Hi Jackie - Would the colorino tell you then, if something was violet or mauve? The Cobolt does seem to be rather limited in what it can see! - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | Hi Wendy | | The Colorino has gone up then, though it was a while ago when I bought mine. | | They all three have their place. As already posted, Ian uses the original | Colortest for plugs and wires, and he thinks it's very good for that. Then | Cobolt came along with their unit, and I have always got on with it, even | though it does have a tendency to love olive green and be a bit hit and | miss. The Colorino is probably a bit more specific, and maybe the colours | it has had assigned are more up-to-date. Until Andy asked the question, I | hadn't really thought which one I would choose, but I suppose it might be | the Colorino. I know I could just as easy go and ask our son Ian to tell me | what colours I want, but I prefer to do it on my own and ask when I really | need his help. Usually he comes out with: "Mum you're perfect it's fine." | From a sighted perspective, he thinks the Cobolt detector is a bit emphatic. | For example, there are lots of purple shades, but it just says purple when | it could be violet or mauve. See what I mean? | | Hope that helps. | | Jackie | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:38 AM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | | | Friends | | The website for the Colorino has changed to: | | http://www.ic-online.co.uk/ | | The Colorino appears to be priced at £82.24. | | Jackie, is this a much more reliable unit than the Cobolt? From what you | say it seems so, but there is an even more expensive one from Caretec in | Austria, and I just wonder what the differences are. | | Wendy | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | Jackie Cairns | Sent: 11 October 2007 08:08 | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | | Hi Andy | | It sounds knackered then, the poor chap. | | I bought my Colorino from a company called S W Retail, and I think it was | about the same price as the Cobolt detector, £50. | | I must say I use them both regularly. The Cobolt detector, as you know, has | | a wide head which makes it good for distinguishing clothing. But I like the | | Colorino for smaller items, and for getting more detail out of an item of | clothing like embroidery and stripes. For example, today I've put on a very | | deep pink top which has a grey stripe down the arms. The Cobolt detector | told me it is red, whereas the Colorino says it is intensive pink. The head | | on the Colorino is smaller, so you can get more detail from tiny items. I | wanted to put some jewellery on to match the top, and I got the colours I | wanted from the Colorino. I'm a bit fussy about dress code, so I spend a | bit of time doing my utmost to get it all co-ordinated. And if both fail, I | | go and ask my son if I'm dressed to kill (smile.) | | The contact details for this company are: | sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | or | http://www.swretail.fsnet.co.uk/ | | Hope this is of some use. | | Jackie | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:28 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | | | > Jackie - | > | > It just keeps saing "white" even when there is no light on, usually it | > just | > bleeps, but not now! | > | > The colorino sounds more accurate than the Colbolt, is that right, and how | > much do they go for these days, and from where? | > | > Thanks - | > | > Andy | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Jackie Cairns" <cairnsplace@xxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:58 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | > | > | > | Shame Andy. Hope you get it sorted. I've had mine for a long time now | > and | > | would hate to be without the olive green fanatic!! I also have the | > Colorino | > | device and usually grab it if the Cobolt one lies to me, or when I am | > being | > | really fussy and need to know what shade of purple I want to match up, | > for | > | example. | > | | > | Out of interest, does the light probe side of your seemingly faulty | > chappy | > | work? I'm just curious to know whether the colour detection bit is | > | knackered, and whether it makes any noise for actual light. | > | | > | Jackie | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:14 PM | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | > | | > | | > | > Hi David and Jackie - I have cleaned the lens, and tried the reset | > many | > | > times, but all with no change! It will occasionally say other colours, | > | > always wrong, but usually says everything is white. | > | > | > | > Like I said, I tried a different battery, but it wasn't a new one, but | > | > taken | > | > from a different appliance, but both batteries seemed to pack a | > reasonable | > | > kick when tested on my tongue! So, it's looking faulty, and I guess as | > it | > | > is | > | > about 4 years old, not much Colbolt can do - | > | > | > | > Andy | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > | > From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:16 AM | > | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | > | > | > | > | > | > | It doesn't calibrate itself unless you hold down the switch at the | > | > opposite | > | > | end, but I imagine you know that already. Maybe the lens needs | > | > cleaning? | > | > | | > | > | David | > | > | | > | > | -----Original Message----- | > | > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On | > Behalf | > | > | Of Andy Collins | > | > | Sent: 10 October 2007 11:12 | > | > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | > | > | | > | > | | > | > | Ian - It comes with a white cap fitted, and calibrates itself to | > this | > | > before | > | > | use - | > | > | | > | > | Andy | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- | > | > | From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | > | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > | > | Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:38 AM | > | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Cobolt colour detector | > | > | | > | > | | > | > || Andy, I don't know the product, but it sounds like it needs | > | > || recalibrating. Would pointing it at something white during a reset | > do | > | > || anything? | > | > || | > | > || | > | > || Ian Macrae | > | > || Editor | > | > || Disability Now | > | > || +44 20 7619 7115 | > | > || +447795 968743 | > | > || | > | > || | > | > || -----Original Message----- | > | > || From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On | > | > Behalf | > | > || Of Andy Collins | > | > || Sent: 10 October 2007 10:34 | > | > || To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | > || Subject: [access-uk] The Cobolt colour detector | > | > || | > | > || Hi all - | > | > || | > | > || I'm quite use to having my colour detector tell me everything is | > "olive | > | > || green" <smile> but now, it is seeing everything as "white!" | > | > || | > | > || It seems to be on the blink; I have changed the battery, but it | > still | > | > || isn't seeing correctly, maybe it's got some degenerative condition | > :] | > | > || | > | > || Is there some way of resetting it? I know about the button on the | > | > || bottom, but holding this in when turning it on makes no difference. | > | > || Anybody got any ideas? 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