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- Jan 1, 1970
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Thought of asking this in this forum because I know alot in here have
a decent electrical background.
I have an exercise bike that uses 4 "D" alkaline batteries for its
desplay unit and to drive a motor inside for adjusting the drag of the
bike. The unit also looks to have a external power supply jack.
However the manufacturer supplies no such external power pack. There
is no rating as to what the input would be.
I can assume because there are 4 D cells that the voltage is max @ 6V.
How would I figure out what the mah rating should be on a power pack?
I would like to use one of those plug in step down type packs. IE:
120v to about 6v .
I've taken a reading at the jack I think is for an external source and
it reads about 5 volts with used batteries.
Can anyone supply info in this area or direct me to a good website
with such info?
Thanks,
Hoopy
PS: This bike uses batteries quite quickly thats why I wish to
convert.
a decent electrical background.
I have an exercise bike that uses 4 "D" alkaline batteries for its
desplay unit and to drive a motor inside for adjusting the drag of the
bike. The unit also looks to have a external power supply jack.
However the manufacturer supplies no such external power pack. There
is no rating as to what the input would be.
I can assume because there are 4 D cells that the voltage is max @ 6V.
How would I figure out what the mah rating should be on a power pack?
I would like to use one of those plug in step down type packs. IE:
120v to about 6v .
I've taken a reading at the jack I think is for an external source and
it reads about 5 volts with used batteries.
Can anyone supply info in this area or direct me to a good website
with such info?
Thanks,
Hoopy
PS: This bike uses batteries quite quickly thats why I wish to
convert.