justlistening Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Aloha!I have two Sharp minidisc units (both won off of eBay): an MD-MT821 and an MD-MT15. Both requires "DC in 5V". The MT15 has no ac adapter and the MT821 came with a 100Vac power supply (Japanese).Other than ordering a power supply from Sharp I was wondering if this power supply from RadioShack will suffice:Catalog #: 273-1696Digital Camera Power AdapterDC 3, 5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5 V (2000 mA)5Vdc can be selected but at an amperage of up to 2000 mA (2A)!I thinking it would work, but the 2A sounds frightening...Any thoughts anyone?Thanks for any reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 5Vdc can be selected but at an amperage of up to 2000 mA (2A)!I thinking it would work, but the 2A sounds frightening...Any thoughts anyone?Thanks for any reply!I have an 821 , and a few other Sharps ( one even has Dolphins molded into the casing , very cool) what you want is 5 volts 1 amp max . A Sony 4.5 volt will work fine ( Mine is hooked to one now) so get one of the adapters for a Sony portable CD player .For longevity out , I made a Battery pack with a battery holder for AA 's and the proper sized cable and a project box, ( all that should be at Radio Shack) 4 AA pack with Rechargeables 1.2 volts x 4 = 4.8 volts and works fine , the Sanyo 2700 ma work best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyIvan Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 the device will only draw what it needs. your adapter will only provide the two amps if the device drawing power from it "pulls" the amperage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strungup Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Hey "Justlistening" Try this , klik this link and read my most about this setup . At this very moment I have a Sharp MD-SS321 player connected to this battery pack , and it works beautifully , it comes with a cable to go from USB to DC and a Power supply for the wall that has USB out . this will give you portable recharging as well as a Wall wart for the Sharp , two birds one stone ( it is a little expensive , but a big problem solver) http://forums.minidisc.org/index.php?s=&am...st&p=130702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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