Just received camcorder from Pixmania.ie this morning

jones · 20-07-2005 12:20PM #1

Hey i know this isnt the correct place to post but i need an answer fairly quickly and this is the place to be.

I just received my Sony DCR HC 42E from pixmania today and everything was present and accounted for. That was until I looked at the power cable which is the European 2 pin plug one. WTF!!! It was on the Irish site of pixmania did they make a mistake or is that the way all the power Ac's are? I emailed them straight away but no return answer yet. Is it just a case of bad luck I don’t really want to go through the hassle of sending it all back because of a €5 power cord

Suggestions??????

kasintahan · 20-07-2005 12:26PM

Pixmania use mainland EU stock.
It helps keep the prices down if they don't have to worry about those still living in the empire.

Why would you send the whole thing back?

A €2 adaptor is all you need.

Alun · 20-07-2005 12:30PM

A €2 adaptor is all you need.

Or just snip the thing off and fit a 3-pin plug yourself. Alternatively if the lead is of the common mini IEC type you can just buy a new lead with a moulded 3-pin plug on it for a few euros from Peats or such like.

jones · 20-07-2005 12:30PM

kasintahan wrote:

Pixmania use mainland EU stock.
It helps keep the prices down if they don't have to worry about those still living in the empire.

Why would you send the whole thing back?

A €2 adaptor is all you need.

and where would i find said adapter???

Webmonkey · 20-07-2005 12:33PM

any electrical shop, they everywhere. Usually shavers have them, well mine does

Tobias Greeshman · 20-07-2005 12:34PM

jones wrote:

and where would i find said adapter???

In any hardware store of course!!

kasintahan · 20-07-2005 12:45PM

Webmonkey wrote:

any electrical shop, they everywhere. Usually shavers have them, well mine does

No, shaver adaptors are smaller and are genuinely a global standard.

EU 2 pin adaptors have a larger space between the pins.

Any home hardware shop, electrical retailer, aeroport etc.
Frankly I'm a little concerned you never seen one before, most people own several.

Redrocket · 20-07-2005 12:47PM

in saying that, they should have supplied a 3 pin socket, or a new cable.
the last time i ordered something off komplett it came with a 2pin and a 3pin cable, they also threw in a 3pin plug for the "just in case factor"

Webmonkey · 20-07-2005 12:58PM

kasintahan wrote:

No, shaver adaptors are smaller and are genuinely a global standard.

EU 2 pin adaptors have a larger space between the pins.

Any home hardware shop, electrical retailer, aeroport etc.
Frankly I'm a little concerned you never seen one before, most people own several.

Yeah you're right, it barly fits into the converter. Still works though

ClonmelMan · 20-07-2005 01:04PM

In their T&C they say that they will supply an adapter when needed...I bought from them a number of times and the do supply the adapter but 1 time they forgot to pack it and refunded me €3.......I got one in a local shop.

samo · 20-07-2005 01:06PM

This happened to me when I ordered a monitor off Pixmania...I gave them a ring as like the OP said its a bit daft sending it to an address in ireland without mentioning the need for an adaptor.

I rang them and they said would send me an adaptor or else re-imburse me for one (!) and they did both, re-imbursed me and sent one by DHL which arrived 2 days later!!

jones · 20-07-2005 01:14PM

samo wrote:

This happened to me when I ordered a monitor off Pixmania...I gave them a ring as like the OP said its a bit daft sending it to an address in ireland without mentioning the need for an adaptor.

I rang them and they said would send me an adaptor or else re-imburse me for one (!) and they did both, re-imbursed me and sent one by DHL which arrived 2 days later!!

excellent stuff!!! i went over to Peats in Parnell street and got one for 4.50 was going to get a firewire cable when i was over there but the 24.99 price tag scared me away. adapter works perfectly! thanks for all your help

Dingatron · 20-07-2005 01:32PM

jones wrote:

excellent stuff!!! i went over to Peats in Parnell street and got one for 4.50 was going to get a firewire cable when i was over there but the 24.99 price tag scared me away. adapter works perfectly! thanks for all your help

€25 for a firewire cable? What a rip off. :eek:

Ry · 20-07-2005 03:46PM

Dingatron wrote:

€25 for a firewire cable? What a rip off. :eek:

There's a sharkoon one for 9.99. The RDFC05 one,

Here

MikeHunt · 20-07-2005 03:54PM

firewire cables vary in price a whole lot around Dublin... I ended up getting one off http://www.marxcomputers.ie for something like 6 quid - they've got 4-4 or 4-6 pin. I've been using it on a DCR HC32E without problems

jones · 20-07-2005 04:18PM

MikeHunt wrote:

firewire cables vary in price a whole lot around Dublin... I ended up getting one off http://www.marxcomputers.ie for something like 6 quid - they've got 4-4 or 4-6 pin. I've been using it on a DCR HC32E without problems

Just looking at that site now the delivery is more than the cable but still 14.50 is a hell of a lot better than 25!!!

€25 is a joke i actually thought he was talking about a a firewire card and cable when he said it!!!

rubadub · 20-07-2005 04:55PM

Just jam a plastic pen into your earth pin which opens up the other 2 pin holes, then plug it in.

Webmonkey · 20-07-2005 05:23PM

rubadub wrote:

Just jam a plastic pen into your earth pin which opens up the other 2 pin holes, then plug it in.

Probably easier in the long run to buy the adaptor. I do that with my solder iron

The tax man · 20-07-2005 06:47PM

I always got the adaptor included from them. Even got one with my Wi-Fi card

Loobz · 20-07-2005 07:40PM

Replace the 2cable with a 3 pin cable, usually used for hifi's etc. I had same probelm and I did the above. Works the same.

Alun · 20-07-2005 08:02PM

Loobz wrote:

Replace the 2cable with a 3 pin cable, usually used for hifi's etc. I had same probelm and I did the above. Works the same.

Or, like I said, just change the plug. Easy peasy.

Capt'n Midnight · 20-07-2005 10:44PM

MikeHunt wrote:

firewire cables vary in price a whole lot around Dublin... I ended up getting one off http://www.marxcomputers.ie for something like 6 quid - they've got 4-4 or 4-6 pin. I've been using it on a DCR HC32E without problems

Aldi had them for €3 or €4 a while back..

I can remember when printer cables were £30 each at a time when you could get them for just under £1 in bulk :rolleyes:

Just received camcorder from Pixmania.ie this morning

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