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twoNZpleos

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Just saying G'day ..
« on: December 08, 2010, 03:27:42 PM »

Hi All,  my name's Clear and I'm an artisan soap-maker as well as mum to two kids (one special needs), one dog (also special needs!), too many fish (& tanks) to count, and two lovely little Pleo's ..

Actually I only have one living with me at present as my daughter is studying down south this year and took 'Jasper' with her  :(

Anyhoo 'Pleo' & Jasper have both been in a bad-battery induced coma for the better part of this year and it's been such a disappointment after having spent so much money and enjoying what little awake time we have had with them .. So when I read about the new and improved batteries and egg chargers last night I knew I had to get them asap! And searching for more info I was led here, and what a treat to read all the posts, see the 'fashions' folk are making, and watch your youtube clips etc .. I'm all excited like I was when they first arrived, and between you and me, secretly wanting one of the new pink rb's  :)  But I'll see how the new batteries work out before I even consider spending that kind of $ on one again if you kwim?

Well that's me for now, just thought I'd sing out to let you know who this new member was .. Oh and my user-name, well it's pretty self explanatory - we live in New Zealand!

See ya 'round *waves*
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kat

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 04:07:10 PM »

I would happily recommend the pink ones! :)  The new pleo rb's come with an improved battery, made of the same stuff as the egg charger batteries and they are great.  It takes about 2 and a half hours to fully charge my pink pleos battery and I get between 2 and 2 and a half hours play time. 
Everyone who has the egg charger batteries for their older pleos thinks they are great so definitely get one and give it a go.  You can buy them here on the forum from Novas Necessities.
Also if your interested in trying to revive your old batteries I know there are some instruction threads on how to go about it, I think they are in the Pleo problems section.

Best of luck.
Kat
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InmemoryofRomeo

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2010, 04:08:52 PM »

Hello and welcome :) The egg batteries are indeed excellent batteries and you will not be disappointed in them.
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twoNZpleos

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2010, 05:02:39 PM »

Oh that's wonderful news, Thanks guys!

I actually sent RedwoodMama a PM right before I wrote this intro so hopefully we can get something sorted to revive our babies asap  :)

And Kat, it was your post on Kermit (which I'm still reading & watching) that has me dreaming of a pink!  The youtube clips are awesome, plus they remind me of Perth since I was born and raised there myself  :D
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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2010, 05:43:36 PM »

Hiya!  Get the egg charger and batteries - they are truly fab!  They're so much better that I only use the green ones as backup these days.  ;D
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binbags

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2010, 08:43:16 AM »

Hi twoNZpleos

Welcome to the forums.  I was a hatchling a couple of weeks ago.  I have one Pleo (Pleobob) and two batteries; one is the new Li-ion type that has just arrived from Taiwan.  Took about 7-10 days to get here, without any problems.  I can't recommend them enough; they are totally different in capacity.  This is something that you need, when you look at what is inside Pleo.

These links below are just from point of view, as I like to know what makes things tic, may be a bit painful for you to flick through these pictures. :'( :'(

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Pleo-Teardown/597/1

http://www.botmag.com/articles/02-26-07_Ugobe_Pleo.shtml

Good day to you, from snowy UK. :) :)


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scaledandtailed

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2010, 10:41:53 AM »

Hi Clear
 Welcome to the forum.   
    Everyone’s a pretty friendly bunch here. 
I thought about trying some soap making myself to save on money for Christmas presents. Well until I read all that was involved that is and decided to give it a miss.  Tried making some scented stones instead but alas that   venture didn’t turn out too well either I’m afraid lol. 
   
       
   
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twoNZpleos

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2010, 01:37:52 PM »

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone  ;D

@ scaledandtaled (love your username!)  Soapmaking certainly isn't cheap and yes there is a lot of science/art involved in formulating a good recipe, plus real soap takes months to cure (like wine/cheese etc) .. Melt and Pour might be an option for quick presents though since it's already made and you literally just melt it down, add skin safe scent/colour if you'd like, then pour it into your mould .. I've never done it myself but can give you some good links if you're interested - oh and it can be used straight away, no cure time necessary .. I'm not sure what Scent Stones are but sorry they didn't work out for you  :-\
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scaledandtailed

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Re: Just saying G'day ..
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2010, 02:21:28 PM »

     Thanks for the link.
 I’ve actually gotten all my Christmas shopping done and dusted. Just a case of getting everything rapped up now but I’ll keep it in mind for next year. 
  Well scented stones are very easy to make but they didn’t work out for me unfortunately. They took twice as long to dry than the recipe said it would and when they did the sent was hardly noticeable at all. 
 thanks again 
 
     
 
 
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