Electric Mosquito Zapper

[Spaniel]

I bought 3 mosquito zappers over the past year. Two rechargable and one battery. The battery one still works fine but after several recharges the two rechargable ones wont recharge. Has anyone else had this problem? Is their any particular brand that's better then the others?

[correct]

i bought one some time ago and the only problem i had with it , is that it would not switch off.

[peter991]

Wonderful things those zappers. Haven't seen them for sale for some time. Are they still available? Unable to import them into Australia - they still have signs at Australian airports warning people they are a prohibited import.

Peter

[midas]

Wonderful things those zappers. Haven't seen them for sale for some time. Are they still available? Unable to import them into Australia - they still have signs at Australian airports warning people they are a prohibited import.

Peter

Do you know why ?

[Etrigan]

One reason why might be the high discharge that occurs when someone grabs and touches both sides of the metal zapper. Quite a shock! Dangerous for a child for sure.

[Travel2003]

My wife bought one 2 weeks ago.

Doesnt seem to work.

Im a lousey tennis player, and have trouble hitting the insects.

But when I do, it doesnt work at all.

Need someone to stick his finger inside the zapper so I can get confirmed that it is working.

I will pay you.

One of the reasons many zappers are not allowed in various countries is because when the insects are electrocuted, tiny body parts will be spread around.

This is no good for the health authorities.

Sailor

[correct]

i got told they were banned in Australia as they were a danger to mosquitoes.

[The Dan Sai Kid]

They aren't banned in the UK, I saw one the other day. Pity it's too cold for insects in Aberdeen!

[colino]

They are wicked i love em (except when you get a belt off one )

had mine ages only problem is the two prongs dont stay inside and drop down hence the shocks (better than viagra sometimes )

[johnh101]

Bought one last month, the handle scerews off for easy recharging and also doubles as a torch.

Killed thousands of the b@ggars with it.

[Farma]

Slightly off topic.

If you are considering upgrading to one of those baking soda and vinegar electric mossie traps that get rave reviews on the net forget it.

They are useless. I’ve had one in use for over a week.

I’ve been fully following the instruction and replacing the ingredients daily. All it seems to do is attract the mossies. The trap hasn’t caught a single mossie but I’m black and blue from hitting all the extra ones it attracted.

[chinthee]

i got told they were banned in Australia as they were a danger to mosquitoes.

I can top that with an off-topic but related true story. Couple months ago I was sitting in a car stuck in traffic in sweltering, unbelievably congested, noisy and stressful Delhi with an Indian business partner who is Hindu. Mosquito got in the car, and I immediately tried to applaud it. I received a severe reprimand that it was not right to kill any living thing. He proceeded to roll down the window, trying to "fan" it out, whereupon the interior temperature went from sweltering to pressure cooker, and at the same time letting in all the delightful street smells and noises that one can enjoy there, as well as a few stray beggars' hands. Ironically, the first mosquito escaped but was replaced by two more....Buy as many zapper raquets as you can get, they work and they're fun. We enjoy sitting by the beach at night zapping away.

[baboon]

God, but I just love picking mine up and zapping the little f@%$ers and no, mine recharges just fine.

[Spaniel]

Thanks for all the replies but no one has yet answered the question about recharging them.

[kmart]

Got a rechargable one at home and I don't know if it has a manufacturer's name or brand on it..? Cheap enough, and seems to work ok, so I suppose the difference between a lousy one and a good model is maybe just dumb luck...

I recently dispatched a whole cloud of little maeng mao blighters that somehow got into the house during a rainstorm. Awesome.

[helitool]

The brand we use is "Handel". It has a black handle and a red rim with white lightning bolt in the middle of the grid, and a flashlight in the end of the handle. Never a problem with any of them the recharge just fine. It sounds like about 100,000 volts jumping a gap when a bug hits it. Never have been able to find the remains of anything that hits it!

[pgs]

Wonderful things those zappers. Haven't seen them for sale for some time. Are they still available? Unable to import them into Australia - they still have signs at Australian airports warning people they are a prohibited import.

Peter

Got lucky bringing my few through Sydney - the following week someone was collected at customs with one.

Mine - all battery - are still working fine.

[cheshiremusicman]

My wife bought one 2 weeks ago.

Doesnt seem to work.

Im a lousey tennis player, and have trouble hitting the insects.

But when I do, it doesnt work at all.

Need someone to stick his finger inside the zapper so I can get confirmed that it is working.

I will pay you.

