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From: jeff on 2 Dec 2007 13:58
I recently posted this same problem.
I am not able to get any sound out of my Tungsten E.
I solved the previous problem about photos, but
I have no sound of any kind now.
Only thing I did was to download new software.
INFO says OS Software v.5.2.1, and Sounds & Alerts says V.1.0.1
Any ideas?
jeff

Bob Pownall wrote:
> I recently bought a T|E2.
>
> For some odd reason, the sound comes and goes, apparently at random.
> (I'm referring to the system sound and the alarm sound. I keep the game
> sound turned off.)
>
> I've check Preferences -> Sounds & Alerts, and they're both set to High.
>
> The alert sound is the real pain, as it causes me to miss appointments
> I've scheduled in my E2.
>
> If there's a pattern to what causes the sound to quit, and what causes
> it to come back, I haven't figured it out yet. In particular, the sound
> has mysteriously come back after it vanishes without doing either a soft
> or a hard reboot.
>
> Any ideas? I've wondered if it could be some kind of software conflict
> but, as I said above, if there's a pattern to what I'm doing when the
> sound quits, I haven't figured it out yet.
>
> Bob Pownall

From: Russell E. Owen on 3 Dec 2007 15:20
In article <DfD4j.3431$RB.2445(a)trnddc03>, jeff <jeff(a)klippes.com>
wrote:

> I recently posted this same problem.
> I am not able to get any sound out of my Tungsten E.
> I solved the previous problem about photos, but
> I have no sound of any kind now.
> Only thing I did was to download new software.
> INFO says OS Software v.5.2.1, and Sounds & Alerts says V.1.0.1
> Any ideas?

Bad speaker contacts. The E series has a very defective speaker contact
design that is prone to this problem. As to fixing it so that it stays
fixed? I have no idea. My two Tungsten Es were hopeless. I've had less
trouble with my Tungsten E2.

-- Russell
From: jeff on 3 Dec 2007 18:09
So you recommend the Tungsten E2 ?
I have seem them online for $ 150 + freight.
Do they use the same contacts, stylus, and power
adaptor as the Tungsten E ?
jeff

Russell E. Owen wrote:
> In article <DfD4j.3431$RB.2445(a)trnddc03>, jeff <jeff(a)klippes.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I recently posted this same problem.
>>I am not able to get any sound out of my Tungsten E.
>>I solved the previous problem about photos, but
>>I have no sound of any kind now.
>>Only thing I did was to download new software.
>>INFO says OS Software v.5.2.1, and Sounds & Alerts says V.1.0.1
>>Any ideas?
>
>
> Bad speaker contacts. The E series has a very defective speaker contact
> design that is prone to this problem. As to fixing it so that it stays
> fixed? I have no idea. My two Tungsten Es were hopeless. I've had less
> trouble with my Tungsten E2.
>
> -- Russell

From: Matthew Fries on 4 Dec 2007 01:42
On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:20:37 -0800, "Russell E. Owen"
<rowen(a)cesmail.net> wrote:

>In article <DfD4j.3431$RB.2445(a)trnddc03>, jeff <jeff(a)klippes.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I recently posted this same problem.
>> I am not able to get any sound out of my Tungsten E.
>> I solved the previous problem about photos, but
>> I have no sound of any kind now.
>> Only thing I did was to download new software.
>> INFO says OS Software v.5.2.1, and Sounds & Alerts says V.1.0.1
>> Any ideas?
>
>Bad speaker contacts. The E series has a very defective speaker contact
>design that is prone to this problem. As to fixing it so that it stays
>fixed? I have no idea. My two Tungsten Es were hopeless. I've had less
>trouble with my Tungsten E2.
>
>-- Russell


That's unfortunate. I was able to hardwire the contacts on my Tungsten
E. I liked the T|E so much that I bought another one that I keep in
the freezer until my current one finally goes 100% failure.

It does take a little skill, and some REALLY thin wire (I used enamel
coated transformer wire). I think I posted about this about a year ago
or more.

Hey, here is the link to it!

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.palmtops.pilot/msg/e66839966f03c080?as_umsgid=560ia1591dl609mf8flf1qftleulh35h3t(a)4ax.com

Good luck.

Thanks.


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From: Russell E. Owen on 5 Dec 2007 14:02
In article <e0l5j.18357$t31.12018(a)trnddc02>, jeff <jeff(a)klippes.com>
wrote:

> OK, I just called up J&R in New York and ordered one for $ 150 plus $ 7
> freight. Hopefully, I will be able to sync this up as normally, with the
> data on my Tungsten E, and hopefully, it will use the same charger, etc.
> I have a charger I carry with me on the road that charges the battery
> only, and it is great. Will therefore keep the old one as a backup.

The E2 uses a different charger connector. Sorry. Still...it has really
good battery life (much better than the E); you may find that while
travelling you can wait until an AC outlet is handy before charging it.

-- Russell
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