[blindkid] Orion TI 36x talking calculator question

[Richard Holloway]

In fact the simplest thing is probably a silver sharpie right on the  
charger but that is not so easy to remove...

RIchard




On Jun 15, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Andy & Sally Thomas wrote:

> I actually called and emailed the manufacturer with no response.  I  
> was going to ask APH to check one they had in inventory but my  
> husband said, "let's ask blindkid--someone will know."  And sure  
> enough, Pat came through. I've been wondering about how to mark the  
> chargers since our collection has been growing by leaps and bounds  
> but I wanted David to be in charge of the chargers and I don't like  
> Dymo tape too much.  I've been meaning to label things with  
> braillables but hadn't done it yet.  I guess I should label them for  
> my convenience right away!
>
> Sally Thomas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Castellano" <carol_castellano at verizon.net 
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> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Orion TI 36x talking calculator question
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>> Maybe the manufacturer can help you?  We finally started putting a
>> piece of masking tape on each charger as it entered the house and
>> marking what piece of equipment it belonged to.
>> Carol
>>
>> At 12:14 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
>>> David Thomas has this talking calculator, it is about two years
>>> old.  We have not used it much, as we have tried to take the abacus
>>> and "math think" as far as we could.  We now have a problem, we are
>>> not sure if we have the right charger selected for it.  If anyone
>>> else has one and could double check their charger as described
>>> below, that would be helpful to us.
>>>
>>> The charger that we think goes to the calculator says 6volt, 1 amp
>>> on the side.  It also says "Egston" on the top of the charger.  It
>>> doesnt say Orion or TI anywhere, but these chargers are often third
>>> party items that are not made by the primary manufacturer.   The
>>> charging end that goes into the calculator is silver with a yellow  
>>> plastic tip.
>>>
>>> If anyone can verify that this description, particularly the voltage
>>> and amperage, is what fits theirs then we will be sure that we wont
>>> accidentally "smoke" this 279 dollar item.
>>>
>>> Muchas gracias, Andy Thomas
>>>
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>> Carol Castellano, President
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
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