Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
On 14 Jul 01, %l:51AM, Shawn Lin wrote: I bought a Radio Shack 4.5V 700mA adapter today. They didn't have 5V anymore. Even the adjustable ones skip from 4.5V to 6V. The problem with the one that I got is that it's fully regulated. The output is a perfect 4.5V at all times. Apparently that's not even voltage for the Sharp. It will run off 4.5V, but it won't charge the battery. i had the same problem. i got a variable voltage one installed a 5v regulator in it, as mentioned a few posts ago. i have to run it at 9v it puts off some heat (i.e. wasted energy) but puts out a solid 5v the battery charges perfectly. peter - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
* Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 13 Jul 2001 | Yeah, but they're $50 at Best Buy! Which is about 1/4 the price of replacing your MD recorder when the el-cheapo power supply fries it. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ which, if exposed due to rupture, should PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
I usually power my devices with Radio Shack filtered power supplies, and never had any problems. Then again, I haven't tried plugging in my MZ-R90 to one of those =) Francisco. - Original Message - From: Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MD-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:44 AM Subject: Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter * Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 13 Jul 2001 | Yeah, but they're $50 at Best Buy! Which is about 1/4 the price of replacing your MD recorder when the el-cheapo power supply fries it. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ which, if exposed due to rupture, should PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Rick wrote, | Depends upon what you mean by inexpensive. Radio Shack sells a 5 volt | adapter for about $20. The sell all varieties of the actual DC | connector individually, so you're sure to be able to connect it to the | Sharp. Certain models of adaptor at Radio Shack include the price of one such connector: that is, you get one connector for free when you buy the adaptor. The sales personnel tend to forget that and charge for the connector, so be careful. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: Which is about 1/4 the price of replacing your MD recorder when the el-cheapo power supply fries it. Most of the Sony Transformers that I have seen are seem are el-cheapos that are made in China. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Francisco J. Huerta wrote: I usually power my devices with Radio Shack filtered power supplies, and never had any problems. Then again, I haven't tried plugging in my MZ-R90 to one of those =) Me too. Radio Shack's are not that cheap. I've seen them in Wal-Mart with a dozen plugs for about $10.00. Now at one time when ATT owned the phone companies in the US and you had to buy your phones from them (actually I think for a long time you could only rent them), their Princess phone came with a transformer (they were not as commonly used as they are today), that looked like the case was solid epoxy. There are advantages and disadvantages to those crappy wall warts. The advantage is that if the power supply goes bad (but hopefully does not destroy the unit) all you need is to replace it. The disadvantages are obvious. I had a Toshiba notebook computer that used an internal power supply. It never went bad (the screen died, but the notebook still works with an external monitor). Lawrence - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
* las [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 13 Jul 2001 | Most of the Sony Transformers that I have seen are seem are el-cheapos | that are made in China. They're still made to power and charge a specific category of portable electronics. The Radio Shack adaptors may work. But I have also seen them destroy expensive equipment. I have personally witnessed one such device destroy a $1000 MP2100, in spite of the fact that its output voltage and amperage exactly matched (according to the labels) the power required by the MP. I will continue to use and recomend what I know works in favor of what could be catastrophically bad. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ accelerate to dangerous speeds. PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Eric Woudenberg, Minidisc.org Editor wrote: Hi Shawn, Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? Depends upon what you mean by inexpensive. Radio Shack sells a 5 volt adapter for about $20. The sell all varieties of the actual DC connector individually, so you're sure to be able to connect it to the Sharp. Rick, I bought a Radio Shack 4.5V 700mA adapter today. They didn't have 5V anymore. Even the adjustable ones skip from 4.5V to 6V. The problem with the one that I got is that it's fully regulated. The output is a perfect 4.5V at all times. Apparently that's not even voltage for the Sharp. It will run off 4.5V, but it won't charge the battery. I either have to go to 6V or find an unregulated 4.5V adapter. Shawn - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
