I recently asked a question why my D2 was not reading the correct termination voltage. Fast forward 24 hours whilst reading the forum, someone posts a link to the Nitecore validation page. Long story short ‘code is incorrect’. Tried over and over. Time for a quick email to nitecore me thinks.
Oh and before anyone asks mine does say Nitecore, not Nitecorn
One question, does all 2014 i4/ D4 3 pin UK plug come with "Nitecore" emboss logo? My i4 (2014) from Aliexpress batch in Nov/Dec did come with it, but I did not saw them in my last Jan '15 order with BG...
“The code has been verified at 25-02-2015 01:02 and it is invalid.”
This D4 was purchased thru Amazon. The packaging and charger look so good it’s hard to believe it might be a fake.
Do the counterfeit items usually look that good?
Forgot to note the voltage.
Thanks
Edit: This is the vendor – Sold by Join You and Fulfilled by Amazon.
I guess there are 2 versions of UK plug. Both should be authentic but the one with Nitecore logo is of better quality if I could remember (more than a hundred of NC chargers have passed through my hands last yr). I am aware of fake rumors in the past but I did not expect it to resurface so soon.
Banggood? = FAKE. Yes, I can believe that from Banggood. Never been a trustworthy seller, no matter how much they make from us. In fact, I can believe that from most all overseas sellers. No matter how many times they lie, we still buy.
Hey, that should be a motto: "No matter how many times we lie, you still buy".
Tested my i2 2014 from bangood. I punched in the code but got no response at first, so I entered spaces between number like they are printed to sticker and hit enter again. At the same time I hit enter key, I saw that the response was received and the code was valid. And then it started to process my new command because I’ve already hit “enter” and said that the number with spaces is incorrect (as suspected). Next time I tried the original number, I got response “The code has been verified at 25-02-2015 02:02 and it is invalid. …. Thank you.”
It seems that the system only check if the code has been used before.
Btw, I have a “nitecore” logo on my EU lead as well.
I bought a xtar vc2 charger that doesn't fully charge batteries, and lies about the actual voltage... I actually got on the xtar site and punched in the numbers to verify my charger, and it came up with similar hits, saying the code has been checked on XXXXX and it is invalid. I assumed I was putting the numbers in wrong and let it go, it has the fancy sticker it must be legit right? ....i bought a liitokala charger and the xtar has been sitting in my toolbox unused.
Well, if their database just approves the number the first time someone asks about it, marks it off a list and thereafter reports it as invalid — that means a DDOS attack on the system could easily be automated to punch in all possible numbers, making them all invalid.
Nitecore wouldn’t be that stupid, would they?
Heck, that means if a retailer buys a box of them and checks the number — and finds they’re valid and then sells them — the BUYERS who bother checking will be told they’re invalid.
It makes me want to check all the stuff I have received from them lately.
The funny thing is I bought some Panasonic PFs a few weeks ago and when doing some tailcap readings I noticed they could not keep up with my Sanyo FMs. I dismissed it but will take a closer look now.
Marc.