Re: [NTLK] Screen Misalignment and request for fixes

From: Chris Chapman (pan1k_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 23:47:50 EST


Cool deal. I will have to check it out. Thanks to Woo, I am no longer
afraid to open my newt, cripes just look at my face on the LANUG site! :)

-Chris
On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 08:38 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:

>
> You would need to use something that doesn't promote
> oxidation. And since there are two dissimilar metals
> touching, this is going to be difficult. Optimally,
> you want something that will promote an electrical
> connection.
> Something like:
> http://www.vandenhul.nl/other/c-care.htm
>
> but I have seen other similar stuff at Microcenter.
> It's not cheap, but worth it in the long run. Back in
> my S-100 buss days, bad contacts were common. I used a
> typewriter ink eraser (gee, do they make those
> anymore) to burnish the contacts. The bonus is that
> the eraser came with a brush. Then once the contacts
> were free of contamination, I'ld coat the contacts in
> contact fluid. This isolates the contacts from the air
> and prevents oxidation, which happens almost
> instantaneously! Now I use this fluid for all my
> electrical contacts, especially low voltage
> connections!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
> http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
> http://65.84.243.167 (my NPDS server)
>
> --- Chris Chapman <pan1k_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> What are you using to clean it with? I might give
>> this a try!
>>
>> -Chris
>> On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 02:42 AM, Heiko Cultus
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have only cleaned the contacts of the white
>> cable coming from the
>>> screen, that
>>> is attached to the StrongARM with the adhesive
>> tape (see
>>> http://newton.tek-ed.com/newtspeed/img0002.htm)
>> and only the side where
>>> the
>>> cable is attached to the mainboard.
>>> My hole story on sunday was, that I had the screen
>> misalignment, tried
>>> the
>>> businesscard trick, because it often had worked
>> for me, but after that,
>>> my
>>> screen didn't work anymore, only the backlight was
>> ok. So I opened my
>>> Newton,
>>> removed the white cable from the mainboard,
>> attached it again and my
>>> screen
>>> worked again (yes, without the screen
>> misalignment)
>>>
>>> Heiko
>>>
>>>
>>> "Smith, Bradley" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Which contacts are we talking about here?
>>>> I took mine apart and removed the ribbon
>> connecting the screen to the
>>>> main
>>>> board and cleaned it. It did help a bit but it's
>> still out of
>>>> alignment. Do
>>>> I need to clean some other contacts?
>>>>
>>>> Brad
>>>>> I can agree on this. I have opened my Newton
>> last sunday,
>>>>> because of a screen
>>>>> misalignment, cleaned the contacts and
>> everything was fine again.
>
> =====
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