[access-uk] Re: POWERING DEVICES
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:27:23 -0000
George suggestion of getting a make and model will be the best way to ascertain
the details through some research, probably easily done on the net. However if
the equipment is old or stightly unusual then you may need the guidance below.
It would be important here to get some eyes on the equipment itself. I am
assuming this is a peice of kit that had a wall wart type adaptor. If so you
should see if a DC or AC input voltage is mentioned either near the input
socket or on a plate elsewhere on said kit this should tell you what type of
voltage, how much and possible maximum current draw. It is vitally inportant
you ascertain whether the input is AC or DC here, if you plug a DC current into
an input that accepts AC then you are likely to cause internal damage. Voltage
is also important, too much will potentially cause damage to some equpment.
If the unit is DC powered then there are usually plenty of multi-voltage power
adaptors that come with a number of DC jack plugs to accomodate your kit. My
guess is that if it takes batteries your input is going to be of a fairly
standard DC type ranging from 4.5 to possibly 12 volt. You could take said
device along with you to somewhere like Maplin, they may very well be able to
help you there.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Macrae
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: [access-uk] POWERING DEVICES
Hello all,
Over Christmas the mains power unit to one of my pieces of kit broke
when the earth pin snapped off. Sadly, the broken unit has been chucked
and I didn't have an opportunity to record its particulars. Is it
possible to deduce from the battery power required what I should be
looking for in terms of voltage output etc? And what might be the other
things I need to ensure are compatible?
With thanks.
Ian
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