I had an fs note taker once or a few of them, and i have found a local battery place which repaired or oeally the right battery and charger for about 45 dollars and they worked great. Hopefully I'l; have more money when that time comes for the braille note, but I'm sure things would be fine. This battery place specializes in getting or just making hard to find batteries as well as selling them.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:43:25 -0500 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BRAILLENOTE BATTERY LIFE??? >Hi Olusegun >I have to say, you appear to be one very lucky individual. Not only are you >able to shell out all those extra bucks, you got a standard charger, and >everything is still fine. Some other people on the list, as I'm sure you have >seen, have suffered terrible consequences from doing what you did. >I didn't realize any of the manufacturers of notetakers for the blind >considered their batteries to be out of this world or second to none, I just >thought they were quite proprietary and difficult to obtain. I was aware that >the FS notetakers have batteries that are available from battery supply >places, I see no problem with getting a battery for as little money and time >as possible. It's just that I have heard all these horror stories about >people trying standard batteries and chargers with their BN's, and I decided >early on that I would never put my own unit in that kind of danger. Ah well, >as my Dad likes to say, "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up >too much room." >Imho, $32 for a special charger, including shipping, is more than worth the >peace of mind I will get in knowing my BN will continue to function >hassle-free, even years down the road. Saving $16 just isn't worth the worry, >but again, that's just my opinion. >I'm so used to blindness technology being expensive and proprietary, I don't >cry about it anymore, I just grit my teeth and shell out the bucks and time >when I can and suffer when I can't. (Grin!) >May your good luck last forever! >Sarah >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Victory >Associates LTD, Inc. >Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:21 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BRAILLENOTE BATTERY LIFE??? >Hi Sarah: >Actually, I did not wish to purchase a power supply charger from Radio Shack >originally. However, I COULD NOT CONCEIVE paying $27 plus $5 shipping for >it. Sounds like just a few dimes, but, when I took it to Radio Shack, the >folks over there were able to FIND A POWER SUPPLY CHARGER that works. I had >a chance to TEST IT right there in the store, and, believe it or not, it >continues to work like a charm!! >As for batteries, I do TRUST THE FOLKS at Batteries Plus!! If they can't do >it, they'll tell me right off the bet. >Blazie Engineering (or is it now Freedom Scientific) will also have you >believe that their kind of batteries are SECOND TO NON and out of this >world; alas, Batteries Plus CHANGED THE BRAILE LITE 40 BATTERIES for me for >about $50 and that's including all sales taxes and NO ADDITIONAL SHIPPING >CHARGE, <smile>!! I'm quite willing to let Batteries Plus EXPERIMENT with >my BrailleNote; if they get it right, voila!! If not, I'll SULK for a while >and SHELL OUT another $5000 to get a new one, <grin>!! This will be keeping >Pulsedata-Humanware for a while, <smile>!! For now, I hope this battery >never goes flat; or should it choose to go flat, I can be in California for >an assignment so I can get the equipment back same day if I'm not dreaming, ><haha>!! >Sincerely, >Olusegun >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
