[blindkid] Orion TI 36x talking calculator question

[Richard Holloway]

If you go with the electrical tape & a sharpie it is durable but  
removable as long as you use the better quality tape.

I'd go with that for now then remove and put on whatever you want later.

Richard



On Jun 15, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Andy & Sally Thomas wrote:

> I actually called and emailed the manufacturer with no response.  I  
> was going to ask APH to check one they had in inventory but my  
> husband said, "let's ask blindkid--someone will know."  And sure  
> enough, Pat came through. I've been wondering about how to mark the  
> chargers since our collection has been growing by leaps and bounds  
> but I wanted David to be in charge of the chargers and I don't like  
> Dymo tape too much.  I've been meaning to label things with  
> braillables but hadn't done it yet.  I guess I should label them for  
> my convenience right away!
>
> Sally Thomas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Castellano" <carol_castellano at verizon.net 
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> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Orion TI 36x talking calculator question
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>
>> Maybe the manufacturer can help you?  We finally started putting a
>> piece of masking tape on each charger as it entered the house and
>> marking what piece of equipment it belonged to.
>> Carol
>>
>> At 12:14 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
>>> David Thomas has this talking calculator, it is about two years
>>> old.  We have not used it much, as we have tried to take the abacus
>>> and "math think" as far as we could.  We now have a problem, we are
>>> not sure if we have the right charger selected for it.  If anyone
>>> else has one and could double check their charger as described
>>> below, that would be helpful to us.
>>>
>>> The charger that we think goes to the calculator says 6volt, 1 amp
>>> on the side.  It also says "Egston" on the top of the charger.  It
>>> doesnt say Orion or TI anywhere, but these chargers are often third
>>> party items that are not made by the primary manufacturer.   The
>>> charging end that goes into the calculator is silver with a yellow  
>>> plastic tip.
>>>
>>> If anyone can verify that this description, particularly the voltage
>>> and amperage, is what fits theirs then we will be sure that we wont
>>> accidentally "smoke" this 279 dollar item.
>>>
>>> Muchas gracias, Andy Thomas
>>>
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>> Carol Castellano, President
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
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