Comments on: PocketMail BackFlip Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Judie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14660 Judie Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:06:30 +0000 #comment-14660 Sig, I was looking at it as a one shot fix - I would think that "digging out" a filler might damage the disc even more. Hopefully I can get it done and post results later tonight. Judie :0) Sig,

I was looking at it as a one shot fix – I would think that “digging out” a filler might damage the disc even more. Hopefully I can get it done and post results later tonight.

Judie :0)

]]> By: SigNelson http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14659 SigNelson Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:56:26 +0000 #comment-14659 Just a comment on the use of a "filler" within the crack: it should not only be optically clear, but should also have close to the same refractive index -- which is a measure of how light bends. (not easy, but possible).:confused: The best example I can think of are the new materials eyeglasses are made of. Have you noticed that the strong prescriptions that would require thick & heavy lenses can be made with much thinner material today? They have a much higher refractive index than was available years ago. Imagine if someone replaced one of your lenses with one the same shape, but that focused differently because it bent the light differently. You wouldn't be able to focus, and would have a headache instead. I'm just saying be careful -- because scratching the filler out if you are unsuccessful will probably require one of the bigger disc-fixing machines. They take off a lot of material (at least the depth of the scratch). Admittedly, I work for Digital Innovations -- and I think the SkipDr is the best machine I've seen out there for less than $800.00. (There are some great machines for $800 and up, but they aren't practical). But if the Doctor can't fix it, the next alternative is to find a service that uses one of these machines. Just a comment on the use of a “filler” within the crack: it should not only be optically clear, but should also have close to the same refractive index — which is a measure of how light bends. (not easy, but possible).:confused:
The best example I can think of are the new materials eyeglasses are made of. Have you noticed that the strong prescriptions that would require thick & heavy lenses can be made with much thinner material today? They have a much higher refractive index than was available years ago. Imagine if someone replaced one of your lenses with one the same shape, but that focused differently because it bent the light differently. You wouldn’t be able to focus, and would have a headache instead.

I’m just saying be careful — because scratching the filler out if you are unsuccessful will probably require one of the bigger disc-fixing machines. They take off a lot of material (at least the depth of the scratch).

Admittedly, I work for Digital Innovations — and I think the SkipDr is the best machine I’ve seen out there for less than $800.00. (There are some great machines for $800 and up, but they aren’t practical). But if the Doctor can’t fix it, the next alternative is to find a service that uses one of these machines.

]]> By: themog http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14658 themog Wed, 23 Apr 2003 17:17:00 +0000 #comment-14658 I will be waiting to hear how it turns out. If the first filler you use does not work you can always dig it out and try something else. Just make sure to clean the hole really well. A flat brush CD cleaner will not get down into the gap very will. I use a brushless disk washer called the CD HydroBath, but they are hard to find. You can get the same effect with a strong spray bottle, it just wastes more cleaning fluid since you can't recapture it easily. You should probably clean it out really well before you try to fill it the first time (I should have mentioned that before.) I will be waiting to hear how it turns out. If the first filler you use does not work you can always dig it out and try something else. Just make sure to clean the hole really well. A flat brush CD cleaner will not get down into the gap very will. I use a brushless disk washer called the CD HydroBath, but they are hard to find. You can get the same effect with a strong spray bottle, it just wastes more cleaning fluid since you can’t recapture it easily. You should probably clean it out really well before you try to fill it the first time (I should have mentioned that before.)

]]> By: Judie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14657 Judie Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:56:35 +0000 #comment-14657 themog, I will definitely give your idea a try. Since the foil is not damaged, maybe it will work! Thanks for the tip, Judie :0) themog,

I will definitely give your idea a try. Since the foil is not damaged, maybe it will work!

Thanks for the tip,
Judie :0)

]]> By: themog http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14656 themog Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:38:29 +0000 #comment-14656 I have used the hand crank and a different motorized model of the SkipDoctor with a great deal of success. The entire line will work on DVDs, CD-Roms, Audio CDs, Game Disks and any other optical disk you can find. They will only repair the surface of a disk, but if you fill that big crack on your test cd with a glob of any opticaly transparent material and then resurface it again it should work, (unless the foil is damaged, nothing can fix that.) I usualy use the fluid from a separate cd repair kit like the one from Kensington to fill the gap, but any clear liquid wax will also work (car wax, rainX, ect...) Just put a big drop over the crack and let it dry. If it did not fill the crack, repeat till it does. Once the crack is filled, resurface it with the SkipDoctor and it should work like new. I have seen some industrial resurfacing machines that polish the surface as well so they don't leave the blurry streaks that the SkipDoctor does, but they cost much, much more and I have not yet found a CD drive that will not read through the blurry surface the SkipDoctor leaves behind. I have used the hand crank and a different motorized model of the SkipDoctor with a great deal of success. The entire line will work on DVDs, CD-Roms, Audio CDs, Game Disks and any other optical disk you can find.

They will only repair the surface of a disk, but if you fill that big crack on your test cd with a glob of any opticaly transparent material and then resurface it again it should work, (unless the foil is damaged, nothing can fix that.) I usualy use the fluid from a separate cd repair kit like the one from Kensington to fill the gap, but any clear liquid wax will also work (car wax, rainX, ect…) Just put a big drop over the crack and let it dry. If it did not fill the crack, repeat till it does. Once the crack is filled, resurface it with the SkipDoctor and it should work like new.

I have seen some industrial resurfacing machines that polish the surface as well so they don’t leave the blurry streaks that the SkipDoctor does, but they cost much, much more and I have not yet found a CD drive that will not read through the blurry surface the SkipDoctor leaves behind.

]]> By: Judie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14655 Judie Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:08:52 +0000 #comment-14655 Ooops, I hate it when that happens! :o Judy Ooops,

I hate it when that happens! :o

Judy

]]> By: TheDreamer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/02/06/pocketmail_backflip_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14654 TheDreamer Wed, 23 Apr 2003 11:16:27 +0000 #comment-14654 Avril Lavigne is spelled wrong in the review. :mad: The Dreamer Avril Lavigne is spelled wrong in the review. :mad:

The Dreamer

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