Don't throw away the batteries from the Optacon II. One of the repairer--Richard Oehm, Dave Godfrey, Nigel Herring or Fred Stam can open the original battery and replace it in the original housing. One of the repaierewrs I'm sure can find a charger also. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Catherine Thomas braille@xxxxxxxxx / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.