Re: [NTLK] Best way to fix jaggies?

From: Stocker, Michael (mstocker_at_accelent.com)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 12:26:25 PST


Do Nu-Shields reduce, eliminate or aggravate "jaggies"?

Thanks

Mike

 -----Original Message-----
> Jaggies are caused by a deformation (twist) of the upper plastic case=20
> half.
> It is especially the right long side of the case, which is sort of=20
> weaker
> due to the lid mechanism. Its long edge is pressing constantly onto =
the
> screen and fools the pen digitizer. I removed at both jaggied MP2kx =
the
> upper case half and the jaggies disappeared and reappeared after=20
> remounting.
> Then I removed about 0.2mm of the edge with a milling machine and=20
> cleaned
> and remounted everything and the two Newtons are now cured and work=20
> fine
> since that modification. Instead of a milling machine a nice scraping=20
> tool
> or a Dremel hand engraving machine would probably do as well. The bad=20
> thing
> is that one has to take apart EVERYTHING of the Newton - I needed=20
> about 4
> hours for all of my experiments and the repair.
>
> Marco Mailand

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