[NTLK] eMate 300 charger

[Chris Rupnik]

Noah gave me great advice in the past. NEVER use a non Newton charger!

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 4:28 PM Andre Garzia <andre at andregarzia.com> wrote:

> Oh thanks, that is good to know. Unfortunately, I can't find any available
> on eBay UK at the moment.
>
> Do you, or anyone else here, know if universal chargers are safe to be
> used? I saw some 5V 2A chargers that might work....
>
> Thanks for the help
> Andre
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> Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMate 300 charger
>
> The Emate uses the same newton charger as for an MP model. My OMP charger
> works fine.
>
> On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 at 12:22, Andre Garzia <andre at andregarzia.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > After two years without a Newton, I managed to buy a mint condition eMate
> > on eBay here in the UK. It arrived today, and it looks damn gorgeous, but
> > unfortunately it came without a charger. I was not expecting that, but
> then
> > again, looking at the photos, the charger is not present. I expected it
> to
> > come with the device since it is all in the original packaging with
> sealed
> > books in it and some sort of Acorn connection stuff that was probably
> > needed for UK schools.
> >
> > Anyway, I can't power it up. Anyone here has any tips or advice regarding
> > chargers? I looked into eBay but couldn't find one. This sucks because I
> > have eMate and Newton chargers at my parents home in Brazil. It is just
> not
> > safe for them to go to the post office to mail it to me.
> >
> > Best
> > A
> >
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