To remove door clips. Step-by-step.
Open Newt.
Peel Plastic Cover off of the back of clips.
GENTLY push two pronged clip in away from plastic.
Pull clip out from exterior of case.
Assemble in reverse.
Took me two minutes total to remove both of them.
(Not responsible if you break them. :)
Michael W.
On Thursday, December 20, 2001, at 11:13 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:
>
> ahhh! safely he says...the usual method is to either
> drop the Newt onto something hard, or shove the Newt
> into a case too sharply...but these methods aren't
> really "safe", are they?
>
> I don't really think that there's a safe method
> though...It looks like a screen of plastic holds them
> in place... not something you can remove without
> digging away at some plastic welds either...
> In my case, I broke one of mine the day after I
> received it back fro Apple for repair...I still had
> one good one, so I just super-glued the broken one in
> place (push it as far back as possible to allow the
> door to click open all the way) This way, one clip
> still gives and the other one is stationary...works
> fine for me, if not the most elegant and cleanly
> executed repair!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
>
> --- Eugene Y <eugeney_at_mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> With all this talk of door clips, it's motivating me
>> to perform a
>> transplant of the door clips from my dead
>> (broken-screen) Newton 2000 to
>> my other (working) 2100.
>>
>> Call me 'special' but I can't figure out how to
>> safely remove the two
>> clips from the body. I've considered using the
>> brute-force method, which
>> involves the use of a tiny flathead screwdriver,
>> lots of shoving, and
>> perhaps some cursing; however, knowing me I'd
>> probably break the clips
>> in the process.
>>
>> So....to those in the know, what's the proper way to
>> remove those darn
>> clips? Oh yeah, and if it's not obvious, the proper
>> way to re-attach
>> them?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Eugene
>
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