I've always been told to use alcohol and have even seen it in tech manuals.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013, Howard Traxler wrote:

> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:07:11 -0500
> From: Howard Traxler <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ot - braille lite and other braille displays
>
> Are you sure it's OK to clean those with alcohol?  I think those dots =
> and cells are made of plastic and I always thought that alcohol caused =
> plastic to distort its shape; sort of shape shifting, as it were.
>
> I have a PowerBraille 40 that has many dots that don't come up.  I think =
> it's just dirty.  If it's really OK, I think I'll try cleaning it with =
> alcohol.
>
> I also have a PowerBraille 80 that has lots of dots that stay up--NOT =
> because it's dirty.  I'm sure the problem is electronic.  I sent it to =
> FS and $800 later, it came back worse.  Would like to find someone who =
> knows about the electronics in these things.  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Howard
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:07 PM
> Subject: Re: ot - braille lite
>
>
> > Gary, perhaps its just dirty.  Try cleaning with alcohol.  Make sure =
> you give it
> > a good five minutes to completely dry before you power it back up.
> >=20
> > Tom
> >=20
> >=20
> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>