One of the reasons many zappers are not allowed in various countries is because when the insects are electrocuted, tiny body parts will be spread around.

This is no good for the health authorities.

Sailor

Hi sailor,

You don't need to stick your finger in it to check that it is working, just spit at it - if it cracks it's working

We have had three all of the Z marked type and two are still ok and one will not hold its charge anymore, seems as though they have cheap reachargeables in them. I was going to take it to pieces to have a look but the wife threw it out before I could get my hands on it.

[solent01]

Wonderful things those zappers. Haven't seen them for sale for some time. Are they still available? Unable to import them into Australia - they still have signs at Australian airports warning people they are a prohibited import.

Peter

Do you know why ?

Because with a little bit of fiddling it can be turned into a stun gun.

Fantastic things, my dog hates it though, one night he stood on it and got a belt, never seen him move so quick

Edited May 26, 2007 by solent01

[TAWP]

I really like them. And they are great for taking out palm-big spiders too.

[ronw]

first saw them several years ago,in Medan, Sumatera.....which is the mozzy capital of the world....

I bought three, and a crowd of us sat in a guest house in the scabby backpackers area, taking turns to get some revenge....and one local had been counting the strikes....and gave us a final total in excess of three hundred...........................boy, that felt GOOD.....

We have three at the moment.....which still work well....out of about seven we bought.........some last ....some do not.....but no worries....replacements are cheap!

[gusG]

I've got one that wouldn't charge, so I pulled it apart and one of the wires had come off the connection to the pin,it was a soldered connection, and as I don't own a soldering iron I just lengthened the wire and tucked it under the screw that holds the pin in place,works fine.

[Moonfruit]

To the OP, these things are available at your local Carrefour or tesco and numerous other mom and pop shops for a sum total of 199 baht for a decent model.

My question would be, why the concern? Just buy a new one!

Now, the rest of the post, discussing the fun of using, im right there with! My wife is a mozzie warrior! At least 1/2 hour every night is spent chasing the little buggers!

[rychrde]

ok we all enjoy killing the f0ck3rs but here's a question...

where to buy one of those UV light electrocution traps we see in butchers shops at home.

So can kill them in my sleep!

Serious... my wife now has a huge shop and the thai obsession with flourescent lights mean they all come in for a cozy blood-fest once the sun goes down.

Most thais here have never seen the things so like given up.

[Nebukanezar]

I LOVE these things! There awesome, fun and effective!

[chang35baht]

ok we all enjoy killing the f0ck3rs but here's a question...

where to buy one of those UV light electrocution traps we see in butchers shops at home.

So can kill them in my sleep!

Serious... my wife now has a huge shop and the thai obsession with flourescent lights mean they all come in for a cozy blood-fest once the sun goes down.

Most thais here have never seen the things so like given up.

We bought a small round version (sometimes called insectocuters) of this. Looked like a small lamp. worked fine for moths, flies etc but not for mossies. they seem to like to hole up in dark areas and wait for you to come buy, hence they are not attracted to the fluo/UV light.

P.S. the lamp works just great.

[peter991]

Those mozzie zappers are fun - but if you REALLY want to get rid of the mozzies, you have to research WHY they like you.

Research shows UV light in these bug zappers draws a wide range of insects, mosquitoes and other biting insects are more attracted to the carbon dioxide exhaled by people and pets. They're also attracted to carbon dioxide that is passed through human skin.

Interesting article here.

Peter

[DrFisher]

I bought 2 over a year ago in Mai Sai they still work fine. I can't believe that you can't have them in OZ we have them every where in the USA (where I'm from anyway).

[ronw]

ok we all enjoy killing the f0ck3rs but here's a question...

where to buy one of those UV light electrocution traps we see in butchers shops at home.

So can kill them in my sleep!

Serious... my wife now has a huge shop and the thai obsession with flourescent lights mean they all come in for a cozy blood-fest once the sun goes down.

Most thais here have never seen the things so like given up.

Not know about Thai land , for buying the lamp killer....but i bought one in the maidin (wholesalers) on Penang Road,Georgetown.....they had several different sizes....and prices.............

It worked well for flies...killed hundreds...but few mozzies.........shame, really...I hate the little B?s%$%%$£s

[macb]

What make is your Zapper: We bought ours 2 years ago brand 'Tec:star' and it is still going strong despite being abused by dropping it etc.

One of the posters commented not seen them on sale, but they are readily available all over Thailand in the supermkts and on the general mkts etc mine cost 99 bht certainly paid for itself already and more