multi voltage power adaptor

[Max]

I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance and
to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m

I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

 

[DBR]

On 31/03/2020 5:11 PM, Max wrote:

I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance and
to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

Unregulated and no rating for Amps I would not use it for any thing
electronic. Without a rated output I would probably no use it to even
power a torch.

 

[keithr0]

On 3/31/2020 4:41 PM, Max wrote:

I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance and
to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

This one should do the job, just make sure that you set the plug to the
correct polarity

https://www.jaycar.com.au/6v-dc-800ma-ultra-slim-power-supply-7dc-plugs/p/MP3145

 

[Max]

On 31/03/2020 3:46 pm, keithr0 wrote:

On 3/31/2020 4:41 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

This one should do the job, just make sure that you set the plug to the
correct polarity

https://www.jaycar.com.au/6v-dc-800ma-ultra-slim-power-supply-7dc-plugs/p/MP3145

How do you know which polarity to use? I have already bought the
officeworks one.

 

[Max]

On 31/03/2020 3:35 pm, DBR wrote:

On 31/03/2020 5:11 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.


Unregulated and no rating for Amps  I would not use it for any thing
electronic. Without a rated output I would probably no use it to even
power a torch.

What do you mean by 'unregulated' ?

 

[Max]

On 31/03/2020 3:35 pm, DBR wrote:

On 31/03/2020 5:11 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.


Unregulated and no rating for Amps  I would not use it for any thing
electronic. Without a rated output I would probably no use it to even
power a torch.

On the back it says:

fully regulated voltage
Output voltage: 3/4.5/6VDC @ 1A & 9/12VDC @ 500mA

 

[DBR]

On 31/03/2020 7:12 PM, Max wrote:

On 31/03/2020 3:35 pm, DBR wrote:
On 31/03/2020 5:11 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.


Unregulated and no rating for Amps  I would not use it for any thing
electronic. Without a rated output I would probably no use it to even
power a torch.

What do you mean by 'unregulated' ?

It was in the info on the web link to offiseworks Unregulated I cut
this from the description This adaptor is not suitable for use on
portable gaming devices or other sensitive electronic appliances which
require regulated power supplies.

 

[DBR]

On 31/03/2020 7:05 PM, Max wrote:

On 31/03/2020 3:46 pm, keithr0 wrote:
On 3/31/2020 4:41 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

This one should do the job, just make sure that you set the plug to
the correct polarity

https://www.jaycar.com.au/6v-dc-800ma-ultra-slim-power-supply-7dc-plugs/p/MP3145


How do you know which polarity to use?  I have already bought the
officeworks one.

There should be a diagram near to the plug on your device, A C shape
with a dot in the middle. It will show the dot as + if it is positive
tip and the C shape as + if it is - tip. Just find the plug that fits
and follow the instructions that should be with the adapter to set it up
to match the device.

 

[DBR]

On 31/03/2020 7:33 PM, Max wrote:

On 31/03/2020 3:35 pm, DBR wrote:
On 31/03/2020 5:11 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.


Unregulated and no rating for Amps  I would not use it for any thing
electronic. Without a rated output I would probably no use it to even
power a torch.

On the back it says:

fully regulated voltage
Output voltage: 3/4.5/6VDC @ 1A & 9/12VDC @ 500mA

With any luck the back of the device should be more accurate than office
works web site. Give it a go.

 

[Sylvia Else]

On 31-Mar-20 8:13 pm, DBR wrote:

On 31/03/2020 7:05 PM, Max wrote:
On 31/03/2020 3:46 pm, keithr0 wrote:
On 3/31/2020 4:41 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

This one should do the job, just make sure that you set the plug to
the correct polarity

https://www.jaycar.com.au/6v-dc-800ma-ultra-slim-power-supply-7dc-plugs/p/MP3145


How do you know which polarity to use?  I have already bought the
officeworks one.

There should be a diagram near to the plug on your device,  A C shape
with a dot in the middle. It will show the dot as + if it is positive
tip and the C shape as + if it is - tip. Just find the plug that fits
and follow the instructions that should be with the adapter to set it up
to match the device.

If and if you can't figure it out, by no means use trial and error,
because you'll have a 50/50 chance that the thing will never work again.

Sylvia.

