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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 1/31/2003 11:21:48 PM   
AnthonyI


 

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Status: offline 		How do you get in touch with someone at litco ? I have e-mailed them a couple of times with no reply. I used the address off their web site. Has it changed? I just want to make sure I'm getting through when i try to get on the new list. Anyone have a phone number ? Help!!!! I'm dying for one of these chargers.
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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 1/31/2003 11:43:23 PM   
rsallen13



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Status: offline 		They do not reply to e-mails except at the beginning of their "lottery" to tell you when you need to send your money. You have to wait until the date indicated on the web site, at the time indicated (no earlier) to send your e-mail. If your lucky you will receive a response. If not you will hear nothing. Miss your due date and your out of luck.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/1/2003 4:33:04 AM   
lennyk


 

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Status: offline 		Yeah, they will normally email you a reply if you get thru quite quickly.

A few have sold on ebay recently, one for $400 and the others for
just over $300, there is one presently available also

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/1/2003 8:25:16 AM   
rajul



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Status: offline 		ebay has become a "black market" for alpha 4 ?

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/1/2003 11:51:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		The opening for the alpha-4 lottery is february 6 2003 at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. Do not seng e-mail before 9:00 a.m. or you will not make it. Place the order at 9:01.

And Good Luck.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/1/2003 5:52:34 PM   
lennyk


 

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Status: offline 		last time a guy said he sent his the night before and he got in.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/1/2003 9:48:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		lennyk.

Ido not see how unless his isp is extreamly slow delivering his e-mail. Or his e-mail system is set to send messages at a certin time. I already have on and am planning to try for another when the alpha-4 order system is opened.

Crossed Thumbs

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/2/2003 3:13:20 AM   
AnthonyI


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks guys for the advice. good luck to you all also on Feb. 6.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/2/2003 4:35:41 AM   
lennyk


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by crossed thumbs
lennyk.

Ido not see how unless his isp is extreamly slow delivering his e-mail. Or his e-mail system is set to send messages at a certin time. I already have on and am planning to try for another when the alpha-4 order system is opened.

Crossed Thumbs [/QUOTE]

Dunno, but if you check back the posts from last time you should see the guy's post there.

I was lucky last time and got one of the early batches within 2 months.

I'm gonna try again also.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/2/2003 11:37:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Lennyk.

I was late and mine did not ship untill January 21st. Am going to try again for a second unit.

Crossed Tumbs

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/2/2003 8:06:13 PM   
sfaust



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by crossed thumbs
Lennyk.

I was late and mine did not ship untill January 21st. Am going to try again for a second unit.

Crossed Tumbs [/QUOTE]

Don't cross your thumbs! That is bad luck.

The night before, take a battery and throw it over your left shoulder. Put a wall wart under your pillow. Wear a green sock and a blue sock to bed. Set your alarm for 6:45am. Get up a 6:45am, do a defrag on your hard drive, and fun a full diagnostic regiment on your system. You should be done with that by 8:46am. Then, set your PC to the atomic clock, and prepare the e-mail message so that you can ready and waiting by 8:58. Wait exactly 2 minutes and 15 seconds, then press the send button.

If you follow this to the letter, you will get a response from Litco on your delivery date. If you miss anything, or perhaps wore a navy blue sock instead of just blue, you reduce your change of getting a response by 75% or more. Multiple infractions and there is no need to press the send button at all.

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/3/2003 4:35:51 AM   
Baja170



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Status: offline 		Is the Alpha 4 that good? The only Litco charger I have had was the super cycler and one of the displays did not work when it was new. I never could get them to make good on it.

Is the Alpha 4 worth all the BS you have to go through to get one?


William

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/3/2003 4:49:17 AM   
KevinSheen



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Status: offline 		You can always don the green and blue socks, wake up at 6:45, get on the list, accept delivery and try it a few times. If you don't like it, sell it on e-bay for $400.

Not really a black market, consider it A4 futures.

I really like my A4, BTW. I got to play with a Triton at the field on Saturday, pretty nice. It is a dang shame that it only has a single port like my Super Nova...

Kevin

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/3/2003 4:52:50 AM   
rscamp



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by KevinSheen
I really like my A4, BTW. I got to play with a Triton at the field on Saturday, pretty nice. It is a dang shame that it only has a single port like my Super Nova...

Kevin [/QUOTE]In all seriousness, to get a second port one could buy two Tritons for $260. For a third port, buy three at $390.

Rob

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Litco Systems Alpha 4 - 2/3/2003 5:00:27 AM   
sfaust



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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baja170
Is the Alpha 4 that good? The only Litco charger I have had was the super cycler and one of the displays did not work when it was new. I never could get them to make good on it.

Is the Alpha 4 worth all the BS you have to go through to get one?

William [/QUOTE]

There is only a couple things that make the charger such a high demand item. One, its got 4 ports. Very important for those giant scale pilots that have 3 or 4 batteries in each plane. Its miserable trying to charge 4 batteries sequentially, or buying 4 chargers to charge them in parallel. And each port is independent, so that you can process different charging/discharging functions on each port. its really like 4 independent chargers in one box. The other thing, is that it will charge just about everything that you have for RC, with the exception of Lithium. It also have a very well laid out user interface, and is very easy to use, with lots of useful functions. The only downside people tend to mention, is the availability and the 1amp total limit.

It's good enough that the people that really need them are willing to wait to get them, or pay an extra $100 to $150 for a used one to get it now. Even at $400, you can't find a suitable alternative one box solution with all the same features.

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