[real-eyes] e: Re: e: Re: e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
- From: jack and bakey <braille_cat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:10:15 -0600
Agree completely Glenn. but then they wouldn't be able to charge
us a couple hundred bills to replace it. Grin! Always an angle
My friend!
Best
Jack
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glenn" <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:50:19 -0600
>Subject: [real-eyes] Re: e: Re: e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
>I had gotten rid of mine, so I can't tell any more, but I do
remember that a
>spring-loaded battery pack would have been great if I could find
the right
>configuration, and then just load in rechargeable double-A
batteries, and it
>would be good to go.
>These should have been made this way from the start.
>Glenn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jack and bakey" <braille_cat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 11:40 AM
>Subject: [real-eyes] e: Re: e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
>They actually look taped together. I got curious and opened one
>of those things up. As I recall the battery is taped to the back
>and is indeed soldered. Need look again though. No sense paying
>these guys beaucoup bucks when you really don't have too.
>Best
>Jack
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "G.E." <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date sent: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:15:14 -0600
>>Subject: [real-eyes] Re: e: Re: Braille 'n Speak question
>>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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