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I've had phenomenal luck with my Telesensory VersaPoint for over 30 years. It was a free replacement for a pretty terrible, short-lived, embosser called the MBoss. Guess they were feeling guilty.
Except for replacing the fuse, I hadn't had any trouble with it at all until about 8-10 years ago with it missing dots. I thought, awww... It's not like it owed me anything at this point. I figured it was a solenoid or a wire to it. Of course, TSI, was long gone, and no one would service it.
My buddy at TSI (retired 10 years) suggested I take it apart. With him on the phone, holding my breath the whole time, I did. It wasn't a solenoid at all. It was under the solenoid panel, jammed with a spec of rock-hard paper! Tweezers, a can of air, an hour, and two pounds of perspiration later, and everything worked perfectly again. Go figure.
If you do choose to get a used VersaPoint, make sure it's from TSI. It will be on the cover. It's important to have the cover because it has a powerful magnet in it that triggers the embosser. It's really good quality braille.
Jill
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From: Diane Scalzi <dscalzi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: duxuser <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Oct 26, 2016 7:40 pm
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Braille Embossers
Hi Jerry,Yes, the VersaPoint was made and sold by Telesensory but when Freedomscientific acquired Telesensory, Freedom Scientific was selling and repairing the VersaPoint embossers. You might want to see if they still are servicing them, if not make a deal if you are in the market and sell it and buy a more current model of an embosser. Freedom Scientific's number is 1-800-443--4443.
I was afraid of that. Thanks.
Diane
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jyandt.martin@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 5:31 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Braille Embossers
Diane:
I have a Juliet Pro 60 myself. I have had it for about three years and have not had any problems with it. But as soon as funds become available, I am going to have it in the shop for cleaning. I cannot elaborate on the other embossers, but as far as finding another embosser that is less expensive, good luck. As we all know, when you put “adaptive” before any item, the price goes up exponentially.
Jerry
From: Diane Scalzi
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 4:09 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Braille Embossers
Hi Everyone,
Once again some of the dots on my Juliet Pro 60 are no longer printing. If I decide to return it to Enabling Technologies for repair, this will be the third time in around 6 years. It has been less than a year since I received it back from the shop last time. I'm seriously considering not bothering to return it. Does anyone have any experience with the Juliet 120 wireless interpoint embosser? Also, can anyone recommend an interpoint embosser that might be less expensive and more reliable? All help appreciated. Thanks.
Diane
