Yes, Ted, I used Batteries Plus about five times for different Optacons. They will replace the batteries for around $50 or maybe less, that's for the heavy-duty ones. It is a simple job for somebody who is electrically inclined; it is just soldering a bunch of D-Cells in the pack. Don't worry about what people think; they don't do it very often. Steve, K8SP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Filteau" <tfilteau@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:30 PM Subject: repairing units > Hi, > I'm interested in more information on getting units repaired. Mine works > fine, but I now have to plug it in, so it could use a new battery. Has > anyone on the list tried batteries plus or the like for replacing an > Optacon battery. > > My Optacon dates from around 1974. > > > > Ted <tfilteau@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > 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. > > 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.