I agree with you about the talking tape. My biggest issue is that they are not durable at all. In all my years of doing carpentry work and working on several crews, I don't know anyone who doesn't drop their tape onto a hard surface at least a few times each day. Try doing that with a talking tape and you will spend $100 every third time you drop your tape. I would like to find a good way of measuring long distances that I can depend on.
Jim From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hodges Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:41 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape measure Those talking tapes drive me nuts. I do know that if you turn it off when the tape is not fully retracted, it thinks that it is at the zero position. For example, if the tape is pulled out to 8 inches and you turn it on it will think it is at zero inches. Then if you pull it out 4 nore inches to the 12 inch position, it will think it is at four inches. The answer to this problem, of course, is to make sure the tape is retracted all the way efore you turn it on. What also drives me crazy is how often it turns itself off. When measuring, if you don't fast, it will turn off and you have to start over. Tom -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:07 PM To: handyman-blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] talking tape measure Well, I am quite upset with the cobolt talking tape measures. About a year ago I was in the middle of a project and my talking tape measure went South. So I ordered a replacement and sent the broken one across the big pond for repair. When it came back I just put it away for a backup. Well today in the middle of another project the second unit totally went goofy. I replaced the battery and it worked for a while. Then I had the tape out about 15 inches and the unit told me 4 and 3/8 inches. Left it shut off and then pulled out the tape a few inches and was told that it is 1/4 inch. And now it won't talk. So I pulled out the one that was repaired and it does not talk, that is what I sent back to have fixed. I guess I will purchase another and send these two back for repair. When I send them back I will send them free matter. That is the way that the last one was sent to me. Once before I had the first unit repaired and it cost me $35 for shipping. So this time I will use the free matter as I did the last time. It did not add that much time and I am in no hurry to get them back since I will have one shipped secondday. --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.lennymchugh.com Lenny Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when addressing. Help stop identity theft. ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ p> &PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
