[NTLK] My New eMate 300 - Hinge Fix!!!!

[Jim C.]

Thanks to all who wrote about the possible hinge problem.

I’ve built PCs for quite a long time and I’ve never had one blow-up on me! But I’ve already destroyed one of my two Messagepad 2100s and I’m not about to destroy this beautiful eMate 300!

So, I did read the instructions on how to take apart the eMate 300 and check the hinges. When I saw the word, “desolder”. I immediately stopped reading and will probably leave my eMate 300 open for the rest of my life (should be only about 30 more years). 

I’m not an electrician nor do I have any electrical skills. The sadly broken Messagepad 2100 will attest to that. There are two wires inside the 2100 that came unsoldered while I was messing around with its insides!  I’m also deadly with a screwdriver of any type which I proved by breaking of a piece of plastic inside the now broken 2100. I am through with taking my stuff apart. It’s way too dangerous!

I am not about to open this beautiful peace of history. If there was someone who could do such work around my part of the country (Texas, USA), then I might be willing to ship it off or deliver it to them, but I ain’t touching it!

I will go through a read the manuals. Haven’t read a manual in years. 

I guess if there’s someone who wants a broken Messagepad 2100, I could ship it to you depending on the cost. It’s not worth anything to me, but if someone can fix one and then use it to further the Newton hardware and software community, I’ll be glad to give it to you.  Just let me know.

Thanks to everyone out there and stay safe.

Oh, I’m trying to add some photos links. Don’t know if this will work.


https://cln.sh/coGeKb

https://cln.sh/jiuQVO



Jim Chapman
Guardsix6 at gmail.com <mailto:guardsix6 at gmail.com>


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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 18:16:05 -0700
> From: Forrest <newton_phoenix at mindspring.com>
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] New Messagepad eMate 300 - What First?
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> Well the first thing would be to limit the opening of the clamshell?s lid until the hinge fix is completed.
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> I?m not certain what the timetable is on the hinge damaging the display?s ribbon cable, but why take the chance?
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> Mahalo,
> Forrest
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> Sent from my T-Mobile iPhone 11
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 19:07:26 -0800
> From: "L.W. Brown" <lwb at mac.com>
> To: "L.W. Brown via NewtonTalk" <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] New Messagepad eMate 300 - What First?
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> lucky Jim!!
> YES: DO the hinge repair to prevent loss of display! (instructions in list archives, at least)?maybe someone can still do it for you if you need?
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 08:55:19 -0500
> From: Sonny Hung <sonnyhung at gmail.com>
> To: NTLK <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] New Messagepad eMate 300 - What First?
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> Hi Jim,
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> Welcome and congratulations on what sounds like a new old stock eMate300.
> She sounds like a beaut.
> The short and sweet is to go over to Franks's site and read about the
> eMate300 disassembly and fix for the hinge repair to prevent display cable
> damage. There are a few others here on NTLK that are able to do this
> repair. Where you are located will play into your decision if you choose to
> have someone else do it versus doing it yourself. Take a look at those
> instructions because if you are handy & level of comfort you could do this
> yourself.
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> https://www.pda-soft.de/hardware.html
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> Wish you all the best.
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> God bless,
> 
> Sonny Hung
> the Hung Family
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> Message: 11
> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:44:17 -0500
> From: Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com>
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] New Messagepad eMate 300 - What First?
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> While I agree 100% you need to get the hinge situation fixed (I wouldn't even close it/reopen it again until you do), Frank's site isn't what it used to be.  There are quite a few pages that now give me a 404 error or a ooops not there anymore etc.
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> Anyone else have the same issues?  I tried to email him with a list of the pages I had trouble with but never heard back.
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> Thankfully the hinge repair and emate disassembly ones do work, although for some of them you get a oops and a link for the new location.
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> -Dan
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