Jordan, I got a T8 at Sears for $2 yesterday to open my eMate. I am going to replace the batteries. I'll look at KMart for the adapter. Thanks. TJ
-----Original Message----- From: NewtonList [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jordan Carder Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 4:50 PM To: NewtonList Subject: Re: New to Newtons - eMate 300 Questions I got the adapter at K-Mart. It does 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, and 12 volts, comes with 12 different plugs (one of them was the right size for the Newt) and is polarity switchable. Cost about $10. Unfortunately, it is only 600mA, while the Newton requires 1.2A, so it only has enough power to make the startup chime, display the screen, then it stops. It seems to charge the battery but I believe that the battery is stone cold dead and I need a Torx T8 in order to replace it. In the meantime, I could just pick up another adapter and wire them together :D That should do it! Jordan On Aug 7, 2005, at 3:51 PM, TJ Ciaffone wrote: > Jordan, > I found a couple of eMate 300s recently in excellent physical > condition. > Both need the power adapters, though. Where did you find your power > switchable multi-adapter? > TJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: NewtonList [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Jordan Carder > Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:04 AM > To: NewtonList > Subject: New to Newtons - eMate 300 Questions > > > Hey Listers - > > I just acquired an Apple eMate 300, in like-new condition, surplus > (well, more like dumpster-diving) from my place of work this summer. > > I got just the Newt and the Stylus. It looks good enough to run, > though. > > And sure enough, it does! I saw that the Newt was rated for 7.5v, > 1.2A, so I plugged in a 7.5v, 600mA switchable multi-adapter I have, > and was able to get the eMate's charge light to come on, and, if I > press the power key, I will get the startup noise (on Macs, it's a > bong...this is a chime?) and the dark screen with the Newton logo, > etc. comes on, but that's all - the screen blanks out after that. > I'm assuming that's because it doesn't have enough power to run > properly. > > So, I'm letting the battery charge, and after a while (longer than > normal, I'd guess, assuming the battery is even good) I'll give it > another try, unplugged. > > I was considering doing a battery rebuild with some nice modern NIMH > cells - just have to get the right Torx bit to get that back cover > off. > > Also, looking through the translucent back cover, I noticed two low- > profile slots, much like the RAM slot in my iBook, both of which, > however, are empty. Is this normal? What goes in there? > > TIA, > > Jordan > > > > -- > NewtonList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > NewtonList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/newton.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:newtonlist@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/newtonlist% > 40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- NewtonList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> NewtonList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/newton.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:newtonlist@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/newtonlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com -- NewtonList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> NewtonList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/newton.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:newtonlist@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/newtonlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
