Apr 23 2021, at 6:22 pm, newtontalk-request at newtontalk.net wrote:
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>>     4. eMate 300 Just Died??? (Jim C.)
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:39:03 -0500
>> From: "Jim C."  <guardsix6 at gmail.com>
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Subject: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>> Message-ID:  <A9BC062D-16D2-4C1E-8924-C48E12A68C13 at gmail.com>
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>> Help!    My eMate 300 just died!    I?ve had it on my desk for several days turned off with it plugged in. I tried to turn it on today and I get nothing!    The power cord is plugged in. I tested the outlet and it?s sending power. I?ve did the two seconds reset and then the 15 second reset and still nothing.
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>> I don?t have a power light indicator of any kind.    I just don?t know what?s gone wrong. It was working fine just two days ago.
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>> Anyone want to venture a guess as to how I can get it back to working?
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>> Thanks!
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>> Jim Chapman
>> Guardsix6 at gmail.com  <mailto:guardsix6 at gmail.com>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:13:15 -0400
>> From: Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>
>> To: NewtonTalk Mailin List  <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
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>> Unplug it, drain the battery if possible (or disconnect it).    "Turn it on"
>> a few times to drain the capacitors.      Then plug it back in and try to turn
>> it on.
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>> Does anything different happen?
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:13:45 -0400
>> From: Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>
>> To: NewtonTalk Mailin List  <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>> Message-ID:
>>          <CAKUGNUXKNphjxQLcFvkWTizSRn7nSjZzVSC4vDE_dStv722weQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>> If the answer is yes, I'd suggest not leaving it plugged in and see if the
>> problem recurs.
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>>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 5:13 PM Michael Sheflin  <sheflinm at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>> Unplug it, drain the battery if possible (or disconnect it).    "Turn it on"
>>> a few times to drain the capacitors.      Then plug it back in and try to turn
>>> it on.
>>> 
>>> Does anything different happen?
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>>> 
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>> Message: 8
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:25:27 -0400
>> From: arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>> Message-ID:
>>          <CAPC=-CHp=H2aAQqXYX7T9xYFvw6pB5-ZQuPZcqGGv_AdThMHxQ at mail.gmail.com>
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>> 1. Unplug the eMate from the AC adapter. Unplug the AC adapter from power.
>> Disconnect the battery inside the eMate.
>> 2. Let the eMate sit unpowered for 24 hours. You may push the reset button
>> on the back as many times as you like.
>> 3. Plug the AC adapter into power. Plug the AC adapter into the eMate.
>> 4. Turn on the eMate and breathe thankful sighs of relief when it starts up
>> and as you go thru' the screen setup procedure.
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>> Message: 9
>> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:28:36 -0400
>> From: arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 Just Died???
>> Message-ID:
>>          <CAPC=-CEE_A8AVOuDeocsLOVceU45tRdxjWjufVPOiWNZ0YXA+g at mail.gmail.com>
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>> I didn't mean to be redundant. It is just that Michael is faster than I am.
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>>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 5:25 PM arceeHS  <arceehs at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>>> 1. Unplug the eMate from the AC adapter. Unplug the AC adapter from power.
>>> Disconnect the battery inside the eMate.
>>> 2. Let the eMate sit unpowered for 24 hours. You may push the reset button
>>> on the back as many times as you like.
>>> 3. Plug the AC adapter into power. Plug the AC adapter into the eMate.
>>> 4. Turn on the eMate and breathe thankful sighs of relief when it starts
>>> up and as you go thru' the screen setup procedure.
>>> 
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