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You'll like this eBay duff item

Jaws

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I ordered another infrared floodlight from fleabay..
Arrived early and was happy..
At least until I tried it
Unlike my other ones it seems to have a range of about 4 metres even though it was advertised as having a range of 20
Contacted the seller..

Please do not worry.. We will sort it out for you Please send a picture of the problem

I have asked them if they want a picture of the dark ?
 

andyBeaker

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I ordered another infrared floodlight from fleabay..
Arrived early and was happy..
At least until I tried it
Unlike my other ones it seems to have a range of about 4 metres even though it was advertised as having a range of 20
Contacted the seller..

Please do not worry.. We will sort it out for you Please send a picture of the problem

I have asked them if they want a picture of the dark ?
When you take a picture of the dark just use a flash.

How hard can it be?
 

Jaws

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First picture without light on
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second picture with light on ( if you look REAL close you can see a few dot shapes )
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Don't these have an adjustment for sensor range ?
 

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Is there anything in the vicinity that might be affecting it..? e. g. A nearby heat source, a reflection coming off of a nearby surface, or a light shining directly at it.
 

Jaws

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Is there anything in the vicinity that might be affecting it..? e. g. A nearby heat source, a reflection coming off of a nearby surface, or a light shining directly at it.
While I appreciate the input young sir, I have one or two of them elsewhere, and before I got in to IT spent a few years installing alarms and security camera systems.. Swift Security Systems ( Norfolk ) was my firm :)
It is replacing an existing one that has been slowly dying over the past couple of years.. Even the old duff one with about 30% pf the LEDs now defunct was better than the new one !
I have now ordered another from a different firm.. A firm and make of light I know are good :)
Even f I do not get a refund on the duff one I can use it as a fill in light somewhere..
 

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While I appreciate the input young sir, I have one or two of them elsewhere, and before I got in to IT spent a few years installing alarms and security camera systems.. Swift Security Systems ( Norfolk ) was my firm :)
It is replacing an existing one that has been slowly dying over the past couple of years.. Even the old duff one with about 30% pf the LEDs now defunct was better than the new one !
I have now ordered another from a different firm.. A firm and make of light I know are good :)
Even f I do not get a refund on the duff one I can use it as a fill in light somewhere..
I hope it's not from QVIS...
 

Jaws

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Many of the chinese companies seem to be using UK based addresses. But often items still come through customs!
If they say they are in the UK but your stuff does not arrive in a max of a week OR there is duty to be paid report the firm and refuse the parcel
eBay will ALWAYS refund you
 

slim63

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Not had an ounce of trouble with anything electrical bought from china but the up to a month wait can be annoying especially when the add states uk based, when that happens I just demand a refund & usually get it before the item arrives ;)

The problem is most of the stuff that is genuinely in the uk comes originally from china anyway its just 3 times the price off a uk seller
 

Jaws

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Well I sent them the pictures and now await their response

On the flip side, had a couple of type 14 screw in LED bulbs arrive today.. Ordered on November the 15th !!!!!
 
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