 

[Max]

On 31/03/2020 5:13 pm, DBR wrote:

On 31/03/2020 7:05 PM, Max wrote:
On 31/03/2020 3:46 pm, keithr0 wrote:
On 3/31/2020 4:41 PM, Max wrote:
I have an exercise bike which relies on power to provide resistance
and to operate the LCD display.

I have lost the power cable.

Next to the socket on the bike it says 6V 500mA.

If I buy this will it be OK?

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/jackson-multi-voltage-power-adaptor-japs500m


I note that the product does not specify what the Amps are.

This one should do the job, just make sure that you set the plug to
the correct polarity

https://www.jaycar.com.au/6v-dc-800ma-ultra-slim-power-supply-7dc-plugs/p/MP3145


How do you know which polarity to use?  I have already bought the
officeworks one.

There should be a diagram near to the plug on your device,  A C shape
with a dot in the middle. It will show the dot as + if it is positive
tip and the C shape as + if it is - tip. Just find the plug that fits
and follow the instructions that should be with the adapter to set it up
to match the device.

I found an item on Ebay which claimed to be a replacement of the power
adaptor for the bike. It said that the adaptor was centre-positive.

So I took a chance and went with that. It worked with no problems so I
assume it was correct.

 

[Phil Allison]

DBR wrote:

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On the back it says:

fully regulated voltage
Output voltage: 3/4.5/6VDC @ 1A & 9/12VDC @ 500mA

With any luck the back of the device should be more accurate than office
works web site. Give it a go.

** The info on the linked page page is wrong.

That unit is clearly a SMPS ( weighs 75gm ) so is regulated.

Simple transformer based DC adapters have long been excluded by the MEPS
regulations - permitted only for replacement purposes.

The lack of any amp rating is unhelpful, but I guess from the price it is at least 1 amp.


.... Phil

 

[Phil Allison]

Sylvia Else wrote:

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If and if you can't figure it out, by no means use trial and error,
because you'll have a 50/50 chance that the thing will never work again.

** Multi-voltage, reversible polarity adapters are a *fucking* menace.

An accident is just waiting to happen that could easily ruin the adapter or the DC device or both. Only ever sold to naive consumers as spares, never supplied with a product.

"Only use the correct adapter for the product" is NOT a serving suggestion.

Damn things ought to be banned.

No surprise an utter imbecile like MAX bought one.



...... Phil

 

[Sylvia Else]

On 31-Mar-20 10:33 pm, Max wrote:

So I took a chance and went with that. It worked with no problems so I
assume it was correct.

You're very trusting.

Sylvia.

 

[Max]

On 1/04/2020 6:41 am, Phil Allison wrote:

DBR wrote:

-----------

On the back it says:

fully regulated voltage
Output voltage: 3/4.5/6VDC @ 1A & 9/12VDC @ 500mA

With any luck the back of the device should be more accurate than office
works web site. Give it a go.



** The info on the linked page page is wrong.

That unit is clearly a SMPS ( weighs 75gm ) so is regulated.

Simple transformer based DC adapters have long been excluded by the MEPS
regulations - permitted only for replacement purposes.

The lack of any amp rating is unhelpful, but I guess from the price it is at least 1 amp.

It said it is MEPS compliant, whatever that is.

 

[Phil Allison]

Max wrote:

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** The info on the linked page page is wrong.

That unit is clearly a SMPS ( weighs 75gm ) so is regulated.

Simple transformer based DC adapters have long been excluded by the MEPS
regulations - permitted only for replacement purposes.

The lack of any amp rating is unhelpful, but I guess from the price it is at least 1 amp.


It said it is MEPS compliant, whatever that is.

** MEPS = Minimum Energy Performance Standard

Essentially a loony Green idea forced on us for insane reasons.

FYI: the actual standards were set by committees made up of AGW fanatics devoid of any clue what they were doing.

It resulted in the time honored & much loved incandescent household light bulb being banned so forcing horrible CFLs on us all.

It also resulted in the extremely safe and reliable transformer DC adapters being banned too - to be replaced with unsafe and horribly unreliable SMPS versions.

This was all *very* deliberate as the performance margins were precisely adjusted to have this effect.

There was no debate and no vote of parliament - they sneaked in by modifying existing energy efficiency regulations.




