From: Anthony Velasco (ecotone_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Jun 19 2003 - 23:50:13 PDT
I would recommend that anyone owning an eMate service it annually by
opening the case and inspecting the hinges, and lightly lubricating each
hinge, and the barrel that routes the display cable along the hinge,
with a light synthetic grease. I find SuperLube, a silicon- based grease
with Teflon, to be the best choice. Also, washers should be installed
over the springs (as outlined on Frank Gruendel's site) if it has not
already been done. If you have reservations about doing the service
yourself, some electronics shops might do the job for you for a nominal
price, or join or start a NUG in your area and make it an annual meeting
event! Keep the green!
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Anthony Velasco, USFWS-Ecologist/ecotoxicologist
This Newt's trekking through cactusland and lov'n it!
Managing Sales and Licensing for Newton Software at:
http://www.thisoldnewt.com/~tactilesales/index.html
or http://www.tactile.com - Tactile Systems, Inc.
Contact me via the above E-mail for more information
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-----Original Message-----
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How tight would be considered tight? My eMate has hardly ever been
used,
and it seems like the lid is semi-stiff. I have to hold the bottom down
withone hand and lift the cover with the other to open it, but is't not
like
super difficult to do or anything. I bought it used so I do not know
how
much it was used before me, but it seems like the thing was brand new
when I
got it. I saw the directions on how to open it and deal with the
problem,
but it's like a million steps and I would want to avoid doing that
unless I
know for certain it needs to be fixed. Any ideas?
Anthony Velasco wrote:=20
This is the condition that will destroy your video. The stiffness is=20
caused by the clutch springs slipping off the axle-mount. Once these=20
springs slip, the ones that are located on the side with the display=20
cable can tear the cable apart rather quickly. The more you use it in=20
this condition, the greater the chances are that it cannot be repaired.=20
I've seen some nasty, chewed up cables. The video quality, surprisingly,
does not degrade that much - until the display cable is pretty well=20
chopped up.=3D20=20
My suggestion is to stop using it until you have time to do the=20
maintenance. Or you can just count on spending much more money repairing
or replacing the eMate. The maintenance is much easier and cheaper than=20
the repairs. See Frank Gruendel's site for an excellent treatise on this
problem.=20
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Anthony Velasco, USFWS-Ecologist/ecotoxicologist=20
ecotone_tv_at_hotmail.com[1]=20
This Newt's trekking through cactusland and lov'n it!=20
Managing Sales and Licensing for Newton Software at:=20
http://www.thisoldnewt.com/~tactilesales/index.html[2]=20
or http://www.tactile.com[3] - Tactile Systems, Inc.=20
Contact me via the above E-mail for more information=20
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-----Original Message-----=20
Nowadays, everytime I flip open my eMate's screen, it feels tight.=20
What's=20
the stop-gap measure to loosen it? I know that I should have gotten=20
washers=20
installed and all that but I don't exactly have the time to do that at=20
the=20
moment since I'm leaving the US in two weeks. So what's the best=20
stop-gap=20
measure, aside from installing actual washers? Thanks. I intend to bring
th=3D3D=20
e=20
eMate of course.=3D3D20=20
Robert=3D20=20
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