#275755 - 07/02/2006 14:12
Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
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old hand
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Loc: Texas, USA
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The mains adapter provided for my new alarm clock did not adapt too well to life in the UK. Can someone link me to a mains adapter that will replace this, preferably available in the UK?. Thanks! Quote:
The input must be AC 230 - 50 Hz. The output must be AC 10.5V. Loaded must read AC 9V - 1000mA. Important: Adapter must be AC not DC or it may affect or damage the clock
It's for this alarm clock BTW (http://www.globalassistive.com/vblarm.html)
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#275756 - 07/02/2006 16:28
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: Mach]
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Registered: 14/04/2002
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Loc: Hants, UK
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They seem to have quite a selection at Farnell (from a search on '9v ac'), one of those should do it. I would wait for a second opinion on how the rated values might affect your selection. Gareth
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#275757 - 07/02/2006 18:37
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: Mach]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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9V 1amp bricks, which I think is what they are telling you, are widely available, Farnell, sure, but you can probably get one at Maplins also, or probably Dixons/Comet.
This reminds me of when my brother in law's father expressed a desire to wake up with a nice cup of tea in tennessee, so my parents sent him a Goblin teasmade, unfortunately, at 60 not 50 cycles, it woke him up in the early hours! In the 60's only Harrods could provide a bush to change the clock to work in the US: Apparently, buying a teasmade, tax free, was a regular thing for Americans who had got used to starting the day with a cup of builders!
Sorry AC oulput, not DC, I just re-read, I can't find one of those - still looking!
Edited by boxer (07/02/2006 18:47)
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#275758 - 07/02/2006 18:49
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: boxer]
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Registered: 15/07/2002
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Thanks for the replies. So a 9V adapter will work? Something like this?
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=32754&criteria=mains%20adpater&doy=7m2
Ah DC, no that's not it either
Regarding your phrasing boxer, I googled for goblin teasmade (check - Mr. Coffee for Tea), cup of builders (check - cockney for strong tea), but what's a bush? (insert obThreadJack now)
Edited by Mach (07/02/2006 19:05)
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#275759 - 07/02/2006 19:08
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: Mach]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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No, that's the problem, yours is asking for an AC output, not a DC - I've never encountered that.
A bush is, if you like a collar, fitted over the original shaft, which, in this case, changes the RPM output.
for only £47.96 on Amazon, you can wake up with a nice cup of tea and pass one over to the wife, who needs subliminal!
- of course, the key point here is that tea tastes better the nearer you are to sea level, which prompts the question: why did they throw it in to Boston harbour, when it was at near to perfect?
Edited by boxer (07/02/2006 19:29)
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#275760 - 07/02/2006 20:14
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: boxer]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
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Loc: Yorkshire UK
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and pass one over to the wife
Profuse apologies for not remembering your wife's name, having met the two of you two years running.
The only solution I can come up with is to use your original PSU with a step down transformer: Maplins order code VR03D, but at 30quid, it's hardly cost effective. I'd want a 2nd opinion, but if you're handy with a soldering iron, a chassis transformer, order code NO6CF, would probably do the job with a 1amp fuse, my electronics are a little rusty.
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#275761 - 07/02/2006 21:12
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: boxer]
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Registered: 14/04/2002
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Hmmm... looking at the Farnell list there is only one that is in stock and suitable - and unfortunately their minimum order is £20:
Order Code: 8371245
Manufacturer: FRIWO
Manufacturer Part Number: 22.0360.
Description: ADAPTOR, AC/AC 9V 1.9A; Voltage, output:9V ac; Current, output max:1900mA; Voltage, input:230V ac;
Price: £11.00
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#275762 - 07/02/2006 23:02
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: Mach]
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Registered: 16/02/2002
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Here's one on eBay that looks ok too. You can get it on BIN for €8 or take your chances bidding.
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#275763 - 08/02/2006 11:49
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: g_attrill]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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looking at the Farnell list there is only one that is in stock and suitable
I went all down that list and missed that one, sorry!
Which only raises the two questions: Apart from your alarm clock, what else needs a 9v 1 amp AC psu, and, if the clock is a US marketed product, why is the spec. for 50Hz not 60Hz? I note also that, as far as I can make out, the Farnell one has continental pins, not that an adaptor is a problem: However, the ebay one looks better.
I'm down at Farnells (A local firm, here) if not next week, early the week after: If you want me to get just one as part of my order, I'll be happy to do so.
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#275764 - 08/02/2006 19:07
Re: Expensive blue smoke out, new mains adapter in.
[Re: AndrewT]
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Registered: 15/07/2002
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Thanks for the ebay and farnell link. I'm going to go ahead and grab the ebay one. I've also contacted the original place that I bought it from. They're going to send out another one. So hopefully, I'll have a solution.
Boxer thanks for the kind offer and not to worry on the names. Erin prefers the anonymity. 
Edited by Mach (08/02/2006 19:09)
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