Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 2
This is a non-technical troubleshooting question. I dropped my visor earlier. It looks like it landed on its corner because my stylus now is stuck. I've tried opening up the device to see if there are any openings where I can push the stylus out from the inside.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Thanks
07-18-2000 07:51 AM
Rolando
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Registered: Dec 1999
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Posts: 251
This happened to my coworker. We ended up prying it out with a pair of tweezers. It was hard to do, though.
07-18-2000 10:20 PM
slick
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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Iowa
Posts: 6
This happened to me too. I ended up using a hemostat to grab onto the wing on the top of the stock plastic stylus to pull it out. Good luck!
07-19-2000 06:17 PM
fixitgal
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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posts: 253
The only way to get the stylus out is to take the unit all the way apart, down to the bare plastics. Not for the faint of heart...
My recommendation would be to call Handspring and get the unit repaired.
BTW - Did you ever get the stylus out?
07-20-2000 01:34 AM
AndrewB
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Registered: Feb 2000
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If you have access to a vise, put the visor in it such that the stylus points away from you. Take a flat screwdriver, place against the stuck stylus wing, and tap with a mallet. Boing!
07-20-2000 07:10 AM
Winchell
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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717
quote:Originally posted by AndrewB: If you have access to a vise, put the visor in it such that the stylus points away from you.
It probably would be a good idea to ensure that the vise is gripping the plastic edges of the Visor, not the glass screen.
I know this seems obvious, but just to be sure...
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