Re: [NTLK] Bootstrapped! D'oh!

Update:

The surgery on the hinges went OK, but I fear the eMate shall never be
worked on internally again. The cheap screwdriver set I used (the only
one I could find with a Torx T8 in it) was *too* cheap. The T10
wouldn't turn the screws-- It just spun on it's own handle without
turning the shaft that was touching the screw. I had to break out the
power screwdriver, and although I got in, did the soldering, did the
hinge repair, and got out fine, I ended up screwing up the reassembly
by forgetting to make sure the contrast switch was aligned properly.
When I turned on the eMate, I moved the switch and blanked the screen
from contrast adjustment, and then found I couldn't undo it. The slider
moved all the way to the left, but then wasn't connected to the plastic
device on the case and wouldn't slide back the other way.

So, I set to work opening the case again. In the first step of doing
so, and having to use the powered screwdriver for T10, I ended up
stripping a corner screw. I ended up having to use a dremel to cut the
plastic around the screw (not my original intention, but it worked) and
then cut the right-side connection to the grounding plate. But I did
get back in and fix that contrast switch!

So, on the final reassembly, I had a corner that was not secured by a
screw. worried that I might have a problem if that corner remained
unsecured, I dropped a little solder on it and then finished it off
with some epoxy in the hole, hopefully binding the plastic to the
now-permanent warped screw. That corner of the bottom of the case won't
come off easily ever again.

But the hinger repair was a success, and the hinge needed it! It was
about halfway to slipping out and doing damage to the cable, and the
grease was dried out.

Next message, I'll explain the other problem: Wegener media.

On 1 Mar, 2006, at 7:02 AM, Jack Kramer wrote:

> I don't have a card to loan you, but I do live in East Lansing and
> have an older PowerBook G3 as well as a Newton 2000 I could beam
> packages to you off of. If you still end up needing the help, send
> me a message and we can probably meet up.
> --Jack--
>
>
> El Mar 1, 2006, a las 4:26 AM, Keyth Owen escribió:

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