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

[Forrest]

Jim:

In my admittedly limited work experience with the Newton’s innards, I can tell you that the broken post (in your picture) that holds its spring is pretty fragile. I have a MP2100 that is now a parts machine because it broke off. Nothing can fix it—I tried super (or krazy) glue, there is too much stress on it for such a repair to hold up for very long.

I recognize that there are many things that each of us truly shine at doing, and for many, electronics repair is not amongst those. I will say that it is MUCH wiser to admit you can’t repair something than to go ahead and prove your instincts correct.

Mahalo,
Forrest

Sent from my T-Mobile iPhone 11

> On Mar 6, 2021, at 1:58 PM, Jim C. <guardsix6 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks to all who wrote about the possible hinge problem.
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> 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!
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> 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!
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> I will go through a read the manuals. Haven’t read a manual in years. 
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> 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.
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> Oh, I’m trying to add some photos links. Don’t know if this will work.
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> https://cln.sh/coGeKb
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> https://cln.sh/jiuQVO
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> 
> 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 dama