jonno@mac.com writes:
>Greetings,
>
>I recently purchased a MP2K and everything seemed to be working fine.
>Its
>only power source was from the AA battery cage.
>
>Today I received (from another source) the rechargable battery and AC
>adapter (all original, newton, new stuff). I plugged the Newton in to
>the
>adapter and then inserted the rechargable battery pack, while the Newton
>was
>on. The battery display said charging and everything seemed to be fine.
>I
>transferred some packages to the MP2K and played with it a bit. When I
>was
>done I turned it off. Everything is all good so far.
>
>Now, I went to turn it on again and nothing. Nada, zilch, zero reaction
>from my newly beloved machine. I unplugged it, I took out the
>rechargable,
>I pushed the reset (hey, I'm desperate)...I don't know what to do. Does
>anyone have suggestions? It really just seems to have no power anymore.
>If
>it is really broken, suggestions on how to get it fixed would also be
>welcome.
Jon:
I have the same problem with my MP2K. I followed Robert's advice before
after consulting with other Newton users here, but Kenny Song tracked down
the problem with my MP: the fact that it's been using the AA cage.
Evidently, over time if the cage is inserted with too much force it
pressed down the little "fingers" that make contact with the rechargeable
battery contacts. So the Newton will work and all when you put the new
rechargeable battery in it, and will even appear to charge. Mine will
sometimes even turn back on after I've left it off for a while. But
eventually it exhibits the same symptoms you're describing.
Pull all power from it for a while. Leave it out for a while. Then when
you put your AA batteries in their cage back in, you'll probably need to
do a soft reset.
Barring using AA batteries, you could pony up the moolah and get Apple to
fix your MP; I plan to do that before their obligation to fix them runs
out.
Good luck; mail me off list if you continue to have problems.
Josh
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