[Nfbf-l] problem with braille embosser

[Kathy Roskos]

My husband and I removed the cover on the embosser and reatached the clips 
that had come loose, (which there were two of them instead of just one like 
I first thought.)  We reassembled everything and all the characters seem to 
be printing now.  The bad news is that now the characters are mixed up and 
out of sequence.  I can only assume we connected the clips in the wrong 
order.  This seems like it should be easily fixed by just exchanging the 
positions of the clips.  But this project exhausted us and we will begin 
again tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I couldn't have figured it out without your 
help.

Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] problem with braille embosser


> Jim has given you good advice.  If you can't figure it out someone who 
> knows a little about electronics, and is handy may be able to figure it 
> out.  When I say "handy" I don't just mean available, but someone who can 
> use tools, is logical, etc.
>
> Dave
>
> At 09:14 AM 8/21/2011, you wrote:
>>I believe you are absolutely right.  Now that I feel inside the printer, 
>>there is a wire that seems to have become disconnected.  Thanks for the 
>>insight.  At least I now know it is a mechanical problem instead of a 
>>programming problem.  Since it looks like this wire is not broken, just 
>>has become unhooked, do you think a regular computer repair person could 
>>fix the problem, or do I need to box up this monster and send it off to 
>>some specialized place? I appreciate the advice of people who can help 
>>those of us who are technologically and mechanically challenged.
>>
>>Kathy
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>>To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:15 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] problem with braille embosser
>>
>>
>>>There are solenoids that trigger the braille at different points across 
>>>the line.  It sounds like one of them is defective, or the wiring that 
>>>goes to it.  It sounds like something which would have to go to a 
>>>qualified repair person.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>At 05:12 PM 8/20/2011, you wrote:
>>>>Is anyone on the list familiar with troubleshooting problems with a 
>>>>braille embosser.  My embosser is a very old versa-point.  it is 
>>>>suddenly breaking up my text into two separate colums, and leaving out 
>>>>text between the columns.  I have run a self-test on the embosser and 
>>>>the problem is still there, so I know it is not the document or my 
>>>>duxbury program.  The printer was made byTelesensory, so I don't even 
>>>>know who to call to try to fix the problem.  Any advice on fixing the 
>>>>problem, or who to contact for help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Kathy Roskos  ,
>
>
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