Saturday, October 28, 2006
Hearing Aid Workstation Kits - A Real Bargain
We have seen an increase in workstation kit sales lately. I think it is because folks are finally realizing what they are, and how they can help with the cost of setting up a new workspace for hearing aid repair and modification.
So, what is a workstation kit? It is the equipment that would be provided with a complete workstation, minus the workbench. In other words, you supply the bench or table, we supply the equipment. And it allows you to set up you workspace in an efficient and organized manner. The centerpiece of the kit is the Control Module. This allows you to put you vacuum pump under your bench where it is quieter and out of the way, and place your desiccator drying chamber somewhere off the bench top if you wish. The CM-3 also controls an UV cure unit and gives it a timer control. This also gives you more flexibility as to where you put the UV unit. We have had a few customers who installed the UV unit inside a drawer, so it was completely out of the way until they needed it.
But, the price is what really makes the Workstation Kits attractive. For instance, our WK-3 Workstation Kit is the most popular, and costs $820.00. Compare that to the versabench complete workstation, which is a high-end bench and uses our WK-3 kit - at $3595.00 (plus freight shipping).
If you have a high-end office and want to give that impression to your patients, then the versabench may make sense, but if you have a repair lab out in the back room, then the Workstation Kit is probably the way to go.
So, what is a workstation kit? It is the equipment that would be provided with a complete workstation, minus the workbench. In other words, you supply the bench or table, we supply the equipment. And it allows you to set up you workspace in an efficient and organized manner. The centerpiece of the kit is the Control Module. This allows you to put you vacuum pump under your bench where it is quieter and out of the way, and place your desiccator drying chamber somewhere off the bench top if you wish. The CM-3 also controls an UV cure unit and gives it a timer control. This also gives you more flexibility as to where you put the UV unit. We have had a few customers who installed the UV unit inside a drawer, so it was completely out of the way until they needed it.
But, the price is what really makes the Workstation Kits attractive. For instance, our WK-3 Workstation Kit is the most popular, and costs $820.00. Compare that to the versabench complete workstation, which is a high-end bench and uses our WK-3 kit - at $3595.00 (plus freight shipping).
If you have a high-end office and want to give that impression to your patients, then the versabench may make sense, but if you have a repair lab out in the back room, then the Workstation Kit is probably the way to go.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Hearing Aid Vacuum Helps Batteries Last Longer?
We received an email from a customer recently who is very satisfied with My Vac, a vacuum pump specifically for the consumer for maintaining their own hearing aids. We get emails quite often thanking us for My Vac, but this customer was very specific about how My Vac had helped his hearing aid batteries last longer. Here is the email:
Hi,
Thank you for being in business.
I love My Vac. I want to pass some information on to people about my experience with My Vac.
My batteries last 75% longer. All the while (before I purchased it) I use to replace batteries often, 3 to 4 times a month. Now one battery last a month and longer. Why, by properly cleaning my hearing device, My Vac is awesome. My hearing is much, much, clearer.
Thanks again,
Ron S
Oakdale, California 95361
So, how does keeping your hearing aids clean help your batteries last longer? I will get into that in detail in our next email newsletter, but basically with newer hearing aid electronics, the more amplification needed, the more power is required from the battery. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say your hearing aid sound outlet is partially blocked with earwax. This is going to impede the sound somewhat, so you will need more amplification to overcome this obstruction. So, to compensate you adjust the volume control. In doing so you have called for more gain from the hearing aid amplifier, which will use more power from the battery. It is one of those cause-and-effect things.
Hi,
Thank you for being in business.
I love My Vac. I want to pass some information on to people about my experience with My Vac.
My batteries last 75% longer. All the while (before I purchased it) I use to replace batteries often, 3 to 4 times a month. Now one battery last a month and longer. Why, by properly cleaning my hearing device, My Vac is awesome. My hearing is much, much, clearer.
Thanks again,
Ron S
Oakdale, California 95361
So, how does keeping your hearing aids clean help your batteries last longer? I will get into that in detail in our next email newsletter, but basically with newer hearing aid electronics, the more amplification needed, the more power is required from the battery. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say your hearing aid sound outlet is partially blocked with earwax. This is going to impede the sound somewhat, so you will need more amplification to overcome this obstruction. So, to compensate you adjust the volume control. In doing so you have called for more gain from the hearing aid amplifier, which will use more power from the battery. It is one of those cause-and-effect things.
