free shipping = The waiting game
but now you gotta wait for a month to get your items from DX
I am a pacient man, i prefer paying less and waiting a bit more.
In my country everything is muuuuuch more expensive, that is why i buy in china.
Consider that U$S 1 equals AR$ 4.
(10-27-2010, 02:38 PM)franciz Wrote: [ -> ]Ok, so i made an order with the following things: <snip>
You should've also bought a USB cable that you can butcher. The wireless sensor bar chews up batteries fast if you don't turn it off. What I did, was bought a cheap USB->x cable (there should be cheap ones, check for a DS charger), then stripped the power out of it and attached it to the battery terminals inside the sensor bar. If you're only going to use it with your computer, I think that's the best option.
Also, do you have a charger for your batteries?
(10-28-2010, 12:01 PM)jumb Wrote: [ -> ]You should've also bought a USB cable that you can butcher. The wireless sensor bar chews up batteries fast if you don't turn it off. What I did, was bought a cheap USB->x cable (there should be cheap ones, check for a DS charger), then stripped the power out of it and attached it to the battery terminals inside the sensor bar. If you're only going to use it with your computer, I think that's the best option.
Also, do you have a charger for your batteries?
I have a good charger for batteries.
I was thinking of doing the same, cutting an old usb cable and attaching into the bar. But apparently (reading what is said in the comments) there are two models of bar, one with 3 batteries, and another with 4.
If i get the one with 3 baterries, it can be done. But with 4 batteries i would need 6v and don't know it the infrared leds will work fully with just 5v...
What do you think??
EDIT: i forgot to say, i work in a computer repair center, so i got lots of old usb mouses, keybords and other things to chop off their usb cable
(10-27-2010, 02:59 PM)knglrk Wrote: [ -> ]free shipping = The waiting game
but now you gotta wait for a month to get your items from DX
True, it took a month for the wiimote and the other things i ordered. For the batteries and the bar, it took a month and a week, and when they where coming to my town, someone stole the mail truck!!! (remember this is argentina, so it is not that shocking).
Luckily, i send the police report to DX and they send a replacement totally free. It is going to be here by next week. I waited almost 3 month for the items
(01-17-2011, 08:27 PM)xsbr Wrote: [ -> ]Franciz,
Did you receive your order? Did it work with dolphin?
I'm from Brazil and here this parts are so very expensive too.
The wiimote is working great with the US$ 1,99 bluetooth dongle. I didnt test it much, becouse i didnt have the batteries and i am too cheap to buy another pack
When the sensor bar gets here, i am gonna post photos on how to modify it for connecting to the usb. I was thinking on putting an usb hub inside the bar too (to connect the dongle and other things to it), it depends on its size.