Re: [NTLK] dead newton? - help!!

From: William Pociengel (hseldon_at_my.wgu.edu)
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 16:50:57 PDT


peter davson-galle wrote:
> hello there,
> i went to use the newt (mp2000 upgraded way back to 2100 specs) and - nothing.
> figuring that it had a flat battery, i put it on for a charge - nothing (on
> ac still but... nothing)
> tried the reset button - nothing
> tried changing the battery pack for some aa ones - nothing
> tried more resets - nothing
>
> so, any advice? do i have a terminally ill newton?
probably not, if it's been sitting for a long while it may ake some time
to get it to restart (based on my experiance) hmmm I wonder what type of
capacitors were used in construction as some types have dielectric
issues if not used for some time.

wiliam

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