Guest goldenbolux Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 hi everyone got my vega delivered this evening and all was going great until i decided to plug it in and try to update etc plugged in usb then the power adaptor. next thing the whole house electrics went off ! reset trips and tried again the adaptor is now not charging and smells of electrical burning please everyone be careful mine has a manufacture date of 2010.10.11 incase there is a dodgy batch goodness knows what will happen now as i liked it and the chances of them sending me a new power adaptor at the present time seems very slim hope the whole lots doesnt have to go back as i like it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest captainsensible Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Have you reported this to Advent?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zleet Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Mine doesn't always seem to register on the device (the light) and seems a little flimsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goldenbolux Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 yeah i have tried to report it rang techguys at midnight last night they said i had to ring back at 9 this morning was on the phone for nearly an hour to find out they have no replacement parts and it all has to go back I told they i didnt really want to send it back as they were as rare as rocky horses sh*t he said he would see if anywhere had a power supply that they could ship in the mean time that would be suitable no one has yet called me back and i am not optomistic . anyone know where i can get a cheap car charger for the vega i could use this in the mean time till they got further stock or stock of spares thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest decpvr Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 yeah i have tried to report it rang techguys at midnight last night they said i had to ring back at 9 this morning was on the phone for nearly an hour to find out they have no replacement parts and it all has to go back I told they i didnt really want to send it back as they were as rare as rocky horses sh*t he said he would see if anywhere had a power supply that they could ship in the mean time that would be suitable no one has yet called me back and i am not optomistic . anyone know where i can get a cheap car charger for the vega i could use this in the mean time till they got further stock or stock of spares thanks in advance If you can make a note of the voltage & current on the original then I'm sure you can buy a replacement. The most critical info is the voltage - make sure he replacement is the same otherwise it'll be your vega smelling bad! The new charger should have to supply at least the same current (amps or milliamps - mA) but it wouldn't cause a problem if it had a higher rating. Does the Vega charge via USB? Or is it via a round connector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zleet Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Wonder if they ever bring out a dock if it will charge it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morchuboo Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 (edited) hi everyone got my vega delivered this evening and all was going great until i decided to plug it in and try to update etc plugged in usb then the power adaptor. next thing the whole house electrics went off ! reset trips and tried again the adaptor is now not charging and smells of electrical burning please everyone be careful mine has a manufacture date of 2010.10.11 incase there is a dodgy batch goodness knows what will happen now as i liked it and the chances of them sending me a new power adaptor at the present time seems very slim hope the whole lots doesnt have to go back as i like it ! Mine has the same date so it is not likely a batch issue. Maybe a spike on initial draw - was it plugged into a power strip by any chance? you may have overloaded the 13 amp fuse limit.... Did everything in the house go or just the ring your plug is on - did the lights upstairs for example stay on or was is the master switch on the RCD? Either way the adapter is a standard APD adapter (WA-12I12R) and outputs 12v at 1A and looks like a standard 2mm plug. If you are anywhere near a maplins then they should have a suitable replacement http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46107 This one should do it I think - check the polarity on the tips when you get it shoud be - ---C---- + Take your vega with you - they might let you try it if you let them have a go :P *Edited as the first recomendation was ac/ac adapter Edited November 27, 2010 by morchuboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest removed-14 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Wonder if they ever bring out a dock if it will charge it? Dock is coming, check the vega accessories thread for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goldenbolux Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 it took the lot out there was definately something wrong inside the adapter took mains rcd out direct into sock it flashed when i plugged it in and smells of electronics burning inside the adapter i asked pcworld if i could open it up and have a go at fixing it (im an electronics engineer ) but they said no way i have a similar supply to the one that was mentioned and have used that last night to charge it i will just keep using this until they can swap out when they have some stock hopefully the dock wont be ridiculously priced like the screen protector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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