Originally Posted By: biomedbill
... the costs should be reflected in the product price rather than the spare parts.

Yes. Agreed. The kit has been paid for once, so why the continuation of the gouge? Answer:- greed, pure and simple.

Originally Posted By: biomedbill
Why can't I just get the LCD display and fit it into the existing front case myself?

Indeed! smile

Who was it who once mumbled "Seek, and Ye Shall Find"?

OK ... it takes a bit of time. And therein lies another issue. That is, "Time is money" and all that stuff. In other words, where (in the NHS, that is) is the incentive to "make do, and mend"? frown


If you don't inspect ... don't expect.