grahamgibson wrote: Juha Kannisto wrote:
I also found some photos of the original LM-EA9 packaging in Japan market and Mark II text wasn't there in the original Japanese paperwork so it must have been newly added now.
I sent a query to Shoten Kobo Online Store about the HW differences between original LM-EA9 and Mark II... Waiting to see if they reply with some useful information. I also asked them about expected arrival timing of new stock.
EDIT: I found this additional note from Shoten Kobo Online Store's product page:
*The Mark II version has "MKII" written on the JAN code sticker on the package. The shape of the electronic contacts has been changed to accommodate newer models.
*We are not responsible for any damage caused when installing on a non-compatible model.
That website has clear pictures off the LM-EA7 and EA9 contacts and you can see there is a change in shape. Again, I'm thinking "Version II" naming is being added to the EA9.
When I look at the picture at the site: https://www.stkb.jp/shopdetail/000000001785 that shows the contacts of the LM-EA9 II adapter (as they claim it is) and compare it to my LM-EA9 bought at the time of the original launch, I can't see any difference at all at the contacts. Sure they could have moved something a 1/10th of a millimetre or so, which would be hard to see on a picture. But not much more, since that would have been visible.
Now if we do play with the idea that the II version does have different contacts, we are not sure that the site actually has a picture up of the right version even if they claim it is the II version in the pictures, it could as well be the I version they publish an image of. Sales and marketing people are not always that well informed.
I guess until someone either manages to get a statement out of Techart with a clear and believable answer, or actually have a mark II labelled version in the hand we can compare to, we will not know for sure.
Sep 26, 2024 at 01:13 PM
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