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Dan Beck
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hello all,
I am mostly a lurker here, but here are some simple questions--please allow
me to give some background...
The AC/DC adaptor for my portable MP3 player died; I measured outputs with
my DMM to confirm. The outputs on the device are supposed to be 5.0 VDC and
1.5 amps. I went to Radio Shack to see if I could find an exact
replacement; no luck, but the guy there set me up with a device that outputs
4.5 VDC and 700 milliamps. This Radio Shack device simply is one of those
wall devices you would use to power your desktop speakers. I jury-rigged
the connector, and this new AC/DC adaptor seems to work fine with my MP3
player.
The new wall device is much larger in physical size, than the now dead
device that came with my MP3 player, but yet this new device only outputs
less than half the stated current, at a LOWER voltage. Can this be correct,
or are the ratings on the dead device too high? If all the stated ratings
are accurate, is it correct to assume with the new, replacement device
recharge times will be longer? Will I wear out the new device prematurely,
because of excessive load?
I recognize these questions are probably merely academic, because not a lot
of money and time has been invested in this little project; I am just
curious.
Thank you in advance for reading.
Regards,
Dan
I am mostly a lurker here, but here are some simple questions--please allow
me to give some background...
The AC/DC adaptor for my portable MP3 player died; I measured outputs with
my DMM to confirm. The outputs on the device are supposed to be 5.0 VDC and
1.5 amps. I went to Radio Shack to see if I could find an exact
replacement; no luck, but the guy there set me up with a device that outputs
4.5 VDC and 700 milliamps. This Radio Shack device simply is one of those
wall devices you would use to power your desktop speakers. I jury-rigged
the connector, and this new AC/DC adaptor seems to work fine with my MP3
player.
The new wall device is much larger in physical size, than the now dead
device that came with my MP3 player, but yet this new device only outputs
less than half the stated current, at a LOWER voltage. Can this be correct,
or are the ratings on the dead device too high? If all the stated ratings
are accurate, is it correct to assume with the new, replacement device
recharge times will be longer? Will I wear out the new device prematurely,
because of excessive load?
I recognize these questions are probably merely academic, because not a lot
of money and time has been invested in this little project; I am just
curious.
Thank you in advance for reading.
Regards,
Dan