Please post your answers on the list, as my spacebar isalso sticking. I've been trying to endure it as long as possible, cuz it's gonna be terribly hard living without my BN for a while. How much does repair cost?
Sharonda BN mPower user On 9/13/07, Taraprakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. It seems the right end of my bn's space bar is not working and since > I can't use my left hand for space bar, I will need to send it for repair. I > was told it will go to california. I am at Florida. Are there some cautions > you would like to suggest before I send the unit to California? I am > planning to send it by UPS. Generally how much time does it take to get the > Bn back? > Regards > Taraprakash > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "BrailleNote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] braille display question > > > > Hi Nikky, > > You wrote: > > > >> I need some advice. I have just noticed a dot on my braille display > >> which seems not to be going all the way down. It raises up just fine but > >> I can still slightly feel it when it is supposed to be flat. I don't > >> know much about braille displays since the BN is my first exposure to > >> them. Any suggestions or advice on this would be appreciated. It was > >> just cleaned last month but I sure will send it back in if I need to > >> because my warranty runs out next month. > > > > > > Find that dot and give it a good whack for being so stubborn! <big grin> > > Actually, that's not too far off the mark. Even though the display's been > > cleaned recently, a month is plenty of time for skin oils, dust and other > > stuff to accumulate, possibly causing one or more dots to stick or respond > > poorly. My MPower BT32 is a transplant with a four-year-old display. I > > had a dot that was behaving as you described; in fact once it was raised > > it stayed there and wouldn't go down. So since I didn't have any canned > > air to shoot at it and dislodge it, I took my index finger and gave it a > > gentle but firm tap. It's been a good little dot ever since, working like > > a champ. If you don't feel comfortable with that idea, get some canned > > air from a computer or electronics shop, point the nozzle at that dot and > > give it a good shot, which should dislodge it. Or you can exercise the > > display as others have suggested. > > > > > > Oh, another thing. I just started noticing this > >> since I upgraded to 7.5 this evening. Is this a coincidence? > > > > Yes, that's highly likely. > > > > Tom > > > > > > ___ > > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > > copy to the list as well. > > > > 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 > > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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 > > -- Come, read and take a journey with me at www.WorldOfShariG.blogspot.com ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
