Re: Vortex power supply - AC, but can take DC?

[Dan <danielalbertini72@yahoo.com>]

Yeah I definitely wish you all the best possible, I just wanted to try to 
encourage in a
constructive manner to keep "mental pain" down to the minimum.  I have 
experienced this time and
time again myself and have really beat myself to a pulp over piddly things 
that seemed
insurmountable at the time.  
Ha ha but seriously folks, its no secret that one of my secrets I 
recommend to stay calm is
chamomile tea sweetened with local honey and very tiny amounts of valerian 
root if Im really
tearing myself a new one over something.  Lots of good mercury free fish 
like salmon and rainbow
trout from trusted sources.  And to keep my fingers and bodyjoints, 
ligaments and muscles spasm
and cramp free I drink mangosteen, white/green tea and pineapple/papaya 
"Organic" juices.  Then
when Im calm and life is well and good feeling again I pray, meditate and 
practice/record looping
guitar instrumentals followed with a nice walk or tai-chi/yoga.  I do not 
practice or build
guitars when I am frustrated very often anyway, forms bad neural 
connections which leads to bad
memory of remembering what was composed in that state of mind.  :o)
                   Happiest Christmas Celebration Blessings to usher in a 
             wonderful joy filled new year to all my Super Loopty Doopter 
Friends
Daniel T. Albertini "Lightsight"
www.myspace.com/albertiniguitarworks
www.myspace.com/albertiniprojects
www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomeagledawn

--- van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> wrote:

> Bob Amstadt wrote:
> > 
> >> Guys honestly its only a matter of time before you burn something 
> >> out!  I have been round and
> >> round with my fellow repair people and we all say the same thing it 
>is 
> >> not worth the risk and time
> >> involved to get the equipment working.
> > 
> > 
> > As an equipment manufacturer, I always recommend that people buy 
> > replacement power supplies directly from me.  In fact, I encourage it 
>by 
> > only charging my cost on the replacement supplies.  My reasoning is 
>that 
> > I know the behavior of the supplies that I ship.  There are other 
> > supplies that will work, but without having a chance to test them, I 
> > can't no for certain that they will work.  So, I try to keep my 
> > customers happy by providing them with a known good supply at a 
> > reasonable price.
> > 
> > As far as getting supplies for obsolete equipment, I have found it 
> > difficult to always get a manufacturer supplied replacement supply for 
> > obsolete gear. In that case, I do what the people on the list here 
>have 
> > been doing.  I do my best to determine what the required specs for the 
> > supply are and then I go find a suitable supply to meet those specs.
> 
> Of cause you're all correct.  Which is why in the previous post
>  > Personally, though, I wouldn't risk it.
> I said  "Always a good starting point, until checking schematics.. "
> as a reply to this specific Vortex PSU question.
> 
> Whatever, I fully agree, and maybe should've refrained from the 
> comments, especially because I forgot to advice measuring the adapter 
> before using it.  Far too many says 9 or 12 volt, but measure far more, 
> especially the smaller possibly undersized ones.
> 
> 
> FWIW, I never plug in non-specified adapters without checking the 
> schematics.
> Short example: Bought an RME Multiface without adapter. The manual said 
> "DC 8-28 volt, ac 8-20 volt", but didn't mention connector polarity, so 
> I mailed RME to be sure, and also ask if DC was preferred.
> 
> 
> -- 
> rgds,
> van Sinn
> 
> 



      
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