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lock1981
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
Posts: 257
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 Posted Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:21 pm |
im gunna take mine to maplins tomorrow see what the crack is!!
mightg sell a charger of some sort ill let u all know.
i think its the 240 120v cross over fry factor thats the problem 
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Guisamo
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 10
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:30 am |
Got my magicshine yesterday after a month wait, looks good and works. After reading this forum went to Maplins yesterday lunchtime to get a plug adaptor and asked if they had anything to replace the charger - was told by the guy in there that they didn't because it was "specialist 8.5V". Didn't look on the shelves myself, just took his word for it.
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cee
Joined: 16 Jul 2007
Posts: 2531
Location: Edinburgh
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:33 am |
| Guisamo wrote: | | Didn't look on the shelves myself, just took his word for it. |
always a danger in maplins....my experience is that the majority of folk who work there know everything.....except they don't
I went out with a scruffy girl once......turns out she was just crazy! |
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Guisamo
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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Posted Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:37 am |
Yeh, did cross my mind, I was on lunch so didn't have time to trawl thru' the isles. Worth a look on their website I suppose.
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diddyfunk
Joined: 25 Jan 2009
Posts: 41
Location: Woodford Green, Essex
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lock1981
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
Posts: 257
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 5:08 pm |
right !!!
good news!
went to maplins to get a charger, turns out the fact we have 240 and the charger is 110 doesnt matter. on the back of the charger it says voltage from 110 to 240 so a standard plug adaptor from dx is fine.
maplins converter was 20 quid!! as was the charger but it was 9 v but he daid it would make little difference.
so i asked to try it. while i was there i asked him to get the volt meter on it.
power coming from the charger!!
power from the battery!!
so ive left my light plugged in but not switched on ( cos it gets mad hot) so the green light is on over night
i was waiting for the light on the light to turn red so i knew it readed charging, but i got board and tried it in the charger and hey presto the charger light went red!!!
so im guessing in my case that the battery only registers if the charge in the battery is getting low.
so try running your batterys down then charge..
oh and dx said cos its been less than 30 days of purcase send it back and we'll replace it, but its fine !!!!
YYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! 
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diddyfunk
Joined: 25 Jan 2009
Posts: 41
Location: Woodford Green, Essex
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:24 pm |
As above - ordered mine from ebay on sunday 1/11/09 and received it today (6/11/09).
How good is that.
Would def recommend the ebay seller
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BlackSpur
Joined: 14 Nov 2007
Posts: 3404
Location: Grantham, Lincs
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:27 pm |
I notice there are two version of this light
The bar mounted one
[/url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149[url]
and the slightly cheaper one with a head mount
[/url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29489[url]
Which is the one to go for? The fact that one has less kit yet is more expensive makes me think it might be newer?[/url]
"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs |
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Razer_MTB
Joined: 16 May 2009
Posts: 109
Location: Glasgow
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Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:56 pm |
BlackSpur, i'll let you know when i receive mine as i've ordered both of them.
Unfortunately they were showing as packaging yesterday morning, but today they were both showing as 'processing - contact us for updates', whatever the hell that means.
I think the one with the headmount is actually the newer one.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left |
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CFS
Joined: 17 Sep 2008
Posts: 32
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:25 pm |
Hi,
I have ordered one of these lights and an adapter for the charger.
I received the adapter a few days ago but the status of the light has said 'Ready' for about 10 days.
Just wondering if anyone who has previously ordered one knows what this means?
DX have not yet replied to my query sent a few days ago.
Cheers
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missmarple
Joined: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 907
Location: London, UK
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:49 pm |
Ordered a plug adaptor and the $80 bar-mount variant of this light. Does anyone know how long the batteries take to charge?
That's you that is!! |
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moggy82
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
Posts: 332
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:56 pm |
| missmarple wrote: | | Ordered a plug adaptor and the $80 bar-mount variant of this light. Does anyone know how long the batteries take to charge? |
Comes almost fully charged but takes 4.5 hours to fully charge according to the instructions, mine has never taken that long though.
http://moggy82.pinkbike.com/album/lights-and-beam-pics-etc/ |
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dodgyknees
Joined: 17 Oct 2007
Posts: 101
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:45 pm |
I've also got one of these magicshine lights on order and getting pretty impatient for its arrival.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
Noddy question but can the supplied battery charger just be plugged into a UK socket via a simple plug adapter or will I need a voltage converter?
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moggy82
Joined: 20 Feb 2005
Posts: 332
Location: United Kingdom
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dodgyknees
Joined: 17 Oct 2007
Posts: 101
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:05 pm |
Great, thanks moggy82
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missmarple
Joined: 23 Sep 2008
Posts: 907
Location: London, UK
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bigbenj_08
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
Posts: 6712
Location: On a HT! In the NW
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:31 pm |
The item (xxxxxx) left Hong Kong for its destination on 11-Nov-2009
Yay!! its on a boat!
2009 NS Surge Custom Build
| guilliano wrote: | | If you were truly lazy you'd ride a FS |
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Razer_MTB
Joined: 16 May 2009
Posts: 109
Location: Glasgow
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Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:32 pm |
| bigbenj_08 wrote: | The item (xxxxxx) left Hong Kong for its destination on 11-Nov-2009
Yay!! its on a boat! |
damn, both my orders are still showing as 'processing - contact us for the latest updates'
Benj,, when did you order the lights??
War does not determine who is right, only who is left |
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bigbenj_08
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
Posts: 6712
Location: On a HT! In the NW
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FSR_XC
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
Posts: 1534
Location: Cornwall
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