[NTLK] Charging an eMate with a very low battery pack and missing patch after reset

[Chris Lindley]

Not too late at all! I’m sure this will happen again to me ;-)

Thanks.

Cheers
Chris



> On 16 Jan 2026, at 22:45, Craig Bradley via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
> 
> A bit late for you but I have found that plugging in the eMate first for a few hours without opening or restarting it after not being used for a while seems to allow the battery to at least charge enough to kick-start the power circuit. 
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> Craig
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> On Sat, Jan 17, 2026, at 9:18 AM, Chris Lindley wrote:
>> Hi Victor,
>> 
>> Many thanks for that.
>> 
>> So sounds like the eMate is good! I will try not to leave it so long between charges in the future!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Chris 
>> 
>>> On 16 Jan 2026, at 21:05, Victor Rehorst <victor at chuma.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Chris,
>>> 
>>> Patch 732000 is the latest patch for the eMate, see https://newtonfaq.com/newton-faq-nos.html#IIIA2a
>>> 
>>> I don't think NewtTest knows about non-Apple-released OS patches, nor is it possible to actually compare patch version using the original rules that Apple originally used (which are documented further down on part 2 of the FAQ).
>>> 
>>> OS patches will persist even after a "brain wipe" reset like what you performed.  The only way to remove them is to either use a special software tool or to swap out the ROM card for one from a different language or device type (eg. swap an eMate ROM card with one from a 2x00, or swap a German ROM card for an English one) per https://40hz.org/Pages/newton/patches/patchinstallation/
>>> 
>>> You did the right thing, as often a reset will convince the eMate to start charging the battery, previously noted here:
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