Does anyone have a source for the Black vinyl stickers for an EL Strap upgrade? My custom sticker guy closed up shop a little while back, I'm ideally looking for 3 pairs of stickers
RobertTX has them.
Nike MAG replicas (V2 and V3 only)
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RobertTX has them.
lukebrynycz
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cavx
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Not sure, but I am actually starting to like this one. Still not warming to the other custom.
RLMcFly
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I am also looking for some of the black nike logo (stickers or printouts) for my Mag V2 strap mod...PM me if you have any available please!
lukebrynycz
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I know it's not V2 or V3s, but just thought I'd let people know, there are now only 1508 pairs of Nike Mags left in the world..
These Armored Nike Air Mags Were Made for Iron Man
These Armored Nike Air Mags Were Made for Iron Man
airair
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i have some if you want
cavx
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Don't think there is such a thing as a V3 yet.
If they do make a V3, anything relating to Nike might be taken off entirely. The logos and lettering.
cavx
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Patents don't seem to apply to the Chinese. A patent is really only as good as the legal team (and the money you have) to defend it. The Chinese will make something, then if confronted with a C&D, shut up shop and re-open under a different name. They also like to play the "don't speak English" card as well when it suits them. I don't think I've heard of any western company taking a Chinese one to court and actually winning. Besides, if you break it down, they have changed about 10% of the original design anyway. The only thing they didn't do was actually improve on the design (unless the hook and loop on the collar is an improvement?) which would probably get them off the hook anyway. The fact they use NIKE and the SWOOSH is the only things really linking them to NIKE and the RD MAG.
lukebrynycz
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So I think it's safe to say that nobody is getting a chargable circuit working with these, and that 9v is the way to go?
airair
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if someone is good with custom circuits, they could probably make a small setup so that a tiny rechargeable battery can be used.
as of now, i think the only rechargeable setup is a 3.7v with lithium battery or 9v with cable going to buckle (like taff83) and a few others.
If you look back, cloneprops was right. Its not the voltage that matters with these, its basically the mah of the battery.
9v is not necessary to power these leds and EL lights.
I'm running 3v setups on my pairs, and i can use 2 x 1.2v rechargeable nimh aaa batteries (2.4v in total) to power my entire setup or go with standard 2 x 1.5v alkaline aaa batteries.
Yes, you have to remove the batteries every time under the sole inserts, but its not that big of a problem, and the aaa nimh batteries are 1000mah so they last much longer than 9v rechargeable batteries.
I also tested a few non rechargeable coin cells of 3v with just under 500mah and 1000mah, and they too light up the entire setup, including leds and el panels no problem. The only problem is that there are not many coin cells with high mah which are also rechargeable. I think the biggest I found was 500mah, which is still decent.
The reason i'm looking at rechargeable coin cells now is that they would take much less space and could be put behind the white ankle buckle with some modifications (or maybe a custom cast buckle). Add in a charging pin and it would be much better in terms of wiring.
As of now, there is a lot of wiring under the feet!
as of now, i think the only rechargeable setup is a 3.7v with lithium battery or 9v with cable going to buckle (like taff83) and a few others.
If you look back, cloneprops was right. Its not the voltage that matters with these, its basically the mah of the battery.
9v is not necessary to power these leds and EL lights.
I'm running 3v setups on my pairs, and i can use 2 x 1.2v rechargeable nimh aaa batteries (2.4v in total) to power my entire setup or go with standard 2 x 1.5v alkaline aaa batteries.
Yes, you have to remove the batteries every time under the sole inserts, but its not that big of a problem, and the aaa nimh batteries are 1000mah so they last much longer than 9v rechargeable batteries.
I also tested a few non rechargeable coin cells of 3v with just under 500mah and 1000mah, and they too light up the entire setup, including leds and el panels no problem. The only problem is that there are not many coin cells with high mah which are also rechargeable. I think the biggest I found was 500mah, which is still decent.
The reason i'm looking at rechargeable coin cells now is that they would take much less space and could be put behind the white ankle buckle with some modifications (or maybe a custom cast buckle). Add in a charging pin and it would be much better in terms of wiring.
As of now, there is a lot of wiring under the feet!
punisher
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Yet Nike is unaware of the countless other replicas made in china that ARE 100% identical? I just dont buy it.
airair
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The only reason that the Chinese haven't made an accurate mag copy is that they didn't have an original shoe to dismantle.
Then again the factory that has made these knockoffs has done a poor job considering the equipment they have and the countless reference pictures of the shoes from virtually all angles.
The fact they didn't even know what an el panel is was laughable.
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I've got air Jordan replicas that are 99% identical to my authentic ones so it's definitely true they have the equipment to make accurate copies.
You never know they may surprise us with an improved version.
Then again the factory that has made these knockoffs has done a poor job considering the equipment they have and the countless reference pictures of the shoes from virtually all angles.
The fact they didn't even know what an el panel is was laughable.
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I've got air Jordan replicas that are 99% identical to my authentic ones so it's definitely true they have the equipment to make accurate copies.
You never know they may surprise us with an improved version.
punisher
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