[optacon-l] Re: optacon repair and training
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:09:41 -0000
Mary,
Regarding the power supplies or chargers. If anyone has one of these
surplus to requirements, even if it allegedly states either 110 or
220/240 Volts, don't send it to the dumpster. Many of these have an
internal voltage change link which an engineer such as Richard Ohme or
David Godfrey can change.
I had a number of Optacons a few years back here in the UK, and was
able to adjust voltage for those which went to the States.
George.
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Subject: [optacon-l] optacon repair and training
Saeed,
I don't know how much you know about the optacon; I thought a few
things should be mentioned to let you know more about it. If you
purchase one that needs repair, the repair and shipping costs could be
much more than $100 depending on what needs to be fixed; some optacons
aren't repairable because parts are getting very difficult to find.
The optacon needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet so the
battery can be charged every few hours. Chargers were made
specifically for the optacon, and were probably made specifically for
different parts of the world. Depending on your location, different
chargers would be required depending on the electrical voltage in
your area.
using the optacon requires a lot of training and patience; it isn't
something you can pick up and use in five minutes. It often takes
weeks, or even months, to gain enough reading speed to use it well.
The user manuals are on the Freedom Scientific web site, in the
documentation section; there are different optacon models, and the
user manuals are different for each model. The training manuals are
also on the site, but they must be printed with a laser printer so
that you can use them with the optacon. They are not intended to be
read in text files; you have to read them with the optacon so you can
learn the shapes of print letters.
The site is:
http://www.freedomscientific.com
Go to the documentation page, and then go to the optacon link.
Mary
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