![]() It was unfortunate that by the time I had seen it, the Newton platform was already considered dead. In an era where capacitive touchscreens weren't yet the norm, the use of a stylus with both long-term storage and quick-use positions on both the left and right captivated me. I had only seen them in pictures at this point, but I was in love with the design. The eMate 300 was a Newton-based Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) intended for the education market. I had played with Newton machines before - especially the MessagePad 100 - but not one in this style. Among them was a unique, laptop-shaped device made out of translucent green plastic. Posted by Walt Berger on December 2nd, 2019.At some point in the late 90s, I was in a computer store fawning over big tech's latest creations. So what am i doing wrong? Ive seen other people do this very thing with no issues. It begins to charge but then says fault, and says theres too much voltage. I bought 4 new Nimh batteries and wired it all up. I bought a AA battery holder that would fit in the Emate 300. Posted by Newton Poetry - Get handy Newton info with NewtTest on June 1st, 2009. installing a new battery pack in my Newton eMate 300, I wondered about the pack’s abilities: how long did it take to Posted by davelawrence8 on April 14th, 2009. Thanks for stopping by, – I’ve got a few wiki articles up my sleeve. Great project and well done for finding a source for eMate battery packs. Posted by Matej Horvat on April 13th, 2009. My eMate’s battery pack, fortunately, still holds a charge for about 24 hours of continuous use, so replacing it is not my top priority. I think it would be great if you contributed your how-to’s to the Newton Knowledge Wiki. Tags: apple, battery, DIY, eMate, newton, pack, project, recharge, rechargeable, torx. Posted by davelawrence8 at 6:37 am on April 13th, 2009. Replacing the battery pack was a cinch, too, and took all of about five minutes. Now my eMate is truly portable because I don’t have to worry about keeping it plugged in at all times. This solution, however, worked fine for me. There are some DIY die-hards who are all about making their own battery pack, but the soldering made me nervous. The battery pack cost me about $20 (plus shipping) on eBay. A fully-charged battery pack should last you for days, even with heavy usage. ![]() I plugged my eMate in and let it charge a whole day, and now it’s like I have a whole new eMate. Place the battery case inside the eMate, replace the cover, and tighten your screws. A little push on the white part will be plenty. Now carefully slide the connection wire into the circuit board until it snaps tight. Slide your new battery back inside the protective casing, with the connection wire sticking out of the right-hand side. The soft pads keep the battery pack case from sliding around inside the Newton. Here’s what the empty battery tray looks like inside the eMate. The actually battery pack fits snugly inside the holster, but slides right out. Be careful, and use something (I used my fingernail) to wedge the connector away from the plug-in.įrom here, pull the battery pack out of the eMate. This is the most delicate of the steps: pulling the battery connection cable away from the circuit board. The battery pack isn’t bolted to the eMate it simply rests in a little trench, with a wire attached to the circuit board. Now you see the good stuff: a few memory slots and the battery. I left the screws in their slots as I lifted the cover off so I wouldn’t lose them. There are just two screws to remove on the cover, and they’re both at the top. See that half-circle hatch near the handle (above)? That’s what you’re taking off. The first step is to flip your eMate over. To start, I grabbed a new eMate battery pack from PowerBook Guy, a Torx wrench (I actually took my eMate into the hardware store to get the perfect-sized wrench), my eMate, and some starting instructions from Frank. I opted for the simplest solution: buy a new battery pack on eBay and installing it myself. If it goes, you’re stuck with replacing it, building a new one from scratch, or keeping your eMate plugged in at all times. So while it’s handy to pop a few fresh AA batteries into a MessagePad and be back up and running, the eMate relies on its single battery pack. It held a charge for about three minutes. When my eMate came, I found out right away that the battery pack was probably the original. And the battery life is great if you have a working, rechargeable battery with plenty of juice. Small, portable, rugged – a sort of proto-netbook that lets you type on the go.
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