[real-eyes] Re: e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
- From: "G.E." <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:15:14 -0600
It is not really a battery pack, I believe that the wires are soldered in,
so you may need to snip the wires, and if you have to do that, snip them
close to the batteries.
I have done this, but it has been a while.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "jack and bakey" <braille_cat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 11:14 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
I have had quite a lot of success having batteries built for me
and certainly MUCH cheaper than sending the unit in would be.
Just take the battery pack out tell them you want a new one
built. They'll do it for you. Cost about 30 bucks! And at least
in this particular instance they don't need to know what it's
for.
LOL!
My Very best to All
Jack In a VERY CHILLY Texas
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "G.E." <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:39:41 -0600
>Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Braille 'n Speak question
>Hi Kim,
>I have taken a B&S into an electronics repair shop, and they can
order the
>highest rechargeable NICAD batteries for this purpose, and either
have them
>soldered or do it themselves.
>I believe it 6 of the rechargeable batteries.
>I considered finding a tray to fit inside with springs, like you
used to
>find at Radio Shack, but I don't think they carry them any more.
>But if you could find a tray to fit inside, you could just find
the highest
>milliamp of nickel cadmium double-A batteries for it.
>If I remember, there are 5 screws to take the bottom off.
>Or you could take it to a place like Batteries Plus, and assure
them that
>they are just the NICAD double-A batteries inside, and they may
do it for
>you.
>I had it done around 8 years ago or so, and it was around 40
dollars.
>HTH.
>Glenn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kimberly Morrow, PhD." <morrowmediakc@xxxxxxxxx
>To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:15 AM
>Subject: [real-eyes] Braille 'n Speak question
>I have a friend who cannot afford the $200 warranty needed to
send his
>Braille 'n Speak Scholar to Freedom Scientific for repairs. He's
doing well
>just to put food on the table at this point. So I'm attempting
to diagnose
>the problem and see what can be done to correct it short of
sending the unit
>in--which is not happening. The battery in the unit is
completely dead--so
>finding out the make and model of the Braille 'n Speak battery
would be a
>great help. When the unit is plugged in, it works for about 15
seconds, then
>it stops working. Unfortunately due to transportation issues, I
can't get to
>the unit to physically determine what's going on for quite some
time. If
>someone could please give me some direction on next steps, I
would really
>appreciate it.
>Thanks,
>Kim
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