No, this is definitely not normal! I still get roughly 30 hours out of my Braille Lite 2000, and the battery hasn't been replaced in a very long time, if at all. You probably need to send it to Freedom Scientific for a new battery. Make sure you tell them *exactly* what is wrong. Regards Steve At 01:28 PM 8/27/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hi. I have a bl 2000 18 cell unit which has a completely dead battery. >Are my only options at this point to go through fs and get a a new >battery for 125.00 or so? when I got the unit I only had about 8 hours >operating time with braille only, i never used the speech on it. Is this >normal? Someone told me this was not normal. I got this unit in july >1998. I want to upgrade it to the newest software since I hear that is >now free, but I can't do anything without the battery. Help please. > >-- >Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. >Enjoy that gift, that's why it's called the present. >Raul A. Gallegos http://www.asmodean.net/contact.html > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 8/2/02 -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 8/2/02