F-200 Faulty Stylus

[seubz]

Hello everybody,

I'd like to ask the people who bought the new F-200 something about the stylus. I received my F-200 which looks nice and does its job, and I didn't really use the stylus as it wasn't really needed for what I was playing. I have a problem with it thoug, it looks like it's missing a part. I can make it long by pulling one of its side, no problem. But when I unscrew the part, it doesn't look like any of the pictures I can see on the net. The cone shape at the extremity of the pen is simply missing. All I have is that ugly looking screw-like ending with a small hole. I think there used to be a micro black ball in it which obviously fell out (or inside) as it wasn't really fixed or anything. A picture might help to make you understand what I mean, I just want to understand if I have done something wrong or if any of you got the same problem.

Thank you !
Sébastien.

 

[toady]

Hello everybody,

I'd like to ask the people who bought the new F-200 something about the stylus. I received my F-200 which looks nice and does its job, and I didn't really use the stylus as it wasn't really needed for what I was playing. I have a problem with it thoug, it looks like it's missing a part. I can make it long by pulling one of its side, no problem. But when I unscrew the part, it doesn't look like any of the pictures I can see on the net. The cone shape at the extremity of the pen is simply missing. All I have is that ugly looking screw-like ending with a small hole. I think there used to be a micro black ball in it which obviously fell out (or inside) as it wasn't really fixed or anything. A picture might help to make you understand what I mean, I just want to understand if I have done something wrong or if any of you got the same problem.

Thank you !
Sébastien.




Yes you have a bit missing - its just a kind of metal (I think) pin with a rounded off head on it - nothing so fancy as a ball point I am afraid!

 

[seubz]

Yes you have a bit missing - its just a kind of metal (I think) pin with a rounded off head on it - nothing so fancy as a ball point I am afraid!

Argh. I guess I'll have to buy another one then... as sending it to playasia and receiving it will cost me too much for something I can get anywhere - won't be able to attach it to my GP2X though :/

Thanks for your answer,
Sébastien

 

[Nova]

Email Play Asia with a photo of the stylus, and they should send you a replacement. Just make it clear that you won't want to send the full unit back (unless you have a dead pixel or anything, then this would be a good opportunity to have it replaced )

 

[seubz]

Email Play Asia with a photo of the stylus, and they should send you a replacement. Just make it clear that you won't want to send the full unit back (unless you have a dead pixel or anything, then this would be a good opportunity to have it replaced )

Thanks I'll do that !

 

[rokdcasbah]

funny...i didn't realize what that ball was for. i guess it'd be more accurate. i was using the more phallic end

 

[morrissey2k7]

funny...i didn't realize what that ball was for. i guess it'd be more accurate. i was using the more phallic end

The little black point (on the end you have to unscrew) feels a bit too jagged to the touch so i don't use it (I'm afraid it will scratch my screen), so I always use the rounded metal end instead and it works great!

 

[dgame]

And those sharp screw threads are dangerously close to the end. I think if you hold the stylus too slanted the screw threads could scratch the screen.
I use an all plastic stylus that I had from an old Palm Pilot.

 

[guayar]

I had the same problem with a stylus as decribe at the beginning. I found a realy good solution. If you have lost your plastic ending of the stulus you can replace it with the plastic ending of the dart The diameter is exactly the same. I replace it with white ending so it is similar to the colour of the F200.

 

[mafia-man]

Could always pick up replacement Nintendo DS stylus' or other PDA stylus can get them off e-bay cheap and after all it's not like they have to slot in anywhere on the F200