Ouch! Not good. I can't say anymore about this so I'll quit while I'm ahead. but I've been through nightmares myself with non mainstream products shall we say. On Jan 18, 2012, at 7:43 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> to add insult to injury the firm who repaired my Mountbatten initially > refused to "Hold" my machine for me whilst I paid the repair cost off over a > couple of weeks, talk about totally unreasonable. > > > On 19/01/2012, at 2:34 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> 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> >> >> --------------------------------------- > > > ======================================= > > 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> ---------------------------------------
