Re: [NTLK] eMate flex cable

From: Anthony Velasco (ecotone_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 06:20:11 PDT


Yes, very good insurance! I've repaired several eMates to date, and the
repair can take a full day for one eMate, especially when you have a
severely thrashed cable (punched, ripped, torn) and springs that have
wrapped-up on themselves. Replacing the cable would be more
cost-effective than the time spent doing these kinds of manual repairs.

I believe you can totally avoid the hinge-explosion by doing annual
maintenance on the spring assembly. Follow Frank Gruendel's instructions
on his website, and you'll likely never need to replace the cable. But,
you should still have a spare cable just in case!

Don't worry about taking down the MP2K, check out Frank's site again on
opening this one too. See http://www.pda-soft.de for details. Isn't
Frank great?!! Oh, and mustn't forget Mr. PCBMan too!

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-----Original Message-----
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Hiya,

Sorry to ask a stoopid question - what is an eMate flex cable for?

My guess is it's a replacement screen cable for when the screen hinge=20
clutch explodes. I've kinda got my eye on a e-mate and I'm wondering=20
if getting a flex cable is good insurance or not.

Also depends if I'm emboldened or sobbing into a broken MP2K after the=20
SER-001 arrives ;-)

Cheers,
.scott

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