Re: [NTLK] emate problems

> Having rebuilt mine, do be careful not to
damage the diode that is attached to the battery pack.

There is no diode in any Newton or eMate battery pack.
If you mean the small component that is connected to the
two rectangular contacts, that's a thermistor. This is
a resistor whose value decreases with increasing temperature.

Frank

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