Re: [NTLK] MP2K power switch repair

From: E. Male (mrramsay_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Apr 24 2003 - 10:30:50 PDT


I have the app PowerOff installed, so powerdown, in that respect, is not a
problem, it's power up *and* off, depending on how I do both :)

I will post details of a successful DIY repair, that's what I'm hoping for.

DR

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>From: Ronald Uphoff <rauphoff_at_earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] MP2K power switch repair
>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:08:13 -0400
>
>My power switch has also been getting flaky. I sometimes use the dongle
>to turn the Newton on (i.e., just plugging in the dongle). There is
>also a sleep switch app. which will turn the Newton off when you tap
>the icon. I think I got it at Thorston Lange's site.
>Please post if you repair your switch and let us know how it went.
>
>On Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 12:55 PM, E. Male wrote:
>
> > Anyone know how to tell if a power switch has gone bad? I posted some
> > time
> > back here (and at Newted) about a perfectly good MP2K which seemingly
> > has a
> > bad power switch (I can turn it on via the reset button, but can't
> > turn it
> > off unless I remove the battery pack).
>
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