Virgie, Deane the guy who used to own the braille lite had a little gadget where you could plug in a 9-volt battery for emergency use. Perhaps they could do something like that at HumanWare. I have the little gadget that I got from Deane blazie for the Braille Lite. Isaac
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, VIRGIE UNDERWOOD wrote: > Hi Terry, > I was not talking so much about having to replace your batter, I was talking > about having an extra battery to put in when your regular battery needed > charging. > Maybe it does not make sense to you but I think it would be a good option to > have. > I would be willing to pay for that privelege. > Virgie Underwood > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bray, Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > 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. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Isaac Obie > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:05 AM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Suggestions and questions > > > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Obie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:34 AM > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Suggestions and questions > > > > > > > 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 > > > > ___ > > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
