Most AC adapters are pretty safe to use. Until they die, but at least more often than not they only kill themselves.
On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 1:14 AM, Bipin Gupta <bip...@gmail.com> wrote: > One hears these adages quite often like "You pay what you get for", "Cheap" > etc. > Is it true?? NOT for the smart guy - or call him frugal, Mr. Scrooge > if you wish. > Cheap need not mean it will damage your camera or fail. > > So here is what I did. Bought a German Hama SMPS Multi Volt Adapter for $12 > on sale from Media Mart while in Cologne, Germany. > SMPS (switched mode power supply units) are one of the safest circuitry used > in > digital equipment & electronics. This one had a 3-way safety circuit. > > Bought the Connector Pentax uses for $ 2.40 each - called the Male Hirose > 3-pin > MQ172-3SA Plug. God alone knows why Pentax uses obscure stuff and not > simple Japanese Standard Connectors. > > Soldered two thick copper pins which plugs into the Universal Socket of the > Hama > Adapter. Works great on my Pentax DSLRs. > > Note: wiring the Hirose connector - the center pin is a dummy, the Ground pin > is > top most one viewed with the plug inserted into the camera. The 8.3 volt pin > is > the bottom most one. > > Regards. > Bipin > camp: Belmont, CA. > > Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals about time & masters > worry about light. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
