[optacon-l] Re: Hello from new user and few questions
- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:21:27 -0400
Hi Greg.
Welcome to the list!
I just had my Optacon converted to use outlet power. I like the change a
lot, but I'd be nervous about letting just any electrician do it, since I
can't easily replace my Optacon if it gets broken.
I use the standard Optacon camera to read my flat computer monitor. The
monitor is a few years old. I don't need the special CRT camera anymore. I
do however keep having to flip the contrast switch. Some of the screen is
black-on-white, and some white-on-black.
HTH.
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grzegorz Zlotowicz" <grzezlo@xxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 11:59 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Hello from new user and few questions
> Hi.
> I'm Greg from Poland, new user of optacon r1d for several days.
> I'm trying to use it for looking at electronic and math drawings which
> possibly could help at my studies...
> Looking at this list archives, I found an interesting thread about
> removing battery from Optacon, explained in some details by Richard
> Oehm, so I know about necessity of changing the power suply after
> accumulator removal.
> Unfortunately I live too far from California and even UK, so sending my
> optacon for this change would be too expensive, but I know some skilled
> electronic technician who could manage to do it.
> My question: is such change straight forward, or maybe there are some
> specific things he should know about?
> Maybe somebody has some drawings illustrating the modification, if it is
> more complicated?
> Nex thing: I found somewhere a program which used communication cable
> between computer and Optacon; somewhere else I found a message about
> which socked Optacon uses as it's I/O port, and some links there pointed
> to a pdf with drawing showing how it should be connected to make it
> possible to control the Optacon from software. Unfortunately, the links
> were broken, but maybe somebody has the files?
> I'd like to have an Optacon connected to the computer via a usb to
> serial converter, so I could write or adapt some program to show the
> graphical files on optacon...
>
> I know about the special camera for crt monitors, but don't know how
> would it work with nowadays displays, and I'm not sure if I'll be able
> to find such accesory.
>
> And last question, does somebody know about the Videotim3 device - is it
> sold or prototype at the moment, and if available - how is the price of
> it?
> http://www.abtim.com/home__e_/the_videotim/the_videotim.html
>
>
> Greetings, Greg.
>
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