[NTLK] How tight should the hinge on an eMate be?

[Christian Burk]

Hi,
The first thing to do is follow the instructions of Frank Gruendel here:
https://www.pda-soft.de/en/hardware/emate/disassembly/disassembly.html

If everything looks good, at least lubricate the hinges.
Yours,
Christian

On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM mark audacity romberg <
mark.romberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just picked up a minty email in a bundle of Newton stuff and the hinge
> is very tight when opening it, enough so that I worry about it breaking the
> plastic the mechanism is mounted to. Is it super stiff by design, or does
> it need to be lubricated?
>
> —m.a
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