From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Feb 18th 2019, 00:11
From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Feb 18th 2019, 00:11
If you can get an original Alesis 9VAC 830mA adaptor on eBay, then go = for it. It seems likely that it=E2=80=99s what the seller claims it to = be, unless someone is bothering to take photos of a very specific power = supply just to rip people off. Your best bet is to use original = equipment, and that=E2=80=99s what this appears to be. I can=E2=80=99t = imagine anyone on eBay making a killing with fake listings for one = obscure power supply. If you=E2=80=99re really strapped for cash, you can buy a Triad = Magnetics 9VAC 1200mA adaptor with screw terminal outputs, then grab = some zip cord and a 3mm TS plug to connect to it. Only $17.86 plus = shipping. = https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Triad-Magnetics/WAU090-1200-SG?qs=3D%= 2fha2pyFaduir2UJWh8sPpVodrD3%2fhbUEb0Xy2deeQrk8EmPmou9ptQ%3d%3d If that link doesn=E2=80=99t work, just search Mouser.com for = WAU090-1200-SG The WAU090-1200 is the same thing with a barrel connector attached, but = you=E2=80=99d have to cut that off. It=E2=80=99s a dollar cheaper, = roughly. I=E2=80=99ve have the 16VAC and a couple of 12VAC variations of the = Triad Magnetics products for use with my own custom electronics designs, = and they work as advertised. Brian On Feb 17, 2019, at 3:03 PM, Mike Perkowitz <xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > Actually, there seem to have been two HR16 plugs, one with the barrel = that takes a pin, as on your site, and one where it's a solid = audio-looking thing, which looks like this: = https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alesis-HR16-HR16B-1-8-Power-Supply-Adapter-PSU-Re= placement/273310857395 >=20 > I think that's the older version and it must have been replaced with = the barrel adapter. unfortunately, the one I have is that older style.=20= >=20 > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:33 PM Sam Mims <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> The HR-16 uses a power adapter with a normal barrel-style plug - it's = not an audio-style mini jack. (The Moog Rogue uses that odd set-up.). = The connector in the drum machine has a 2.5mm pin that fits into the = barrel plug. >>=20 >> Sam Mims >> Syntaur >>=20 >> > On Feb 17, 2019, at 4:14 PM, Brian Willoughby = <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >=20 >> > What is the current rating for the 9VAC adaptor? >> >=20 >> > It=E2=80=99s easy enough to solder a 3mm jack to a 9VAC adaptor, = but if it can=E2=80=99t handle the current draw of an HR16 then you=E2=80=99= ll have troubles. It=E2=80=99s fine to be overrated, although that will = probably cost more, but you can=E2=80=99t go below. >> >=20 >> > Also, with AC adaptors, there=E2=80=99s often a wide range in = actual voltage versus measured voltage. Not sure what to do about that = unless someone has an HR16 supply they can measure with a known (Fluke = 87 RMS) meter. >> >=20 >> > Brian >> >=20 >> >=20 >> > On Feb 17, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Mike Perkowitz <xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> = wrote: >> >> I just rescued an HR16 from ignominy, but the poor thing has no = power. It's got one of those hard-to-find 9VAC adapters with the 3mm = (1/8") audio-style connector. Before I order one online (and hope it's = what it claims to be), anyone have an extra they don't need any more and = want to sell? >> >>=20 >> >=20 >> >=20