[NTLK] So many broken emate cables

[Rufus Kohn]

Thanks Woody,
Soldering flatcables is certainly not my strength. I tried faild and the cable is not not repairable anymore. I orderd a new one. 
But I will keep you recommedation in mind for the future. 

Rufus Kohn
  

> Op 19 mrt. 2017 om 01:40 heeft Woody Smith <woodysmith at me.com> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Frank does a quality job. He did one for me and I found it to be an excellent option.
> 
> 
> Woody
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>>> On Mar 17, 2017, at 5:08 PM, NewtonTalk <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> wrote:
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>>> Would it be possible to produce a batch of Emate display flat cables and
>> mass repair all those broken machines out there?
>> 
>> As someone else has already pointed out, they seem to be still available
>> from NewtonSales.
>> 
>> For a variety of reasons not worth going into here, I am not exactly a fan
>> of NewtonSales. However, at 25 bucks including shipping the question is if
>> attempting a repair would make economical sense. I can repair most cables
>> for ten bucks less and haven't had a complaint yet. But if you haven't done
>> this before, the chances of killing the cable for good are approximately
>> 100%.
>> 
>> For what it's worth, a detailed review of the NewtonSales cable can be found
>> here:
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>>    <http://www.pda-soft.de/ematecable.html>
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> -- Newton software and hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
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