From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.int)
Date: Mon Jun 07 2004 - 06:28:24 PDT
There is Frank Gruendel in DE.
He did already good repair jobs for other list members.
I do not want to get in competition with him and probably I cannot do as
much as he does,
but I could perform some basic checks for you:
- check your power adaptor
- check the Newt with fresh batteries
- check the Newt internal fuse
- check Newt internal power connections
If the battery is not charged anymore this could well be because the famous
third battry contact is giving no contact anymore, meaning that your Newt
recognises the battery to be an alkaline and therefore does not charge.
But the fact that your Newt does not start powered with the adapter does not
support this theory.
In the worst case scenario your adapter broke and supplied a too high
voltage to your Newt.
This would cause the complete death of your Newt or at least of the power
circuitry.
But then the power adaptor check will prove this.
So fell free to wait for Franks reply or contact me off list.
I am located in NL.
Cheers,
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Grant Symon
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:53 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] Repair clinic in Paris
> Hi,
> I have a 2100, which I used to *love* until about a year and a half
> ago, when it stopped accepting charge ... and then finally ran out of
> battery. And then I tried a different power adapter, at the same
> voltage setting, but no luck. It will no longer start up. :( I don't
> know whether or not the different adapter caused a terminal problem, or
> if there is some other problem.
> Is there any chance that there will be some sort of Newton clinic at
> the Paris show? I live near Paris and intend to go, even though my old
> Newt is no more. Alternatively, is there anyone providing a repair
> service in Europe?
> Grant
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