[optacon-l] Re: Battery
- From: Seth Teller <teller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 22:23:40 -0400
Richard,
Can you quote me a price for a functioning refurbished Optacon?
With power supply etc.
Thanks,
Seth Teller
On 5/30/2011 5:00 PM, Richard Oehm wrote:
> Hello Tere Codina and other friends on this list,
> This is Richard Oehm from Oehm Electronics. I'm directing the following
> information to Tere Codina but I'm posting it to the list because I
> think that others may benefit from it as well.
> As most of you already know, at My company (Oehm Electronics) I repair
> all models of the Optacon and offer for sale complete rebuilt and
> refurbished Optacons guaranteed to work as good as new.
> If you suspect that you're having a problem with a rechargeable battery
> pack for the R2 series of Optacons, you can remove the battery from the
> Optacon and power the Optacon with its AC power supply/adapter only.
> This AC power supply/adapter is able to power your R2 series Optacon
> marginally well without a battery pack installed and connected to your
> Optacon. If you're able to obtain reasonable performance from your R2
> series Optacon using only your optacon's AC power supply/adapter, you
> can be almost certain that the problems you're experiencing when a
> rechargeable battery pack is connected to your Optacon are definitely
> related to your rechargeable battery pack. If however, you're still
> experiencing problems with your R2 series Optacon when only the power
> supply/AC adapter is connected to your Optacon, you can be sure that the
> problem is with your Optacon and not its rechargeable battery pack.
> If an R2 series rechargeable battery pack is severely depleted or is
> defective, your R2 series Optacon will not perform properly when this
> battery pack is connected to your Optacon. This will be true even if
> your battery pack and your Optacon's AC to DC power supply/adapter are
> both connected to your Optacon. This is because the supplied power
> supply/adapter is only barely capable of powering your R2 series Optacon
> by itself. When a rechargeable battery pack is connected to your R2
> series Optacon the battery and the power supply/adapter work together to
> power your Optacon. This scheme works great and can improve the
> performance of your R2 series Optacon slightly by providing ample power
> for your Optacon, as long as the battery pack is fairly well charged and
> working properly. However, if the R2 series battery pack is severely
> discharged or is not working properly, it will steal power from the
> power supply/adapter and prevent your Optacon from having enough power
> to perform properly. Usually, when An R2 series Optacon is not
> receiving enough power to operate properly, it will either fail to power
> up, or the Optacons "threshold" control will not function properly.
> This failure of the "threshold" control will cause all pins to fire when
> the R2 series Optacon is in its "normal" mode regardless of the setting
> of the "threshold" control. In the "invert" mode, this failure
> condition will cause no pins to fire regardless of the setting of the
> "threshold" control.
> As stated previously, if your R2 series Optacon does not perform
> properly when it is only powered by its power supply/adapter, the
> problem is not the battery pack, it is instead a problem with the
> Optacon itself and the Optacon will need to be repaired.
> Please Remember, that R2 series Optacon batteries can only be charged by
> using the R2 series Optacon battery charging module. These batteries
> will never charge or recharge when installed upon and connected to the
> R2 series Optacon.
> When Telesensory sold the R2 series Optacons they included two
> rechargeable battery packs, a battery charging module, and one AC to DC
> power supply/adapter with each R2 series Optacon. Their intention was
> that normally a user of the R2 series Optacon would connect the power
> supply/adapter to the battery charging module and have one of the
> rechargeable battery packs recharging while the other battery pack was
> being used with the Optacon. When the battery pack being used with the
> R2 series Optacon became discharged, the user would remove the freshly
> recharged battery from the battery charging module, install this battery
> on their Optacon and install the discharged battery pack onto the
> battery charging module. This technique insured that the user would
> allways have a freshly recharged battery at the ready when needed.
> Additionally, this would insure that both battery packs would be
> continuously cycled (charged and discharged). This cycling insures the
> longest possible battery life and best performance from these
> rechargeable battery packs.
> At Oehm Electronics we rebuild the R2 series battery packs. Please save
> your depleted and defective R2 series rechargeable battery packs. Do
> not dispose of these batteries. These battery packs can be rebuilt but
> no new replacement battery packs are available. However, if you've lost
> your R2 series rechargeable battery pack or if you need to obtain one of
> these rechargeable battery packs, we have a very limited number of these
> battery packs available for sale here at Oehm Electronics. We will
> charge a relatively high price for these rebuilt replacement battery
> packs ($275.00 each). As stated in an earlier posting to this list, we
> charge $115.00 to rebuild your depleted R2 series rechargeable battery
> packs. You can save a lot of money by sending us your depleted battery
> packs and having your rechargeable battery packs rebuilt. We can also
> offer you some credit for R2 series battery packs that you no longer
> need.
> If you need Optacon repair services of any kind, we're here to help.
> Here is our contact information.
> Oehm Electronics
> 2194C Galveston Avenue
> San Jose, California 95122-3617
> telephone: (408) 971-6250
> Fax: (408) 693-3697
> E-Mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxx
> alternate E-Mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Richard Oehm E-mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxxxxxx
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