hello lou, why not send me your phone number and i will call you on
the ll. c u mike
At 02:47 PM 7/18/2013, you wrote:
>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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