[Electronics-Talk] Optacons

[carcione at access.net]

Richard Oehm is still repairing Optacons, and using those that can't be
repaired for parts.  Several years ago, I had him replace the battery on my
Optacon with an electric plug.  It's not as portable as it was with a
battery, but I wasn't carrying it around anyway, and it works fine.  Amazing
something so old can still be in excellent condition.
Richard's email is oehmelec at comcast.net.  He's somewhere in California, San
Jose, I think, but I couldn't find his address without doing a longer search
than I have time for now.

I don't use my Optacon as much as I used to, but it still comes in handy.
Mainly, I use it to look at print music when my music translator goes wrong.
I've also used it to look at knitting charts which I had transcribed, but
the transcriber made some mistakes.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Tom Lange via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 6:33 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: lange85 at gmail.com
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Optacons

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

_______________________________________________
Electronics-Talk mailing list
Electronics-Talk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Electronics-Talk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org/carcione%40acc
ess.net