At 19:31 11/07/01 -0500, you wrote: Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? Shawn This is what I wrote is answer to a previous list message: _ My experience with AC adaptors for use with a Sharp MD is that it is necessary to get the regulated type if you want to record to MD and/or charge NiMH batteries. Unregulated types just dip too much on the variable loads an MD poses, so choose one with a regulated 5V 700mA output (or whatever your MD needs). Not being able to find a low-cost regulated unit, I made one by fitting an LM340T-5 regulator inside an unregulated 9V 700mA brick and changing the power connector on the output lead. If you try this route, you need to make sure you have a good thermal connection between the regulator and a heat sink because it may have to dump several Watts. Also, the dc power connector that Sharp use is not one of the common sizes. __ As a postscript, you can usually find sizeable piles of unregulated AC adaptors in second-hand shops (also car-boot sales in the UK). Rake through them until you find a suitable one. Peter Rice - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Shawn Lin wrote: Thanks, I think Radio Shack might have something that will work for $15. Unless of course, you happen to know a cheaper source! I know Parts Express has one for $10, but with shipping and all it could cost more. Shawn This seems to be a life long conflict for me. Whether to buy on line (formerly over the phone) and pay shipping or buy locally and pay sales tax. Sometimes it's no contest, even with tax and shipping, on line may still be much less. But then there are the close calls. Sam's club usually has pretty good prices on DVDs. The tax here is 6%. Sometimes you can find the title on line for less, but when you add shipping, it is more. What really burns my ass is when they charge shipping and handling. Sometimes you purchase something so light that the shipping should be a dollars or so, and I but they charge you $7.50 for shipping AND handling. The have artificially deflated their prices only to make it up in handling charges. I hate when Cnet.com gives you a price comparison. The only way to find the real lowest price is to contact the company and find out if they charge tax and what the shipping charge will be. Lawrence - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Hi Shawn, Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? Depends upon what you mean by inexpensive. Radio Shack sells a 5 volt adapter for about $20. The sell all varieties of the actual DC connector individually, so you're sure to be able to connect it to the Sharp. Rick - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
* Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 12 Jul 2001 | Nah, just checking to see if anyone had leads on one dirt cheap. Looks | like $15 at RS is the cheapest. Like I said: Sony 4.5V wall bugs work. I've used one for my 702 and 722 for about as long as I've had them. I use a Sony 4.5V car power adaptor for the same recorders. They work. They charge. 'Nuff said. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Same here, been using a Sony 4.5V car power adaptor for 722 for about a year. It was from an older CD player that came with the car kit. Check to see if you got one lying around or pick up a cheap one from radio shack they dont have to be sony or sharp just the same ratings. --icantelu - Original Message - From: Stainless Steel Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MD-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:39 AM Subject: Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter * Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 12 Jul 2001 | Nah, just checking to see if anyone had leads on one dirt cheap. Looks | like $15 at RS is the cheapest. Like I said: Sony 4.5V wall bugs work. I've used one for my 702 and 722 for about as long as I've had them. I use a Sony 4.5V car power adaptor for the same recorders. They work. They charge. 'Nuff said. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ returned to its special container and PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ kept under refrigeration. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? Shawn - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
* Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 11 Jul 2001 | Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? 4.5V Sony wall wart. -- Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]\ Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types Minion of Nathan - Nathan says Hi! \ of skin. PGP Key: at a key server near you! \ - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 11 Jul 2001 | Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? 4.5V Sony wall wart. If you can't find one for a reasonable price, a multi voltage adapter rated at 500 mAh and assorted plugs. But Shawn, you know this, I'm sure. Am I missing something in you question? Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 11 Jul 2001 | Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? 4.5V Sony wall wart. Thanks, I think Radio Shack might have something that will work for $15. Unless of course, you happen to know a cheaper source! I know Parts Express has one for $10, but with shipping and all it could cost more. Shawn - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Sharp MD-MS702 AC adapter
=== = NB: Over 50% of this message is QUOTED, please = = be more selective when quoting text = === las wrote: Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * Shawn Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 11 Jul 2001 | Anyone know where to get an inexpensive AC adapter for a Sharp MD-MS702? 4.5V Sony wall wart. If you can't find one for a reasonable price, a multi voltage adapter rated at 500 mAh and assorted plugs. But Shawn, you know this, I'm sure. Am I missing something in you question? Nah, just checking to see if anyone had leads on one dirt cheap. Looks like $15 at RS is the cheapest. Shawn - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
