Re: [NTLK] eMate hinge / display cable problem redux

From: Stephen Jendraszak (stevehj_at_mac.com)
Date: Wed Feb 27 2002 - 02:14:05 EST


On Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 02:07 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:

>
> on 27/02/02 00:42, Michael Blazer at m.blazer_at_utoronto.ca wrote:
>
>> 2. Regardless of which theory is right, there is a dire need to find a
>> replacement for that darn ribbon cable. It seems such a shame that
>> there
>> are probably hundreds, maybe thousands, of eMates lying dead in
>> closets and
>> classrooms that only need that little cable to come back to life.
>> Somebody
>> on the list tried a contact at Apple who reportedly said they don't
>> have any
>> but that (IIRC) it was not a custom made part. (Although it's a very
>> definite shape, with a right angle turn, so I'm not so sure.) So ...
>> does
>> anybody have any ideas where or how to look for this part? Or, would a
>> custom manufacturing run be feasible? (I'm guessing probably not,
>> unless
>> you want thousands of them, but who knows?) There shouldn't be any
>> problem
>> getting a dead cable as a sample, and the connectors on the ends are
>> probably all still OK. With the thousands (?) of people on this list,
>> I'm
>> hoping somebody knows about this particular corner of the industry.
>> I'll
>> bet some enterprising and skilled person with access to a supply of
>> these
>> cables could do a brisk business reviving all the dead eMates.
>
> Count me in!
>
> -Laurent.

And I also.

sj

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