Brendon, Sorry to put some comment, but there are units called "transplants" out there that has rubber Tieman cells istead of plastic KGS cells.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon armstrong Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:59 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display your best bet would be to bye a new unit with the new cursor buttons. The m power doesn't have thoughs rubber touch keys they've been replaced with nice push buttons made of plastic. Brandon ----- Original Message ----- From: "david" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:49 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display > Are there any cons to transplanting especially with the rubber cursor > display. I'm either considering transplant or buying a full unit. > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "don bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:42:28 -0700 >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display > >>Hi Les, > >>When you get a transplant, the braille cells from your original unit >>are put into the MPower case. So what you end up with is a new MPower >>with your original display. > >>I had a problem with missing dots recentlly and although it sounds >>weird, I went into support mode and hit x to exercise the display and >>then turned the entire unit upside down so the braille cells were >>facing downward and let it exercise for maybe 1 or two minutes and >>then stopped. Previous to that I had simply exercised the display for >>a few minutes but the problem came back. >>However, after exercising it with the unit upside down, the problem >>has not returned. > >>The only thing I can figure is that whatever was obstructing the dots >>was pushed out by the dots pushing out the foreign material apparently >>permanently. >>Worth a try! > >>Don > >>On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 08:15:14 -0400, Les Kriegler wrote: > >>Hi Kc, > >>Actually, I thought the cells were the same as the unit was transplanted. >>Now, I do lose dots randomly, but they usually either pop back on >>their own, or I press the area of the display parallel to the missing >>dot and it often returns. They are not missing permanently, but I >>have had intermittnet problems since the transplant was done. While >>better, it still does occur. >>I use the advance thumb key a lot, and I do hear a click that doesn't >>sound normal sometimes, and I then notice a dot missing in a cell. In >>my case, the pins were replaced, and at one point, one cell was >>replaced, but the same cell would lose a dot, so in my case, I don't >>think it's the actual cell itself that is causing the intermittent >>problem. > >>Les > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathleen >>spear >>Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:50 PM >>To: [email protected] >>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.) >>KC > >>___ >>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 > > > > >>__________ NOD32 1.1794 (20061006) Information __________ > >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com > > > > > > >>___ >>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
