Calamity Jane
19-Feb-2005, 18:33
Over the last number of months I have collected 3 Dicro 45 colour heads and a D.A.T.A. module.
Dichro #1 came from Lenoard at a good price because it had a problem or two. This unit had the software to work with the D.A.T.A. module but has a problem in the lamp circuit.
Dichro #2 was an e-bay item, fully working, but it didn't come cheap and it didn't have the D.A.T.A. software.
Dichro #3 was a more recent e-bay item that was supposedly working. It arrived poorly packed and NOT working so the seller got a negative feedback. The display does not light and the lamp comes on as soon as power is switched on.
Today I did some playing around with my collection of Dichros. I swapped the processor boards between unit #1 and #2 - now I have a unit that works with my D.AT.A. module - NEAT!!!
I also had a look at Dichro #3 and I found 2 pins on the processor had been bent over - somebody was playing with this unit and screwed it up! THERE'S NO WAY that this unit was working at the time it was listed on e-bay!!!!!!!!!!
I have sent an e-mail to e-bay advising them of my findings and I will warn all my friends on this board to NOT deal with "pano3".
"Pano3" either has absolutely NO knowledge of things photographic or is inclined to misrepresent his auction items.
. . . still got 2 Dichros to fix but at least I have 1 fully-working full-blown colour head :-)
I just can't abide liars!!!!
Dichro #1 came from Lenoard at a good price because it had a problem or two. This unit had the software to work with the D.A.T.A. module but has a problem in the lamp circuit.
Dichro #2 was an e-bay item, fully working, but it didn't come cheap and it didn't have the D.A.T.A. software.
Dichro #3 was a more recent e-bay item that was supposedly working. It arrived poorly packed and NOT working so the seller got a negative feedback. The display does not light and the lamp comes on as soon as power is switched on.
Today I did some playing around with my collection of Dichros. I swapped the processor boards between unit #1 and #2 - now I have a unit that works with my D.AT.A. module - NEAT!!!
I also had a look at Dichro #3 and I found 2 pins on the processor had been bent over - somebody was playing with this unit and screwed it up! THERE'S NO WAY that this unit was working at the time it was listed on e-bay!!!!!!!!!!
I have sent an e-mail to e-bay advising them of my findings and I will warn all my friends on this board to NOT deal with "pano3".
"Pano3" either has absolutely NO knowledge of things photographic or is inclined to misrepresent his auction items.
. . . still got 2 Dichros to fix but at least I have 1 fully-working full-blown colour head :-)
I just can't abide liars!!!!