EvilBad Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 first,sorry for my bad english... i bought my md in the usa and now i have to buy a new adapter cause this one is not for europe.so now my md is working with the dry batterie...at the beginning it was no problem.the batterie was really fast empty and now with every new batterie i get the message low batterie.but its impossible.what can i do? THX for helping me dai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaotic Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Is there any way for you to obtain Ni-MH batterie and charger at your local electronics/camera shop? it's better than using dry cell batterie. I'd suspect that your local electronic shop should also sells all sorts of ac adapter as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Welcome to the forums, Evil. Unfortunately, Kaotic's recommendation is a bit moot as the N10 takes a proprietary battery. If you suspect the battery is faulted, then I suggest you may want to seek a replacement. Perhaps you should look to our friend Audiocubes for such battery, or your local Sony parts center. btw - Definitely get the right power adapter! :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 first,sorry for my bad english... i bought my md in the usa and now i have to buy a new adapter cause this one is not for europe.so now my md is working with the dry batterie...at the beginning it was no problem.the batterie was really fast empty and now with every new batterie i get the message low batterie.but its impossible.what can i do? THX for helping me daiHi there. Here's the problem. The N10 uses a Li-Ion battery as its main power source, right? Well, that Li-Ion battery is 3.7v as compared to alkaline AA 1.5(ish)v. What the unit does is when the AA battery pack is installed, the unit draws power from the AA first, and once the AA is exhausted, draws power from the Li-Ion. If the Li-Ion battery is drained... the unit will not work at all, full AA battery or not. Kind of strange, but the only possible way that Sony could allow the N10 to utilize an AA battery pack along with its Li-Ion 3.7v 370mAh internal cell. There's a switching circuitry in there that changes the voltages over when using a different power source, I believe. Units that utilize the NiMH gumstick type batteries (which are 1.2v 1000-1450mAh) are much more similar in voltage to alkaline AA's, so they can actually draw power from both batteries simultaneously. Unfortunately, as I have stated above, this is not the case with the N10. I would get a voltage converter ASAP if I were you. Sony has some universal voltage (~100vAC-240vAC) adapters with 6vDCin, which should work great with the N10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilBad Posted August 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 thanks for helping me.now its works again and im really,really happy.cause i love my new md and of course i will buy a new adapter... :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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