Hi David, Tony et al
I've had my Perkins Brailler for 42 years, and she's still going strong.
I call her the iron lady!!
I've seen the new-style Perkins and, I have to say, don't like it. That's
just my view, but it won't last the distance, it isn't as robust, and it
looks very different.
Jackie Cairns
Braille Specialist
Email: jackie.cairns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sight and Sound Technology Ltd
Welton House North Wing
Summerhouse Road
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WD
Tel: 01604 798024
Mob: 07887 883815
www.sightandsound.co.uk
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Of tony sweeney
Sent: 07 January 2010 16:04
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Repair To Perkins
Hi David & Alison,
I definitely feel that it is worth going down the repair route first if
that's what one wants to do.
I have a Perkins for more years than I care to remember and it had it's
fair share of bumps and thuds too over the years and recently when I
thought that it was time for a replacement, seeing prices for new ones,
decided to have it repaired yet again and it is now more perrfect than it
ever was.
The prison service where I live have the repair franchise here.
Sounds like RNIB is the place for you to try first to see about a repair
for yours.
Tony
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From: Long, Alison <mailto:Alison.Long@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Perkins Brailler
Hi,
The new lighter Perkins isn't available outside the US. We are expecting
to launch it in Europe during March. We don't have final price
information yet, but are anticipating it will be slightly higher than the
existing model.
We have lots of forty plus year old machines back for service and repair
and they are very rarely inoperable. Kevin Ground in our Service and
Repair Team, email kevin.ground@xxxxxxxxxxx would be happy to advise.
Regards
Alison
Alison Long
Products & Publications
Royal National Institute of Blind People
Bakewell Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6XU
England
Tel: +44 1733 375178
Fax: +44 1733 375383
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of David Russell
Sent: 07 January 2010 11:34
To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org
Subject: [access-uk] Perkins Brailler
Hi all,
My Perkins, which I have had for over forty years, keeps jamming and may
well be near to retirement. I just looked at the RNIB online shop and
they
sell the Perkins for around £500 which appears to be the original model.
can anyone tell me who supplies the new lighter Perkins and does anyone
have
any idea of the price, or experience of using the machine.
David
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