[Electronics-talk] Animal Locator

Fri Jan 3 16:05:44 UTC 2014

That appears to be a different kind of keyfinder than the ones I was 
referring to, because the old ones I knew about didn't have multiple pieces. 
They just responded to sound.  They weren't a transmitter/receiver.  Pam.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
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Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator


> Darla,
>
> I found out a little more info about the "key finder".  It came with 3
> pieces in the package.  Two beeping units, and one button unit with a 
> button
> for each of the beepers.  The beepers are slightly bigger than a quarter.
> They use one of those flat coin batteries.  The button unit uses 1 or 2
> triple A batteries.  I do not know if the batteries came with it or not.
> I'm under the impression that they do.  The only thing you might need to 
> be
> concerned with is how the beeper unit will hold up to getting wet when the
> cat drinks or if it likes to play with the water coming out of the Faucet.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:56 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator
>
> Thanks, Annette; I'll be with my friend anyway doing other errands, so it 
> is
> not out of the way, but it sounds like it might be smaller than the 
> luggage
> locators I have seen, and I haven't seen all that many key locators.
> Many thanks,
> Darla
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Annette Carr
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 5:54 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator
>
> Why don't you call your local CVS and ask if they have the product in 
> stock
> before you head to the store?  It is in the "As Seen on TV" section of the
> store.  It comes in a box.  It might be called "Key Finder".
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:20 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator
>
> Wow, Annette; thank you.  I'll be out with a friend tomorrow, and the CVS 
> is
> only a few blocks from here, but they haven't plowed, and I need to avoid
> falling on my keester because I have a compression fracture that is still
> healing.
> Many many Thanks,
> Darla
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Annette Carr
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:12 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator
>
> Someone I know just recently bought a small little device from the CVS
> Pharmacy that might be what you are looking for.  I do not know the name 
> of
> it.  It is made up of 2 parts.  One piece has a button on it that you 
> would
> press when you want to find the cat.  The other piece could be clipped to
> the cat's collar and would beep when you press the button on the first
> piece.
>
> The person I know who has this uses it to find his robotic vacuum when it
> gets stuck somewhere and cannot return to its charging station.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:24 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Animal Locator
>
>                Please forgive me if this isn't germane to this list.  I'm
> looking for a small locator with a transmitter, so I know where the cat is
> before someone goes outside.  His breed is a very docile one, so I worry
> about stray cats or someone stealing him.
>
> With Gratitude,
>
> Darla
>
>
>
>
>
> Darla J. Rogers
>
> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>
>
>
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