Mike,
I don't think he pulled that cell but he said there were only 5 cells and
you're saying 10 so he may need to examine it more closely. These are
vintage 1998 units and I think they did things differently then. Also, if
the firmware is gone, is there a way to reload it without going through FS?
They charge a flat rate of $263 to deal with any problem and I have 3 of
these units that, I think, have plenty of life left in them. I mainly use
them for speaking and doing production as well as taking notes in the shack.
I like the continuous display that doesn't end in the middle for formatting.
It promotes much smoother reading aloud. 73, Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Braille lite 40 question
> hello lou, ok maybe so. but if your friend pulled the backup cell,
> then the unit has forgotten everything. you need to reload the
> firmware but it may go deeper then that. take care, c u 73 mike
>
>
>
> At 01:37 PM 7/18/2013, you wrote:
>>Thanks, Mike. These units are from the 90's and the packs may have been
>>soldered in back then. I may forward this to Kurt for his reference. Lou
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 3:52 PM
>>Subject: Re: OT: Braille lite 40 question
>>
>>
>> > hello lou, i have changed the battery pack on several braille lites
>> > and there is no problem changing them. the pack is made up of 5
>> > batteries in series and a second 5 in parallel for higher
>> > current. the battery pac is a plug in unit and is glued in the
>> > case. i had a company in colorado called car-go build me 20 packs
>> > and they did a great job. i sent them a pack that came out of a
>> > braille lite and they duplicated it. as far as the display is
>> > concerned maybe he broke a wire or maybe he didn't get something
>> > plugged in correct. when opening the unit, you can just fold the
>> > unit open and replace the battery pack and fold it shut and put the
>> > screws back in and you are ready to go. remember the batteries are
>> > not charged up when you get them so charge the unit for say 10 hours
>> > before you try to use it. the display won't work unless the power is
>> > there. hope this helps lou, take care, c u 73 mike w6quv
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 11:14 AM 7/18/2013, you wrote:
>> >>I know this is off-topic, but at least it shouldn't generate flames and
>> >>=
>> >>swearing, and I do use these units in the shack.
>> >>
>> >>Anyone on list familiar with the circuitry of the Braille Lite 40? I =
>> >>have a friend who is offering to try to replace the battery packs in =
>> >>several units for me. I sent him my oldest unit first to experiment =
>> >>with since I didn't really care what happened to that one. He got the
>> >>=
>> >>batteries in but now when he turns it on, it just beeps and no Braille
>> >>=
>> >>comes up. Has it lost the firmware? He did find a lithium battery for
>> >>=
>> >>the memorie which seems to be good. It measures 3 volts. I've now
>> >>sent =
>> >>him another unit along with a charger so he can keep it powered while
>> >>he =
>> >>changes the cells. Any observations apreciated. 73, Lou
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