dx magicshine

Guisamo

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.

cee

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

Guisamo

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.

diddyfunk

Hi Guys

Please find link below to MagicShine Instructions: -

http://home.comcast.net/~jharger1/Magic ... ctions.pdf

I have just ordered a MagicShine off Ebay from the US £70.00 inc P&P.
Reason I ordered this one was that it has 5 modes instead of the normal (i think) 2.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT

Is the charger problem an issue with all of them?

Am I correct by saying that the charger doesnt know when the batteries are charged which is where the problem is?
The batteries on the one I bought from ebay are protected so would this matter?

Many Thanks

lock1981

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!!!! :P :P :P

diddyfunk

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

BlackSpur

I notice there are two version of this light
The bar mounted one
[/url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
and the slightly cheaper one with a head mount
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29489

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?

Razer_MTB

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.

CFS

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

missmarple

Ordered a plug adaptor and the $80 bar-mount variant of this light. Does anyone know how long the batteries take to charge?

moggy82

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.

dodgyknees

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?

moggy82

dodgyknees wrote:

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?

Will work fine with an adaptor, plug works upto 240V

dodgyknees

Great, thanks moggy82

missmarple

Cheers Moggy. :P

The Northern Monkey

The item (xxxxxx) left Hong Kong for its destination on 11-Nov-2009

Yay!! its on a boat!

Razer_MTB

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??

The Northern Monkey

Razer_MTB wrote:

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??

aaaaages

had forgotten aboutthem tbh!!

FSR_XC

Ordered 26/10
Processed 30/10
Left HK 4/11
Arrived ??????

Sold my old lights 1/11, so at lease a couple of weeks without a night ride.



Waiting with anticipation . . . . .

Razer_MTB

first order put through 23/10/09, still not left
second order put through 29/10/09, still not left

i ordered them as my last lights broke, so i''m also stuck without any night riding until they arrive

cee

I ordered mine on 28/10.

today 13/11 it still shows Processing - Contact us for updates, however there is now a tracking number with the shipment date of 12/11!

Hopefully it is on its way to a boat! I might still get the beast before christmas!

Cps

Mine took 4 weeks in total to arrive

But they seen to be busier now so I guess delays should be expected

If I ordered again I would use geomangear in the states - the small premium on this very cheap light would be worth it for a more direct delivery route.

Razer_MTB

cee wrote:

I ordered mine on 28/10.

today 13/11 it still shows Processing - Contact us for updates, however there is now a tracking number with the shipment date of 12/11!

Hopefully it is on its way to a boat! I might still get the beast before christmas!

Cee you jammy bugger lol

both my orders were last updated on 05/11/09. one of them does have a tracking number, but that was the tracking number for the plug adaptor i'd also ordered. yeah, thats right, they sent a 90p adaptor by registered post :shock:

missmarple

On 11/11/2009: Waiting for Supplier

77ric

woo hoo, i ordered mine on the 28th oct, and up untill tonight it was showing waiting on supplier, now it's being packed. yay can't wait it's near pitch black up here by half 4.

Razer_MTB

hope you have better luck than me 77ric,

mine was showing as waiting on supplier then turned to packaging on 04/11/09, on 05/11/09 it then turned to processing, and hasn't been updated since

colintrav

Aye No bad they are

colintrav

I get the impression the lights in question are made to order hence not manufacterd on a grand scale ...

lock1981

both of mine took 3 weeks on separate deliveries

CFS

I contacted DX to find out what 'Ready' meant on my order status. They replied:

Dear customer,

Apologise for the long delay and inconvenience caused to you!
We checked that your order kept being out of stock before probablely because of the unstable market. But please don't worry we will ship your order out as soon as it is restored.

Thanks a lot for your understanding and patience!

With any other question, please feel free to contact us, we will always be here to help you!

Best regard!
Jasmine

Ah, that explains it then !