[NTLK] eMate

Smith Woody woodysmith at me.com
Mon Apr 16 10:53:02 EDT 2012


The only way to inspect the hinges is to remove the back and the logic  
board.  So why not re-grease and install washers at the same time.
I wouldn't keep opening and closing. if you tested the contrast slider  
and the problem didn't go away, then open it up and inspect for your  
self.

Woody


On Apr 16, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Andrew Diller wrote:

> OK, thx for the info from everyone. This is strange.
>
> More details: i got the ebay from a person on ebay that claimed to  
> have inspected the hinges and the spring and found them to be ok- I  
> paid a bit more for this emate.
>
> As I said, it worked fine for about 4 days then all of a sudden it  
> locked up and was dead, I reset it and when it came back the screen  
> was like this- but the mate was running, as you could hear touches  
> and clicks.
>
> The screen is just a pure green- as if the bl and or brightness is  
> turned up 100%.
>
> I will try to do a hard-rest and see if that helps anything-  
> resetting the 'mate via the little recessed reset button just resets  
> the mate ok but the screen just stays a solid green.
>
> -andy
>
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Frank Gruendel wrote:
>
>>> I recently got an eMate off of eBay. It worked for a day but now the
>>> screen is dead. The backlight works but no screen. I can hear the  
>>> newt
>>> is on. Is this the hinge issue?
>>
>> It could, but that's unlikely. The hinge spring problem usually  
>> causes
>> missing screen lines or touchscreen problems.
>>
>> Frank
>>
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