Its a 15 volt 6 amp power suplly from a laptop?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Toshiba-Satellite-1 ... .m20.l1116
Thanks for any advice you have.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Toshiba-Satellite-1 ... .m20.l1116
Thanks for any advice you have.
Anybody ever use these to power your BOOMBOX?
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Maybe? Oh, and the size of the jack makes a difference too.My thought is when you purchase a box with no voltage selector designed for another part of the country the DC amount doesn't change.... so you should be able to use a 12 or 15 whatever is required DC voltage from a power suolly that can supply the desired voltage/watts needed.
It should work.
It should work.
I'd recommend something like this:
http://shop.eurobatteries.com/adapter-m ... p-375.html
...more flexible & similar money.
Of course if you already have the laptop PSU...
Just check the laptop PSU volage is regulated - i.e. it doesn't rise lots higher than 15V when it's not "on load". that could damage your boombox.
The PSU I've linked to is regulated, & designed specifically for things like boomboxes.
http://shop.eurobatteries.com/adapter-m ... p-375.html
...more flexible & similar money.
Of course if you already have the laptop PSU...
Just check the laptop PSU volage is regulated - i.e. it doesn't rise lots higher than 15V when it's not "on load". that could damage your boombox.
The PSU I've linked to is regulated, & designed specifically for things like boomboxes.
me personaly most of the laptop power supplys use a different power plug plus the polarity should be known before you plug in but the ones that i have incounterd are high voltage ie 19v,18v so no good probably a small powersupply from radioshack works ok 
Thanks for the replies guys, I did some investigating and it seems to work PERFECT and to me is alot more simpler than switching transformer/power supply to match your country (110 or 220 or 100).
I use 12 volt units for the 8 D-cell units and the above 15 volt for my MONSTER 10 D-cell units
Hope this helps someone. I know it makes me buying a boombox from other countries easier.
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I use 12 volt units for the 8 D-cell units and the above 15 volt for my MONSTER 10 D-cell units
Hope this helps someone. I know it makes me buying a boombox from other countries easier.
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you also need to look at the amperage that the device puts out, it may be the right voltagebut not enough amps
I used a laptop power supply with interchangeable tips for my 220 volt Elta Masterblaster when I had it.
It worked fine.
Always make sure( like hardbody said) about the amp rating not being to high or low.
It worked fine.
Always make sure( like hardbody said) about the amp rating not being to high or low.
I'll have to check out the power supplies at work, we are getting new Dell laptops and the older IBM's are getting removed from service, so there are a lot of IBM power supplies lying around, will check the voltage on them. might be good for powering boombox from the car, say at the drive in we went to last night where I could have used a few boomboxes to hear the movie!!
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