I do agree. I had to have my blt m20 stuff replaced and each cell of that display was I think about 300 dollars. I mean come on! On Jan 17, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Dane trethowan wrote:
> yep, I agree with people when they speak of high repair costs when it comes > to adaptive technology. > > I've just had my Mountbatten Brailler serviced and I'm outlaying $452.00 for > the procedure so what was done? A battery replacement, a software upgrade > plus the labour, I suppose I'm lucky as I've heard of repair bills running > into the thousands of dollars. > > All I can say is that - thanks to the Internet - there will never be an > occasion when I pay for a battery replacement again since I've discovered how > to do the job myself. > > The battery is a standard sealed lead acid type which can be purchased at > most good electronics shops so that wont be a problem. > > To get to the battery you "unlatch" the end of the Brailler, remove a bracket > which holds the battery in place and discoonect the battery from the > terminals, simple enough. > > My only comment when I saw the bill was, "Well thank God I can pay for the > thing". > > > -- > sent from my HP Powerhouse Notebook. > > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
