Darth Maul PF Pics....

[BadMoon]

It has arrived!!! Pics coming!

 

[hairlesswookiee]

yeah i used to keep some of the Unleashed figures and the MR mini sabers on my work desk until an earthquake shook the building and all my stuff got knocked off the desk. to this day nobody will admit going in my office. i even promised not to get mad even though a couple things got scratched and messed up. (i just want someone to admit their guilt)

 

[The Josh]

Its a tad BIG Josh.

Yeah, it was.

I shrunk it. :maul

 

[BadMoon]

Well add me to the list of unhappy people who has a maul that won't ignite. My worst fears have come true.

 

[The Josh]

That sucks Badmoon.

 

[BadMoon]

I know I have been waiting for this thing. I kept in good spirits and had the rubbing alcohol ready. No success. Man this is my first PF too!

 

[BadMoon]

Tom,

Mine didn't light up at first either. I thought I had the hand all the way in the first time but I didn't. I had to push it on pretty hard to get it to seat itself in the connector all the way. I grabbed on the lower forearm and just shoved the hand on tight.

I just bit the bullet and pushed like an SOB. I am happy to report ---->:maul

 

[MaulFan]

It seems odd the way this, and maybe the other PFs with light up sabers, work, seems like it's a method prone to problems, I wonder why not just build it so it's all together and then you just put the blades into the saber out of the box and push on, oh well, here's crossing fingers.

 

[The Josh]

I know I have been waiting for this thing. I kept in good spirits and had the rubbing alcohol ready. No success. Man this is my first PF too!

Yeah, its a bummer for sure especially on your first one.

 

[tomandshell]

I know I have been waiting for this thing. I kept in good spirits and had the rubbing alcohol ready. No success. Man this is my first PF too!

When you contact them for a replacement, be sure to tell them that you already tried all the things they are recommending in their troubleshooting e-mail, including the alcohol. Maybe that will speed things up for you.

Strangely, the connection on Maul is not the same as Vader or Obi-Wan. I tried to troubleshoot by swapping components with the other two PFs in my collection that work fine, but where Vader and Ben's lightsabers have the male end and the hand/hilt has the female socket, Maul was engineered the opposite way. The forearm has the male plug sticking out of it, and the saber/hand attachment is the female end. I thought I could plug Ben or Vader's saber into Maul's wrist to troubleshoot the problem, but the male-male connection made it impossible. (Insert joke here...)

 

[BadMoon]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Natrix
Tom,

Mine didn't light up at first either. I thought I had the hand all the way in the first time but I didn't. I had to push it on pretty hard to get it to seat itself in the connector all the way. I grabbed on the lower forearm and just shoved the hand on tight.


I just bit the bullet and pushed like an SOB. I am happy to report we have ignition!

 

[hairlesswookiee]

congrats Badmoon. hopefully SS can remedy everyone's problems. i freaked out the other week when my obi wan wouldn't light up. after about ten minutes i decided to try some new batteries and sure enough it worked. i guess im not rocket scientist material.
~~i hope i can get a maul in the next week or two.

 

[BadMoon]

Here we go!

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[The Josh]

Nice BM!! Glad to see all things are good.

 

[BadMoon]

Thanks! I'm glad I went back and read to push hard. I mean it when I say I pushed hard. I, like Tom was affraid it was going to break.

 

[The Josh]

Yeah, I had to push mine a little harder than I expected cause at first it didn't work but then I took it off and pushed it back on hard. It worked from that point. Anyways glad your is working and enjoy this awesome piece!!

 

[Zoomaround]

Congrats, BadMoon and welcome to the world of Premium Format.

 

[BadMoon]

Some more!

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[The Chaver]

Here's mine,I have finally figured out how to post pics.Enjoy

 

[tomandshell]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Natrix
Tom,

Mine didn't light up at first either. I thought I had the hand all the way in the first time but I didn't. I had to push it on pretty hard to get it to seat itself in the connector all the way. I grabbed on the lower forearm and just shoved the hand on tight.


I just bit the bullet and pushed like an SOB. I am happy to report we have ignition!

Pushing hard does make mine turn on, but releasing the pressure turns it right back off again. The only way to keep it on is to apply constant pressure. Now matter how hard I push, it won't maintain contact once I let go.