Ottawa Canada Dear Nikki and list:
I'm not a hardware tech, but I sort of think pins get stuck in the up or semi-up position from tiny particles of skin or dust or grime somehow getting lodged under them. If you hold your BrailleNote upside down while exercising the Braille display, you may get lucky and dislodge the evil particle and your pins may work as good as new. However if a couple of say 10-15 minute Braille display exercises upside down, right side up etc., don't remedy the problem, its time to telephone Humanware Tech Support to request an RMA number to send your BN in for cleaning and a general check-up. One Braille terminal manufacturer in England used an electro-mechanical Braille display, not piezoelectric like most other firms use. They greatly increased the mean time between display cleanings by installing a light fabric cover over their display pins. It worked to prevent finger oil, skin particles, dust and so on getting into the mechanism, but they used metal display pins and the pins wore a certain amount moving up and down in their holes. So even with the cloth cover, their displays had to be cleaned about once a year. Take care and good luck. Brian Brian K. Lingard email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: ve3yiab2ji15 tel: +1 (613) 247-0665 New York NY Tel +1 (646) 797-2862 FAX +1 (613) 247-9998 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.0/1216 - Release Date: 09/01/2008 10:16 AM ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
