[optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
- From: JBliss Judy <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:30:11 -0800
Dear Steve,
I do recall similar responses from other users, although I think the revised II
was better. What a bummer about the battery, but it sounds like you were quite
inventive in your repair. Telesensory used a similar battery in the Navigator
braille display, I think.
Hmmm.
Judy
----- Original Message ---------------
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:50:34 -0500
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>I tried an Optacon II for awhile. To me, the display was mushy and because of
>whatever digital circuitry was in there, there was a slight delay before you
>saw what you were scanning.
>
>Unfortunately, the battery though user replaceable, was a proprietary design
>which died with TSI. I did manage to replace the cells in one and gluing the
>case back together with hot-glue.
>
>Steve
>Lansing, MI
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "JBliss Judy" <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:21 PM
>Subject: [optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
>
>
>Dear Don,
>
>You're right about the removeable battery on the Optacon II. I wonder if
>people are getting those "re-juiced" somehow after many charges? The biggest
>problem with the small array that students reported to me was with letters
>with descenders, and some problems getting used to centering with the smaller
>image.
>
>Judy A
>
>
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