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Subject: Re: [NTLK] Battery Packs and Battery Trays
From: Alan Grassia <alan.grassia () gmail ! com>
Date: 2021-07-11 22:46:12
Message-ID: 3EC35336-FDC4-47BF-A007-68DD4D6E2E2A () gmail ! com
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Hello Forrest and Newton Friends,
Thanks again for the encouraging words, Forrest! I appreciate it. You and the other \
kind folks here have encouraged me to repair both an eMate and and OMP!
I saw that Frank Gründel has rebuild directions on his website \
(https://www.pda-soft.de/hardware.html) for eMate and MP 2x00 packs. (And the MP \
110, 120, and 130.) I just haven't gotten up the nerve to try and cut one open.
I have one AA tray that came with my MP 2000 and a battery pack that isn't holding a \
charge that came with my eBay MP2100 (upgraded MP 2000 by Apple).
I agree about the eMate. From all of the reading that I have done, it was just the \
rechargeable pack. Mine's not holding a charge, so at some point, if I want to show \
it off at my local Apple store, I'll need to attempt the rebuild.
The OMP, from a couple of repair videos that I have seen, does have a 4x AAA battery \
tray. You can see one in Colin's This Does Not Compute - Fixing a Common (and \
Inevitable) Apple Newton Problem video (https://youtu.be/gH15tMUMUcU) starting at 5 \
min and 8 sec. Someone as already reached out to me directly from this list with a \
private offer to buy one. Thanks again to that person. I appreciate the offer.
Cheers,
Alan Grassia
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OMP, MP 2000, MP 2100, eMate 300
Website: http://blog.smartphonefanatics.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanmgrassia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alangrassia
On 7/11/21, 3:28 PM, "NewtonTalk on behalf of Forrest" \
<newtontalk-bounces@newtontalk.net on behalf of newton_phoenix@mindspring.com> wrote:
Alan:
IMHO it is actually not all that difficult to rebuild a Newton battery pack \
properly (I have not done and cannot speak for the eMate). It just requires a steady \
hand—and lots and lots of patience.
As for the MP2x00: you are far better obtaining a AA battery "sled". Buy some \
rechargeable alkaline NiMH AA cells—preferably 8, keeping 4 as spares on the \
charger—put the other 4 in the sled and put that into the Newton.
Last I saw these sleds were selling for a ridiculous price on eBay, but someone \
here might have one to offer.
I don't believe there was a similar product made for the MP or eMate.
Mahalo,
Forrest
Sent from my T-Mobile iPhone 11
> On Jul 11, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Alan Grassia <alan.grassia@gmail.com> Was a \
wrote: >
> Hello Newton Friends,
>
> As my Newton collection grows, I wanted to inquire about rechargeable battery \
rebuilds. While I am willing to take on tasks like replacing capacitors and eMate \
hinge repairs, I don't want to mess around with trying to rebuild battery packs. >
> I wanted to know if there was anyone in the United States or Canada who does \
this kind of work at reasonable prices. I am looking for someone to rebuild battery \
packs for a MP 2000, an eMate 300, and an OMP.
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