[NTLK] Message pad 130

[Smith Woody]

The USPS link is here
<http://postcalc.usps.gov/>

USPS-Produced Box: 8-5/8" x 5-3/8" x 1-5/8"
Maximum weight 4 pounds.
To Germany is 16.95  plus any insurance you may require


	Your box and following conditions for 1lb
	Other than rolls: Max. length 24", max length, height and depth  
(thickness) combined 36"
	Rolls: Max. length 36". Max length and twice the diameter combined 42"
To Germany as first class mail

 From Germany to here for Priority seems to be about 9 Euro Plus  
packaging and any insurance you may require

A five lb package the size of an emate gets very expensive.  Items in  
the range of an ounce or two that fit a #10 envelope are very  
reasonable.

Hope this is useful.

I'm willing to do hinge repairs on eMates,  but this is not a  
difficult task and unless the display ribbon is damaged it's easy to  
do yourself.  Years ago I had a small workshop at my house with 4  
novices and we all did an emate Hinge re-grease including all  
disassembly including, unsoldering backlight and speaker, taking the  
hinge apart for thorough cleaning and straitening and reassembly in  
about 3 hours,  This included refreshments and conversation.

There aren't any simple repairs on the Messagepads except part  
replacement such as backlight, and many wouldn't call that simple.

Woody

On Apr 16, 2012, at 5:01 PM, James Fraser wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> Since you've just had an MP130 shipped from the EU, can you and/or  
> Frank
> Gruendel comment on the approximate cost of shipping MP1x0s and  
> MP2x00s around
> between the US and the EU?
>
> International postage rates change all the time, obviously, but it  
> might be nice
> if NewtonTalkers had some sort of ballpark figure.
>
>
> (In fact, is there anyone who still performs MessagePad repairs in  
> the US?)
>
>
> Best,
>
> James Fraser
>