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Hi Patrick, sounds really good.
I have had a go along with my son who is really good technically at
repairing braillers over here in the UK. Too much for me to undertake when
he moved away from home, so it's really good to know of someone who can do
the job.
They are fantastic pieces of engineering. Designed to be maintained, and if
maintained properly, will do the job untill the molds for parts disappear.
Think I'll be looking this guy up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: off topic need to find place to fix PERKINS BRAILLER
> From: Walt Smith <[log in to unmask]
> I just received the Perkins Brailler that I sent to Alan about four
weeks
> ago
> and I'm genuinely impressed with the quality and speed of his service.
> When
> you hear that you basically have a brand new Brailler when he returns
> yours,
> it's true. He completely disassembles the machine and soaks all parts
in
> cleaning solvent before reassembling and lubricating. The machine I
sent
> him
> was manufactured in March of 1978 and I asked for the full engineering
> upgrade. This means that any parts that have been improved since your
> machine
> was manufactured are replaced in order to bring the machine up to
current
> specifications. The total tab for my machine; which was not working
when
> I
> sent it to him; was $102 and change. This included his basic $45
service
> charge, about $42 in parts, and the rest is shipping and insurance
> (including
> a new factory carton which you should retain in case you ever need to
> ship
> it
> again). Alan claims that there is virtually no such thing as a Brailler
> that
> can't be repaired ... he knows of only two, I think, that couldn't be
> repaired
> and one of these had been crushed between a large truck and a loading
> dock. I
> highly recommend him on both a cost and turnaround basis if you have a
> Perkins
> Brailler in need of cleaning or repair. His address info is:
>
> ACKLEY APPLIANCE SERVICE
> 4301 Park Avenue #540
> Des Moines, IA 50321
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Web site: http://www.braillerman.com
> Phone: 515-288-3931
>
> Alan isn't set up to take credit cards. He'll send you a bill when your
> Brailler has been serviced and include a sample of braille written on
> your
> machine (including the month and year of manufacture) when he returns
the
> machine.
>
>
> At 07:58 PM 7/7/02 -0400, you wrote:
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> >Hi Everybody: I need to find a place to fix my
> >PERKINS BRAILLER! does anyone know of any place that does it cheep?
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> >I don't have a job, so money is tite!
> >73 from Jim KB2NKZ (NEVER KISS ZEBRAS)
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