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[Guest]

yes always

powercut at club or if club system fails

 

 

[PATTY BHOY]

anyone tried TAURIS

[Michael J Burden]

What was wrong with it. Where do I start. Firstly I got it almost the day it became available and it would not load up the birds from the word go. It had old software on it and this was easily rectified once we got used to it

The following season me and the clock man tried to get it up and running but he had to keep calling the agent for help. Teething problems the agent said. I never have a clock set for club racing so we simulated some races which worked as did the training I set up.

First race with the BICC, I marked at Manchester and the man there is pretty good on clocks but after an hour we could not get it to mark the birds, it did 2 and then stopped. I had them rubbered and got a new clock that day by driving from Manchester to B'ham and home that day!

 

The new clock took to the club clock man, easy job except that it would not work full stop. Another clock sent out and ready to go. Or so I thought.

 

 

Off to BICC again, problems again at marking, birds rubbered and marked. Another visit to B'ham, clock looked at and was told it was OK. Race day both birds were not clocked by system. I think this happened again with another BICC race.

 

The second which initially had not worked was now ok and set up for texting , birds marked, problems again. Not recorded on race day again. ??)

 

That was the very last time I had anything to do with the system. Asked for my money back as it had never worked at all in 12 months, got nowwhere. :B

 

I was told it was the Unikon club system that was not compatable with the Bricon clock. I asked what Bricon were going to do about it and they said it was not their problem. :X

 

All E-mails to Bricon in Belgium and agent went unanswered. So many phone calls made to try to get it right by clockman at my club and BICC.  :B

 

During marking at club problems with fanciers using Bricon system, odd ring not reconized when previous;y ok.

 

 

Now with Unikon, purchased new system, loaded rings through secretary, raced and trained without any phone calls to agent, never had any issues with it.  :)The blue tooth part of the Unikon is far superior than the Bricon speedy.

 

Lost a lot of money on a system that to my mind was just not up to the job it claimed. :B

 

PS in bed in dark typing off cuff so not my best work but hopefully you get the message.

[PATTY BHOY]

good post

[retired]

Thanks for response, i have the system so like to know what potential problems i may deal with in the future (im not ignorant enough to think there never will be any) but at the minute everything is rosy.

 

My Bricon agent (You just brought a very pretty bird from him) has gone well beyond the call of duty to help me and my partner with the system - As for anyone else associated with the company i dont know i have heard mixed reports but i have for the other companies as well so guess its evened out

[Michael J Burden]

I know , what colour would you say it was?

[retired]

I know , what colour would you say it was?

 

Honestly i couldnt tell you i must have handled the bird 20 -30 times since it was weaned and i cant put a colour on it i am sure he bred one a similar colour last year though.

 

Not sure if you have got the bird yet but the picture is good but doesnt do it justice and my favourite out the lot was not pictured so i may get a chance on it myself yet. ;D

 

I wonder if someone like Chrissy would have an idea from visiting all the big shows or at least a more reliable guess.

 

[Michael J Burden]

I am going to ring him and ask if he can take it to Doncaster on Saturday.

The later nest had one in it too. That never went out so I got the one which had because next year she has got to be out flying. I hate prisoners.

[Chairman]

I'll stick with my olde faithful 107yrs old and her hearts still beating, I shall miss her when she's gone, she's served me well neigh on forty years always reliable and never missed a bird, my dear old loyal friend Madames Toulet Imperator thank you!

Why change, if its not broke?