Silva LX II

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#1 Post by **Tony Fella** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:41 pm

Just to let you know i got one of these a month or two ago and the wire must of broke because each time i moved it it turned off.well sent it back last week and rang them today to see when id get my replacement they said they have 1000s of the things sent back because of the fault in the wire they said a new/improved one are being made and it wont be till the end of July il be getting mine.so just letting you know if your thinking of buying one or have a broken one!!

#2 Post by **MAC** » Mon May 18, 2009 4:47 pm

Hey Tony, You should have had a chat with Dennis before you splashed the cash. he was one of the first I know of to report and diagnose this issue after going through about 5 lights, I think he moved away from the silva units.

#3 Post by **croppyboy** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:44 am

i had same issue with mine and ended up butchering it to make it work

#4 Post by **Tony Fella** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:51 am

MAC wrote:Hey Tony, You should have had a chat with Dennis before you splashed the cash. he was one of the first I know of to report and diagnose this issue after going through about 5 lights, I think he moved away from the silva units.

Yea i should of but i heard good things about them before i bought it then bad things after

croppyboy wrote:i had same issue with mine and ended up butchering it to make it work

I was thinking of doing the same thing when mine broke but its there faulty goods so let them fix it there not cheap and i expected quality when spending that on a light but in all fairness they said there is a fault with the design and are going to replace it only bad thing is iv to wait 2 months!

#5 Post by **red** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:58 am

tell them you want a replacement while your waiting or your money back.
they already admitted it was a faulty design so why should you have to go 2 months without a lamp when its their mistake??

#6 Post by **Tony Fella** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:08 am

red wrote:tell them you want a replacement while your waiting or your money back.
they already admitted it was a faulty design so why should you have to go 2 months without a lamp when its their mistake??

I asked them for a replacement they said they are not stocking any of the LX units at the moment i told them what i thought of there customer service they said they are sorry etc..iv gone back to using my energizer light

#7 Post by **eric** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:51 pm

Tony Fella wrote:
red wrote:tell them you want a replacement while your waiting or your money back.
they already admitted it was a faulty design so why should you have to go 2 months without a lamp when its their mistake??

I asked them for a replacement they said they are not stocking any of the LX units at the moment i told them what i thought of there customer service they said they are sorry etc..iv gone back to using my energizer light

if youve got a bit off cash i'd advice you to get a speleo nova, or get an l1, they seem to be problem free

#8 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:21 pm

was in aldi at the weekend and picked up a small led headlight for 6.99 inc batterys ,fine as a back up or summer just in case light ,none of that cheap lidle stuff for me :mrgreen:

#9 Post by **Tony Fella** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:56 pm

roger de dodger wrote:was in aldi at the weekend and picked up a small led headlight for 6.99 inc batterys ,fine as a back up or summer just in case light ,none of that cheap lidle stuff for me

Was just reading that thinking not another aldi idol head :wink:

#10 Post by **MAC** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:27 pm

roger de dodger wrote:was in aldi at the weekend and picked up a small led headlight for 6.99 inc batterys ,fine as a back up or summer just in case light ,none of that cheap lidle stuff for me

Don't tell Uvox about the lidl light......you'll start him off again... :lol:

#11 Post by **red** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:32 pm

i got 2 of them aldi lights, one as a spare and one for a friend who doesnt do a lot of fishin. one worked

, the other didnt :evil:

. their pretty bright tho for the price of them.

#12 Post by **beachbuddy** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:38 am

Yip dito on the silva rechargeable,no probs with it for 12months then the 1st of its 9 lives was used.Unfortunately got sick of giving it to an electrician friend to fix and as of last month the 9th life was used up along with my patience.Needlessly to say im no longer a fan,i've gone back to my old trusty petzl SORTED.
Tight lines

#13 Post by **Tony Fella** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:23 pm

Just an update on this since my headlight stopped working i received my new headlight today of silva it looks like a new model of the lx II. cable / connection block looks bigger and stronger

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