Battery charger shorts out?
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From: Bob Eager on 4 Dec 2006 11:17 On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:07:33 UTC, "Paul" <pgrieg(a)yahoo.com> wrote: (snip) > Every other company I've taken anything back to, in living memory has > accepted it back with full refund. > > Except Maplins. > > Don't even think of shopping with them. Yes, you said that. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk
From: Steve Robinson on 4 Dec 2006 11:22 Paul wrote: > > redwood wrote: > > > "Andrew Gabriel" <andrew(a)cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > > > S4VB is a 4A bridge rectifier, and the 10 means 100V working. > > > > > > A 10A or higher (50V or higher) bridge rectifier will be fine. > > > (A 4A bridge rectifier was obviously inadiquate.) > > > I would also get some heat sink compound to smear between the > > > new rectifier and the heatsink. > > > > Got the rectifier from my local Maplins and is now fitted. It's > > twice the size of the original with bigger spade connectors so had > > to replace the ends of the 4 wires. It was a bit confusing knowing > > which way round the - wires go as the only markings on the new > > rectifier only displayed on one side showing the AC & +. Going > > round in a clockwise direction, if the 1st terminal is AC+, the 2nd > > terminal is DC+, I connected the 3rd terminal to AC-, and the 4th > > terminal to DC- > > > > I've not yet tried it connected to a battery but it now powers on > > without clicking and connecting a DVM to the croc clips shows around > > 12.06v or 6.02 on the 6 volt setting. I shall give it a test on a > > battery tomorrow. > > Don't buy anything from Maplins. My broadband started to go slow and > my ISP said I needed a new filter. Maplins said I needed new cable. I > bought new cable but the broadband speeded up again - must have been > BT. So I took the cable back. But because it had been machine packed > there is no way I would return it "in the same condition". The cable > WAS "in the same condition". But the idiots said the packing had to be > the same -- impossible! > > If they want to get things back "correctly" they should use packing it > is possible to pack. > > Every other company I've taken anything back to, in living memory has > accepted it back with full refund. > > Except Maplins. > > Don't even think of shopping with them. the goods had been used so they could not be sold on again as new they coud not offer a warranty on the product and in law if the goods are not faulty then thier is no reason why they should ecept them back --
From: Bill on 4 Dec 2006 11:42 In message <1165248453.413312.49650(a)73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>, Paul <pgrieg(a)yahoo.com> writes > >Every other company I've taken anything back to, in living memory has >accepted it back with full refund. > >Except Maplins. > >Don't even think of shopping with them. That's the trouble with dealing with toy shops manned by kids. > -- Bill
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 4 Dec 2006 12:26 In article <1165248453.413312.49650(a)73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>, Paul <pgrieg(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Don't buy anything from Maplins. You've just said that... -- *Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me* Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 4 Dec 2006 12:27
In article <rWQbDeNm9EdFFwiw(a)birchnet.demon.co.uk>, Bill <Bill(a)birchnet.demon.co.uk> wrote: > That's the trouble with dealing with toy shops manned by kids. You expect a Maplin shop assistant to be an expert on every product sold by them? -- *Who is this General Failure chap anyway - and why is he reading my HD? * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |