[NTLK] eMate hinge repair for dummies

[Woody Smith]

Oops.  use hot melt glue or thin double stick pad instead of bolds,   
much nicer look


On Apr 7, 2013, at 12:22 PM, Woody Smith wrote:

> Re: battery issue. this was solve a long time ago but requires a bit
> of hacking away plastic.
> See <http://planetstephanie.net/hi-tech-fun/newton/emate-hacks/>
> I assisted a list member with one of these.  The main difficulty aside
> from the enlarging of the battery area is attaching the temperature
> switch.  I believe Stephanie didn't use it.
> Note she also lists source for tray.
>
> Woody
>
> On Apr 7, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Vladislav Korotnev wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>> Sadly I haven't done a hinge check on my eMate even though I've had
>> it for >3 years already.
>> As far as I've seen on Frank's pda-soft page, I will have to do
>> soldering to the motherboard.
>> Is there a way to do it without even bringing the soldering iron
>> close to it?
>> Also any ways to replace the battery pack with something more usable
>> would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~ Vladislav Korotnev
>> http://vladkorotnev.github.com/
>> http://vladkorotnev.me
>> vladkorotnev at gmail.com
>> 2:5020/12000.64
>>