I have no idea what makes mine go South. Neither of the units have ever been dropped. For some reason they fail after about a year of service. I really like the product but it is getting frustrating. I should have my new one early next week. If it was shipped today I will receive it Friday. I did not get the other two units packed up for shippment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Alternative Talking Tape Measure
Daren, this is the one I have if I recall and the only issue is the metal tab for the battery came off the lid and I haven't figured out how to fix it. So, it sits in its case and no, never dropped it. I did remove the battery since I found leaving them in they would die much more quickly. On Oct 21, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Darren Brewer wrote: > Hi All > I must say I don't agree with the majority who think that the cobolt > tape measure is poor quality. I have had mine for many years and > have used it in my workshop quite frequently. Admitidally if you > keep dropping the thing, then obviously it's quite a fragile device > and will be easily broken. I'm sure if you kept dropping your mobile > phone or watch etc they would stop working as well. Obviously the > key thing is to take care of your gadgets. > > anyway enough of that. There is indeed an alternative to the cobolt > tape. It's called the Vox tape, and the info and where to buy it > from are at the following link: > > http://www.emptech.info/product_details.php?ID=2326 > > I bought one last year and find it excellent. I must admit I prefer > it to the cobolt measure as it's not as bulky and only requires a > single AA battery. > Also it only tells you a measurement when you press a button. One > button will tell you the actual measurement, another will tell you > including case. It can switch between imperial and metric. Has > memory and you can ad measurements together. You can also alter the > volume by holding down one of the buttons. > > It is slightly more expensive than the cobolt model, but I think > it's worth it. > > Darren. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4530 (20091021) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
