Vince, Congratulations on getting the Optacon II. I hope you don't have too much difficulty learning to use it. I'm sorry I can't help with the charging unit. I have the original Optacons, which don't have the same kind of battery or charger. Someone on this list might be able to help you, though. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Mistretta" <vmistretta1411@xxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:53 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Intro and question Hello all, Some of you already know me from other lists I belong to, but here goes. I've been low vision for many years (80s) and recently lost all sight in the past 7 years. I knew of the Optacon since others were using the original models during rehab in the 80s but never really tried it. Now that I can really benefit from one of these units, I have just purchased an Optacon II from a co-list member of another list who didn't have time to learn it's use. It's an interesting unit as what I can tell and look forward to the challenge of it's use. Since I was sighted at one time, I have the benefit of knowing shapes of the alphabet and numbers so that phase is quick and dirty. Now, the unit's last owner sold me the unit without a charging unit and the battery is just about out of power. She said she didn't get one of the charging units and extra battery from the original owner either. Anyone know if I can aquire a charging unit anywhere? I don't really plan on using this unit as portable just yet, but do have some applications where I will need to have battery power available. I believe there is a Battery re-seller on the internet who sells extra battery packs (SmartBattery or similar) so battery acquisition may not be a problem. Thanks for any assistance. Regards, Vince Mistretta Cellular - 561-234-7631 Skype - vin5451 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. 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.