Thanks Mary, I'll keep that in mind. Another thought: Does anyone know if the optacon can work with only one bulb. Because I'm not blind and not trained in using Optacon, and my blind friend lives quite a distance away, I don't know if it might work wih one bulb or not. I've got Parkinsons and my hands shake, so the fine work on the camera is A bit of a challenge. All those tiny screws take me forever to replace. John -----Original Message----- From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Emerson Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 8:41 AM To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Replacement light bulb for optacon camera John and list, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned that Richard Oehm could certainly take care of this problem, although you would have to pay for shipment and service; but he could provide a good cleaning for your optacon in addition to replacing the bubls. He has serviced many of our machines, including all of mine. Mary 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. 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.