On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:58 PM, James E. LaBarre <[email protected]>wrote:
> A bit of an electronics question here (I know, very indirectly related to > Linux, more on that later if this can be made to work); > > I borrowed an 8mm video camera so that I could check some video tapes I > have at the house, and perhaps convert them to digital video (mainly my > daughter up until sometime before her 2nd birthday). The problem is, the > power adapter on the camera (Sony CCD-TR6) isn't putting out enough power > for the camera. Can't find any obvious problems with the hardware, so I was > thinking of hacking together a replacement power supply. I found a power > adapter of the correct voltage (7.5v), but it's rated at 2.1amps, and the > camera is rated for 7.5v 1.8amps. As I remember, amperage is more a rating > of *potential*, rather than actual output, so would I be able to use that > adapter to make it work? It doesn't make sense to buy a new power supply > for it, and on top of that buying a battery wouldn't work since I wouldn't > have a way to charge it. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Oct 6 - Creating Browser Extensions for Firefox and Chrome > Nov 3 - Open Source Hardware: Bugs, Beagles and Beyond > Dec 1 - IBM's Open Client Deployment > You should be fine. You are right about the potential. Unless the supply were a "constant current" type (which it wouldn't be really), it will supply up to 2.1A reliably. JC -- Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life.
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