Thanks Sammy, I'll opt for the flannel idea I think. Thanks again. When I get my MPower I want to take care of it as much as I can, and therefore I need to get into the habit of cleaning it weekly. On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:55:28 -0400, "sammie clay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Hello, > You can clean your display any way you wish, but the air is in > a spray can which requires very little pressure to operate. I am > not a Braille display cleaning expert, I only made a suggestion > on another way displays are cleaned. If you don't want to, or > can't operate the button on a spray can then don't. And, if your > fingers have less strength than it takes to operate the Braille > or Querty keys on your device, then by all means use your > flannels. > > Sammie Clay > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >Date sent: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:22:38 +0100 > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > Display > > >How would one with muscular problems like myself be able to use > canned > >air? If I can't use it, is it safe to wipe the display with a > flannel > >soaked in warm water and of course the water wringed out?? > Thanks. > >On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:03:13 -0400, "sammie clay" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >said: > > >> I just blow it across the display and around the Braille keys to > >> keep dust from falling into them. > >> The canned air can has a little straw which directs the > stream > >> of air where you want it to go. My sighted friend and the > >> husband of a blind friend have told us that they can see dust > >> blowing away from the machine and into the air. > >> I've used canned air since I got my first BrailleNote in > 2003, > >> and it's never caused me any problems. Also, because the can is > >> located right here on my desk, I don't have to stop writing to > >> blow out the dust. I don't even have to leave my chair or the > >> room to reach the can. > > >> Sammie Clay > > > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: david <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >>>Date sent: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:48:48 -0600 > >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >> Display > > >>>So, what? Do you just blow the air from side to side? I'm > >> confused. Do you do it differently from the rag in some cases? > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: sammie clay <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >>>>Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 18:01:05 -0400 > >>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >> Display > > > >>>>hello Kathleen and Jose, > >>>> You can buy canned air in Wal-marts or a computer store to > >>>>clean your display with. I find that easier to use than a damp > >>>>cloth. Also, I don't have to touch the keyboard and display > >>>>while I'm blowing air around to clean them. > > >>>>Sammie Clay > > > > > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>From: Rhonda Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >>>>>Date sent: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 13:17:03 -0500 > >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >>>>Display > > >>>>>Brandon, whether or not you have an mPower yet makes no > >>>>>difference. If you have a BrailleNote, the manual is the same > >>>>>regarding some areas. My point would be, please give advice that > >>>>>you know. > > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Brandon armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >>>>>>Date sent: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:44:01 -0500 > >>>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >>>>>Display > > >>>>>>oh thanks for clearing that up. > >>>>>>I didn't know that, then again, I haven't got my mpower yet. > >>>>>>Brandon > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] > >>>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:39 PM > >>>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >>>>>Display > > > >>>>>>> Brendon, > >>>>>>> Actually, at Chapter 2 under Braille "Display Care, there exists > >>>>>a > >>>>>>> paragraph > >>>>>>> on cleaning the display. It is recommended that you do this > >>>>>once a week. > > >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >>>>>Brandon > >>>>>>> armstrong > >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 10:37 AM > >>>>>>> To: Braillenote List > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >>>>>Display > > >>>>>>> hello, in order to have your display cleaned, you'll have to > >>>>>send it back > >>>>>>> to > >>>>>>> humanware to have it cleaned. > >>>>>>> The manual says not to try and clean the braille display your > >>>>>self. > >>>>>>> Brandon > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>> From: "Jose Lomeli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 5:32 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > >>>>>Display > > > >>>>>>>> Hello; Kathleen, Yes I have experienced this. I don't know if > >>>>>my > >>>>>>>> display needs cleaning. My MPower is new not a transplant. > >>>>>This goes > >>>>>>>> to the list. How could I clean my braille display? Please write > >>>>>back. > >>>>>>>> Jose Lomeli. Long Beach California. > > >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>>>From: kathleen spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>>>To: [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>Date sent: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:50:15 -0700 > >>>>>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display > > >>>>>>>>>Hello everyone, this is KC Spear. > > >>>>>>>>>As some of you know, when using my BN M-Power, I rely entirely on > >>>>>>>>>braille. I know some of you use both braille and speech. > >>>>>>>>>Logically, you don't use your braille display for reading and > >>>>>editing > >>>>>>>>>as much as I do. > >>>>>>>>>My point is that, with the BN Classic, I only had to ask for > >>>>>1-cell > >>>>>>>>>replacemnt. That was done in 2005, when I sent the BN in > >>>>>>>>>for a "Transplant." I'm going to need to send the M-Power > >>>>>>>>>back, because several cells are missing dots. Has anyone else > >>>>>>>>>experienced a problem with the M-Power cells? (I admit to being > >>>>>>>>>surprised, because I understood these cells are supposedly better > >>>>>than > >>>>>>>>>the ones in the Classic.) 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