[Electronics-Talk] Optacons

[lange85 at gmail.com]

Hi all,

I have several Optacons in my closet that haven't been used in many years.
With Open Book, PictureSmart and the various scanning apps that I have on my
iPhone, I doubt that I'll ever use the Optacons again even if I wanted to.
The batteries won't take a charge anymore, and there may be one in the bunch
that took a static charge to the tactile array. There used to be a guy out
here in Los Angeles, Leo Drell,  who used to refurbish Optacons, but I seem
to recall hearing somewhere that he's no longer doing that. Does anyone know
of someone who is refurbishing them these days?  Perhaps I can get in touch
with him and see if he'd like these old units for parts. 

 

Thanks,

Tom