...... Phil

 

[Trevor Wilson]

On 1/04/2020 1:47 pm, Phil Allison wrote:

Max wrote:

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** The info on the linked page page is wrong.

That unit is clearly a SMPS ( weighs 75gm ) so is regulated.

Simple transformer based DC adapters have long been excluded by the MEPS
regulations - permitted only for replacement purposes.

The lack of any amp rating is unhelpful, but I guess from the price it is at least 1 amp.


It said it is MEPS compliant, whatever that is.


** MEPS = Minimum Energy Performance Standard

Essentially a loony Green idea forced on us for insane reasons.

**Not quite. Reducing power consumption results in a reduction in CO2
emissions. Reducing CO2 emissions is critical to the future of our
civilisation.

FYI: the actual standards were set by committees made up of AGW fanatics devoid of any clue what they were doing.

It resulted in the time honored & much loved incandescent household light bulb being banned so forcing horrible CFLs on us all.

**"Time honoured and much loved"? In your dreams. Dunno about you, but
all the lamps in my place are now LED. Fabulous, efficient and reliable.
They replaced the slightly less efficient and reliable CFLs (which
proved to be far more reliable than the IC lamps they replaced. In my
bathroom, there was a 75 Watt IC lamp. I replaced it with a 24 watt CFL,
which provided more light. That lamp has been replaced with a 7.5 Watt
LED (Aldi purchased), which provides slightly less light than the CFL
(as measured with my light meter), but still plenty adequate and more
than the original IC lamp. When digging my basement, I used a couple of
500 Watt halogen work lights. After an hour or so, it became too hot to
work. I replaced them with a couple of 100 Watt LEDs. WAY brighter and
far less heat generated. And don't get me started on those idiotic
halogen downlights. Horribly unreliable. I used to buy a dozen at a
time, before LEDs replaced them (more Aldi models). I have never had to
replace one.

You can stick your IC lamps where the Sun don't shine.

BTW: WES have some fabulous LED panels:

https://www.wagneronline.com.au/slim-led-panel-light-40w-1200mm-verbatim/led-lighting-tube-lights/lighting/power-lighting/1002158/fl/

I normally operate under a double 36 Watt Fluoro (total power
consumption = 75 Watts). When things get difficult (my eye surgeon tells
me I have the beginings of cataracts and my vision has been reduced a
couple of stops), I switch on a second double 36 Watt batten. Another 75
Watts (they're both fitted with 'electronic' ballasts).

My 50 Watt LED panel puts slightly more light onto the bench than BOTH
double fluoros. It'll do me 'till I get that cataract surgery. Two
colour temperatures available.

It also resulted in the extremely safe and reliable transformer DC adapters being banned too - to be replaced with unsafe and horribly unreliable SMPS versions.

**I'd be interested in seeing the data on that. Some years ago, I
purchased 600 AC plug packs for a client's job. There was a 10% failure
rate after 1 week. I sent them all back. I ended up paying double the
price for Telectran (in Terry Hills) to make reliable ones for me (way
less than 0.5% failure rate). I doubt those switching plug packs exhibit
a 10% failure rate within a week. Certainly, after a few years....

This was all *very* deliberate as the performance margins were precisely adjusted to have this effect.

There was no debate and no vote of parliament - they sneaked in by modifying existing energy efficiency regulations.

**Well, we all need to reduce CO2 emissions, as global warming is a
serious problem. Unfortunately, the efficiencies of SMPS is
irresistable. Getting rid of IC lamps is a no-brainer. As is replacing
resistive heating with heat pumps. Getting rid of backyard pools is
next. I cut my electricity bill by 30%, when I filled in my pool.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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[Phil Allison]

Trevor Wilson Raving Lunatic wrote:

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It said it is MEPS compliant, whatever that is.


** MEPS = Minimum Energy Performance Standard

Essentially a loony Green idea forced on us for insane reasons.

**Not quite. Reducing power consumption results in a reduction in CO2
emissions.

** But in this case it did neither.


Reducing CO2 emissions is critical to the future of our

civilisation.

** Bollocks.

It resulted in the time honored & much loved incandescent household light bulb being banned so forcing horrible CFLs on us all.

**"Time honoured and much loved"? In your dreams.

** Simple fact, you raving nutter.

Dunno about you, but
all the lamps in my place are now LED.

