Power cords/AC Adaptor question

[Guest]

Hi all,

I have not been around much lately. Been keeping busy with other things.

I had a company Holiday party last Saturday and I used my "Face Off" game show system. As I was setting it up, I heard a POP and it went dark. The last time I used it I heard some pops too but didnt think anything about it.

I am like "Oh Sh**" so I try to figure it out and nothing. I take it down and get ready for the party. It is just background music for a bit so I look for some fuse somewhere and nothing. I then take the power adapter off to see if it has a fuse somewhere. Nothing.

I got to thinking that my old Audio Technica mic is still in my case and they look similar (the ac adapters) I use the game show plug and try it in the reciever and it powers it. So I take the mic adapter and plug it in the Game show and it works with no Popping at all. I assume the gameshow power cord has a short.

Does anyone know if I could just use that cord or will it cause damage to the gameshow?

Creative imaganeering has not returned any emails so I thought I would ask you guys.

Thanks in advance.

Karl

 

[MMM]

Karl....check to see what the power requirements are for the game, and then check to see what the adapter is putting out...they really should be identical, or at least very close, in order to minimize possible damage to the game. Information for the game should be near to where you plug the adaptor into it, and the information on the adaptor is usually right on the wart that you plug into the AC outlet.

Barry

 

[NLFX Pro]

4 things to check:

1) voltage - make sure they match

2) AC or DC - not all wall warts convert to DC

3) amperage, make sure the wall wart meets or exceeds the required amperage of the game show

4) polarity - a non-issue if it is AC, but a big issue if it is DC

Ben