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    Wrapping Exposed USB Drives With Electrical Tape

    Hello everyone, I have several USB flash drives (for personal computers.) They are about 1 and 7/8 inches long and they have lost there plastic containment over the course of time. I was thinking of wrapping them with electrical tape and applying a label to each with printed paper strips and...
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    Will this purchased adaptor be okay?

    The amps aren't right, huh? JoshuaE
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    Will this purchased adaptor be okay?

    Well I have one last question for this topic: :) I located an old adaptor with the following attributes: input : 120vac 60hz output : 9vdc 300ma Will this work for the following recapped keyboard : The keyboard is rated DC 9 V, 850 mA or 6 batteries "AA." If so, is there any reason to not...
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    Will this purchased adaptor be okay?

    Thanks everyone! Also, there is a little blue (led?) light on the base of the adaptor. When the adaptor is plugged in the light is on. When it is unplugged it stays on briefly and than turns off. What is this light for? And I'm assuming the adaptor will still be okay to use with my...
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    Will this purchased adaptor be okay?

    From past research I thought the volts, amps, and watts of the adaptor really had be exact or it would cause problems such as damage over time. Not true? Thanks, Josh
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    Will this purchased adaptor be okay?

    I purchased an adaptor for powering a Casio keyboard. The keyboard is rated DC 9 V, 850 mA or 6 batteries "AA." The Adaptor has input as : 100-240VAC 50/60Hz .5a max and an output as : 8v-10v 1A - 2A. This adaptor was supposed to work with this keyboard, will there be problems? Also, the...
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    Exposed Adapter, Uncertain.

    Hello, I purchased a replacement adaptor for a musical keyboard of mine. There are two millimeters of the actual adapter exposed as shiny metal when the adaptor with tip is inserted(it is slightly longer than the insertion hole.) I was also thinking of covering the last .5 cm with black...
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    New Here, Considering Capacitors.

    This is my first post and I am just starting with electronics. My question is about discharging a capacitor. I read that with a very large capacity there could be problems shorting out it's terminals for discharging and really shorting a capacitor is something that should be avoided...
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