Sandy, There are optacon repair sources in the U.S., in Canada and I think in the U.K. Many of us have had our machines repaired by Richard Oehm, who does excellent work. His contact info is: Oehm Electronics 2194C Galveston Avenue San Jose, California 95122-3617 telephone: (408) 971-6250 fax: (408) 271-9188 E-Mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxx to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.