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nathan
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  #1478910 26-Jan-2016 11:50
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andrewNZ: This appears to only be the AC cord (wall to figure 8 connector) for chargers with a removable AC cable, not the whole charger.

That's both reasonable and disappointing at the same time.

 

 

 

the only faulty part of the AC cord.  It has poor strain relief.

 

It’s a common industry problem.  Many OEMS have had similar issue with printers and laptops.

 

 

 

If your DC power adapter has failed, then can be replaced under warranty

 

 

 

 

 

 



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  #1478911 26-Jan-2016 11:52
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tripp:

 

So i tried to call their NZ 0800 number and it has not been setup correctly on their end so now don't really know what to do as their online chat could not help me either.

 

I have now sent them a message on twitter

 

 

 

 

if you're stuck I'll happily donate the $3 - $4 to you so you can buy a new AC figure of 8 power cord


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  #1478929 26-Jan-2016 12:19
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tripp:

 

So i tried to call their NZ 0800 number and it has not been setup correctly on their end so now don't really know what to do as their online chat could not help me either.

 

I have now sent them a message on twitter

 

 

 

 

I can't remember what options I selected but it took me a couple of tries to get through to the operator. It was smooth sailing thereafter.




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  #1478987 26-Jan-2016 13:26
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Hatch:

 

tripp:

 

So i tried to call their NZ 0800 number and it has not been setup correctly on their end so now don't really know what to do as their online chat could not help me either.

 

I have now sent them a message on twitter

 

 

 

 

I can't remember what options I selected but it took me a couple of tries to get through to the operator. It was smooth sailing thereafter.

 

 

 

 

The phone number when called says something like "freeforwarding.com has not been setup correctly you call can not be connected"  tried from landline and cell


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  #1479007 26-Jan-2016 13:27
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nathan:

 

tripp:

 

So i tried to call their NZ 0800 number and it has not been setup correctly on their end so now don't really know what to do as their online chat could not help me either.

 

I have now sent them a message on twitter

 

 

 

 

if you're stuck I'll happily donate the $3 - $4 to you so you can buy a new AC figure of 8 power cord

 

 

 

 

So is it just a standard AC figure 8 cord? 

 

So i can just buy this?

 

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CABDNX9053&name=Dynamix-0.3M-Figure-8-Power-Cord---2-pin-plug-to-f


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  #1479192 26-Jan-2016 17:26
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tripp:

nathan:


tripp:


So i tried to call their NZ 0800 number and it has not been setup correctly on their end so now don't really know what to do as their online chat could not help me either.


I have now sent them a message on twitter



 


if you're stuck I'll happily donate the $3 - $4 to you so you can buy a new AC figure of 8 power cord



 


So is it just a standard AC figure 8 cord? 


So i can just buy this?


http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CABDNX9053&name=Dynamix-0.3M-Figure-8-Power-Cord---2-pin-plug-to-f


Yes. That will do just fine.

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  #1479200 26-Jan-2016 17:37
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Thanks all, not so worried any more :)

 

Will get the 1 from MS and just drop into pbtech and pick up another.

 

 

 

 


 
 
 

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So they sent a generic cable.. can I buy one that looks like it came with it or something?

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