** Shame they have ZERO effect on CO2 emissions.

It also resulted in the extremely safe and reliable transformer DC adapters being banned too - to be replaced with unsafe and horribly unreliable SMPS versions.

**I'd be interested in seeing the data on that.

** The safety issue is obvious by inspection - fuckwit.

I have transformer adapters in daily use that are over 40 years old.

This was all *very* deliberate as the performance margins were precisely adjusted to have this effect.

There was no debate and no vote of parliament - they sneaked in by modifying existing energy efficiency regulations.

**Well, we all need to reduce CO2 emissions, as global warming is a
serious problem. Unfortunately, the efficiencies of SMPS is
irresistable.

** Efficiency was never the issue with adapters.

Standby consumption was the loony excuse used, a complete non issue.

Halogen lamps are only a tiny bit more efficient than regular incandescent and were not banned - proving the whole idea was a fucking scam.

Fuck you Trevor Wilson.


...... Phil

 

[Xeno]

On 2/4/20 5:53 am, Phil Allison wrote:

Trevor Wilson Raving Lunatic wrote:

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It said it is MEPS compliant, whatever that is.


** MEPS = Minimum Energy Performance Standard

Essentially a loony Green idea forced on us for insane reasons.

**Not quite. Reducing power consumption results in a reduction in CO2
emissions.

** But in this case it did neither.


Reducing CO2 emissions is critical to the future of our
civilisation.


** Bollocks.



It resulted in the time honored & much loved incandescent household light bulb being banned so forcing horrible CFLs on us all.

**"Time honoured and much loved"? In your dreams.

** Simple fact, you raving nutter.

Hardly a fact, simple or otherwise. They were only *tolerated* because
there was little, apart from fluros, that were any better. LEDs are
wiping the floor with incandescents.

Dunno about you, but
all the lamps in my place are now LED.

** Shame they have ZERO effect on CO2 emissions.

Low wattage (Ohms law) for a start leading to reduced need for coal
fired power generation.

It also resulted in the extremely safe and reliable transformer DC adapters being banned too - to be replaced with unsafe and horribly unreliable SMPS versions.

**I'd be interested in seeing the data on that.

** The safety issue is obvious by inspection - fuckwit.

I have transformer adapters in daily use that are over 40 years old.

And as inefficient now as they were when you first bought them.


This was all *very* deliberate as the performance margins were precisely adjusted to have this effect.

There was no debate and no vote of parliament - they sneaked in by modifying existing energy efficiency regulations.

**Well, we all need to reduce CO2 emissions, as global warming is a
serious problem. Unfortunately, the efficiencies of SMPS is
irresistable.


** Efficiency was never the issue with adapters.

Standby consumption was the loony excuse used, a complete non issue.

Halogen lamps are only a tiny bit more efficient than regular incandescent and were not banned - proving the whole idea was a fucking scam.

Fuck you Trevor Wilson.

From this point, your argument is clearly lost.

...... Phil

--

Xeno


Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

[Phil Allison]

Xeno the Nutter wrote:

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It resulted in the time honored & much loved incandescent household light bulb being banned so forcing horrible CFLs on us all.

**"Time honoured and much loved"? In your dreams.

** Simple fact, you raving nutter.

Hardly a fact, simple or otherwise.

** Nonsense.

> They were only *tolerated*

** Ridiculous.

because
there was little, apart from fluros, that were any better.

** Fluoros are universally hated in domestic use.

Harsh light, undimmable, fragile and dangerous.

Same goes for CFLs.

** Shame they have ZERO effect on CO2 emissions.

Low wattage (Ohms law) for a start leading to reduced need for coal
fired power generation.

** Pure Green lunacy, not one bit fact.

** The safety issue is obvious by inspection - fuckwit.

I have transformer adapters in daily use that are over 40 years old.

And as inefficient now as they were when you first bought them.

** Wrong and irrelevant to the fact point being long lasting.

You idiotic bullshitter.

** Efficiency was never the issue with adapters.

Standby consumption was the loony excuse used, a complete non issue.

Halogen lamps are only a tiny bit more efficient than regular incandescent and were not banned - proving the whole idea was a fucking scam.

Fuck you Trevor Wilson.

From this point, your argument is clearly lost.

** Like hell.

You have ZERO case and posted mindless garbage.

Like any anonymous, damn troll



.... Phil