[NTLK] Looking for eMate charger

[Chris Lindley]

(my first email on this list as I've only just got into using Newtons!). I wish I'd have known about this lower current charger before as I would definitely have bought one!

I've had a charging problem with my eMate. I'd rebuilt the battery pack (with 1.9Ah batteries) sometime ago, but kept getting a fault "The adaptor is providing too much power. The battery cannot be charged with this adaptor". It's a genuine Newton charger and via NewtTest I saw the battery was 6.30v at 1.676A then when the error appeared it was 7.32v at 0.004A. From what I read that sounds about right.

I found that if the Newton was turned off then it charged to 100%, though it took eight hours or so and the light never turned green!

Anyway I've been persisting with this for some months (part of my project* to journal daily on the eMate and import into Day One on my MacBook Pro). I saw a Newton eMate charger for sale on eBay last week so I purchased it in case my charger was faulty.

Whilst testing that one I realised that it charges fine and the charging light will switch to green when it is charged powered on but with the backlight turned off! Is that normal behaviour?

So I now have two chargers (heyho, two are better than one!).

Sorry for the rambling reply hijacking a simple thread but thanks for all the great resources! Really enjoying using the eMate!

Cheers
Ferg


> On 9 Jul 2025, at 11:10, SonyTEL via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
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> Example for the US:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/187382426861
> Sony AC ADAPTER SCPH-113 Wall Power Playstation 1 One PS1 Tested & Working
> ebay.com
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> Sincerely
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>> Le 9 juil. 2025 à 11:40, Fabrice Braun <f at fabricebraun.de> a écrit :
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>> Hi,
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>> I can't find the power adapter for my Newton eMate anymore. Does anyone know where I could buy a good replacement?
>> 
>> Salut
>> 
>> Fabrice