[Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?

[David Evans]

Dear Gerald,

It is not ILA's fault,  The watches are made in china and  china made 
batteries that do not last.  I have had the same trouble with the last few 
watches I purchased and I got them from Maxiaids and SP.
I also got them fromILA too and they told me that there is just no way of 
telling  which watches are good and which have bad batteries or construction 
without trying them out. the Chinese don't care.  Their motto is "buyer 
beware."
The catalog companies just get stuck with their crap and get the bad rap.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?


>
> This is one of my biggest pet peeves: talking watches whose batteries die 
> prematurely.  Of course, you can't replace the battery yourself, and it's 
> not always easy to find a jeweler or watch repair shop willing to do it. 
> Battery life also depends on where you buy a talking watch.  In the past 
> year, I have purchased two talking watches from Independent Living Aids 
> whose batteries lasted a little more  than three months, just after the 90 
> day warranty expired.  I will never buy another talking watch from them. 
> I recently purchased a talking pen watch from Future Aids.  It runs on two 
> AG13 batteries which are user replaceable, so if they die prematurely, I 
> can replace them myself.
>
> Gerald
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] lon lasting talking watch?
>
>
>> Hello,
>> Has anyone found a talking watch that last more than a year?
>> I have tried several without success.  Thank you
>> Susan
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