This topic has been visited quite a few times, in my membership to this
list. Battery life is greater than 12 hours per charge, which is far
greater than any other PDA, or especially, laptops. Batteries, the size
needed to power the BN, are of substantial weight, perhaps half the total BN
weight, or greater. When a battery of this size, & power capability, is
accidently discharged, it usually! causes! fire! Now, redesigning the
battery pack to be user friendly, easily changeable, means that the pack
will cost more.
Now, those are a few reasons for not making replaceable batteries available.
As a Ham operator, I have had the occasion to witness battery discharge,
several times, once in my briefcase! I don't wish this on anyone!
Bruce
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From: "Bray, Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Suggestions and questions
And I thought I was a cynic. I suspect though that there is another
reason why they are not removable. I don't think they are making any
money doing it in fact I bet it is a pain. 95 per hour to have someone
sit there and pull the units apart isn't cost effective at all. Since I
have never opened the unit and looked inside I don't know however
suspect that the redesign would cost more money course then we could all
complain about that cost. I have had my units both of them for over
three years and never replaced the batteries.
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:05 AM
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Virgie,
Trust me. It won't be offered because it's a money issue! do you think
these companies will willingly give up money? come on. they're out there
to gouge you to death like an angry bull with a matador chasing after
him! It's more than the battery issue that needs attention. Isaac
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, VIRGIE UNDERWOOD wrote:
Hi Isaac,
Just because this option does not exist now doesn't mean that it can't
ever be offered. If we cannot replace the battery now, then perhaps
Humanware needs to take a look at fixing the battery charging problem.
I know this is probably a difficult problem to fix, and I am not being
critical, but this issue needs to be addressed in my opinion.
Thanks,
Virgie Underwood
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> Birgie,
> An extra adapter will cost you $50. You can certainly buy as many
> extra adaptors as you want. batteries is another matter. Users
> cannot change their batteries at this time. they probably won't ever
> have that ability. Only the Braille Sense has that ability from
> GWmicro. Isaac
>
> On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, VIRGIE UNDERWOOD wrote:
>
> > Hi list members
> > Is it possible to purchase an extra ac adapter?
> > It would be useful to have an adapter and one at home also. Will
> > Humanware sell an extra battery for the Braille Note family of
> > products? If so, how much would the ac adapter and battery cost?
> > Is it possible for a Braille Note user to replace the battery?
> > If it is not possible now, I think it is something that could be
offered
> > in the near future.
> > What do you think Jonathan, and or, Dean?
> > Thanks for listening.
> > Virgie Underwood
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