Hello all, First of all, I hope you all have had a hapy holiday. I have been thinking of using the baciumcleaner that is used to clean the computer keyboard to clean the optacon. Of course the outside, not inside, circuits, etc. I was wondering if I could use this unit to clean the arey. Would the bristles of the brush go in or get stuck with the pins. The optacon's two arey is quite exposed, so I wondered if it could be a way to keep it cleaner. Some time ago, one of you rwote the steps to change the optacon's I. baterry. I have done it once already, using the new systems of geting baterries apart and joining them, but they never lasted to long and they are already down after around two or three years. I live in Venezuela, so I have to do what I can do to mantain my unit without sending it to USA. Apart from the difficulty of chipment there is the cost. we also have problems with the conversion of bolivares, our moeny, to UD$. Thanks in advance for your help, Teresa Arroyo To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.