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attaching a portable MD player bought in the UK to the mains in another country

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Zorin76

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Hi!

 

I own a Sharp MD-MS722H portable MD player, which I bought in the UK 16 years ago. Unfortunately the mains adapter is damaged, the "gumstick" lithium-ion battery seems to be exhausted and I cannot find the attachable AAA battery compartment that came with the MD player. So I need to either buy a new AC adaptor, a new battery compartment or a new replacement lithium-ion battery. 

 

What I would like to know is if I can buy a generic adaptor and use with my MD player or if there are anything that I should be aware of when looking for a replacement. As I mentioned, I bought this player during my stay in the UK and I live in Sweden. As far as I know Sweden and the UK have the same mains voltage and frequency standard (230V/50Hz) but the sockets differs. Are there any other aspects I need to consider?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Anders

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I think the adapter needs to produce 5volts? and of course needs the correct size plug into the  minidisc? Other than that nothing else. Infact I have a Sharp MT-88 and use a psu from an old Fugitsu pda pocket Loox 710 which is also  5 v and very light & does a wonderful job, better than the original very heavy one that  has a transformer in it and gets hot & wastes a lot of power.

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Hi, and thanks for replying!

 

Yeah 5 volts, that's right. Ok, so it shouldn't be a problem? Also I have a depleted 3.6v 800 mah lithium-ion battery that needs to be replaced. There seems to be replacement batteries available but some of them have slightly different specs. For instance, a nearby shop have a similar battery but it seems to be at 3.7v 1000 mah. I'm no expert so I have no idea if that replacement battery works or if it must be specified as 3.6 volts/800 mah.

 

Finally I'm looking to hook up my MD player with my notebook PC, which has a mic/line-in combo jack and a combined headphones/Spdif jack. Would I be better off acquiring a sound card of some sort to use as pass-through? 

 

Thanks again

 

Anders

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