From: Manuel Probsthain (newtontalk_at_mischpappe.net)
Date: Thu Mar 20 2003 - 11:26:58 PST
Hello
I've got an 130 too which shows the same problem, a small 2mm in
diameter 'black hole' on the top edge of the button bar, between find
and undo.
It seems that its a problem with the backlight, ether it is something
like aging or it has to do with the charging electronic which damages
the backlight as this prob only seems to appear at the bottom of the screen.
But it hasn't grown bigger since I received my unit, so I think this is
heat-related due to overcharging or something...
Correct me if I'm wrong, or if my english is unreadable... ;-)
Manu
P.S.: I've got some brand-new 9W Power Adapters (US with 3rd party euro
adapter plug) for sale, €/$ 25,- each.....
Jon Glass wrote:
>on 3/20/03 12:58 AM, Mark Flisher at Mark.Flisher_at_btinternet.com wrote:
>
>
>
>>First I got a case of the flickering backlight but this seems to have now
>>disappeared (thankfully!) but I am left with another fault which I'm sure
>>was not there before.
>>
>>When the backlight is switched on, a black fuzzy spot about 5mm in diameter
>>becomes visible on the lower edge of the screen - it is just off centre of
>>the screen to the left and just above the application bar - when in
>>'portrait'mode. It is not visible in 'non backlight' mode.
>>
>>
>
>My 130 had both of these exact same problems. The flickering or disappearing
>backlight would occur when my battery level was towards the low side. As for
>the blob., it started out as one blob, and a couple of months later,
>another, smaller blob appeared. They never got bigger, and never interfered
>with the use of the Newton in any way, other than the blemish.
>
>Frank's got my baby now. Frank, that's something you may want to look at.
>It's the 130 from Darrell and Artur. I don't know if that blob can be
>removed or not...
>
>
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