Hi, David, If you are new to our list you might not realize that there are four authorized Optacon repairers. We have two in the United States, one in England, and one in Australia. If you are from the United States, you might want to contact Oehm Electronics in San Jose California. Richard Oehm has been repairing Optacons for quite a while. He is also an Optacon user. Phone: 408-971-6250 email: oehmelec@xxxxxxxxxxxx. Richard's charges are quite reasonable and the parts he uses are compatible with Optacons. The other US repairer is also located in California. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Catherine Thomas braille@xxxxxxxxx / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l 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.