Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda gave up.
All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or just super
vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend however he
lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in a pile of old
adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a couple that almost
matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The Mp3 player requires a 5v
- 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found that were the closest are rated
at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They both fit in the mp3 player and were
used to power other mp3 players...if that means anything at all heh so
would it be wise to use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

- GB

Pred wrote:
Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda gave up.
All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or just super
vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend however he
lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in a pile of old
adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a couple that almost
matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The Mp3 player requires a 5v
- 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found that were the closest are rated
at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They both fit in the mp3 player and were
used to power other mp3 players...if that means anything at all heh so
would it be wise to use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

Hi...

Before encouraging any experimentation, you have to fill in one
more blank

Are you looking for an AC or DC adapter, and what are the adapters
that you've found?

Take care.

Ken

Pred wrote:

Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda gave up.
All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or just super
vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend however he
lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in a pile of old
adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a couple that almost
matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The Mp3 player requires a 5v
- 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found that were the closest are rated
at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They both fit in the mp3 player and were
used to power other mp3 players...if that means anything at all heh so
would it be wise to use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

- GB

I've never heard of an adapter rated in maH -- do you mean mA ?

In addition to the other poster's question about AC vs DC, you
need to be concerned about polarity -- positive or negative on
the center conductor.

BTW, 1.5 A = 1500 mA .

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Pred wrote:

Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda
gave up. All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or
just super vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend
however he lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in
a pile of old adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a
couple that almost matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The
Mp3 player requires a 5v - 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found
that were the closest are rated at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They
both fit in the mp3 player and were used to power other mp3
players...if that means anything at all heh so would it be wise to
use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

- GB

I've never heard of an adapter rated in maH -- do you mean mA ?

In addition to the other poster's question about AC vs DC, you
need to be concerned about polarity -- positive or negative on
the center conductor.

BTW, 1.5 A = 1500 mA .


ok sorry bout that, yeah DC connector I didnt know mp3 players used AC
power and I didnt hear of maH before either but for some reason they
have an extra H at the end. Iam pretty sure they mean mA

yeah 1500mA = three times the required on the mp3 player! 0_0 thanks
again for your fast responce

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Pred wrote:

Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda
gave up. All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or
just super vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend
however he lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in
a pile of old adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a
couple that almost matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The
Mp3 player requires a 5v - 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found
that were the closest are rated at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They
both fit in the mp3 player and were used to power other mp3
players...if that means anything at all heh so would it be wise to
use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

In addition to the other poster's question about AC vs DC, you
need to be concerned about polarity -- positive or negative on
the center conductor.

ok sorry bout that, yeah DC connector I didnt know mp3 players used AC
power

But that's just the point, you see. Some power adapters put out ac, some
dc. Does your mp3 player say it needs dc?

And some dc power adapters have a positive middle conductor, and some
have a negative. Which does your mp3 player need?

It's best to get these answers straight before you turn the power on...

Then I think you'd have the best chance of success with the 5v 1.5a
adapter.

But that's just the point, you see. Some power adapters put out ac,
some dc. Does your mp3 player say it needs dc?

And some dc power adapters have a positive middle conductor, and some
have a negative. Which does your mp3 player need?

It's best to get these answers straight before you turn the power
on...

Then I think you'd have the best chance of success with the 5v 1.5a
adapter.




sorry I dont know what information you needed to know, so far thats all Ive
seen people worry about ( voltage and amps ). The mp3 player needs DC and
the adapters are also DC. I have no idea what the middle conductor is
tho... I was kind of leaning towards the 1.5 amp one aswell. Hope that
answers something.

Pred wrote:
But that's just the point, you see. Some power adapters put out ac,
some dc. Does your mp3 player say it needs dc?

And some dc power adapters have a positive middle conductor, and some
have a negative. Which does your mp3 player need?

It's best to get these answers straight before you turn the power
on...

Then I think you'd have the best chance of success with the 5v 1.5a
adapter.





sorry I dont know what information you needed to know, so far thats all Ive
seen people worry about ( voltage and amps ). The mp3 player needs DC and
the adapters are also DC. I have no idea what the middle conductor is
tho... I was kind of leaning towards the 1.5 amp one aswell. Hope that
answers something.

Usually there's a little circle with either a + or - in the middle.

If the one on the power adapter matches the one on the MP3 player,
you're golden.

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Pred wrote:

Ive tried googling this question for the last hour or so and kinda
gave up. All the information on the subject seems to be opinion or
just super vauge... any way

Q: I was just given a mp3 player a couple days ago from a friend
however he lost his power adapter to charge it. So I looked around in
a pile of old adapters I had stashed away from ages ago and found a
couple that almost matched the ratings needed by the mp3 player. The
Mp3 player requires a 5v - 500maH adapter. The two adapters I found
that were the closest are rated at 4.5v - 500maH and 5v - 1.5a. They
both fit in the mp3 player and were used to power other mp3
players...if that means anything at all heh so would it be wise to
use either at all or what one would work better?

any help would be great and try to keep it simple heh

- GB

I've never heard of an adapter rated in maH -- do you mean mA ?

ok sorry bout that, yeah DC connector I didnt know mp3 players used AC
power and I didnt hear of maH before either but for some reason they
have an extra H at the end. Iam pretty sure they mean mA

yeah 1500mA = three times the required on the mp3 player! 0_0 thanks
again for your fast responce

Batteries are rated in amp/hours. The maH would be milliamp/Hours. If it
didn't have batteries in it you could hook it up to a 10amp supply but since
it does you need to limit how much current is supplied to the batteries.
Otherwise you'll have big problems. Theoretically fully discharged 1200ma
batteries would take just over 2hrs to charge at 500maH. My MP3 player uses
2 AA NIHM batteries and has a 12v to 4.5v 600ma supply. I'd try what you
have once you have the correct polarity.

Which means it's more likely a battery charger than a
power adapter.

CJT wrote:

I've never heard of an adapter rated in maH -- do you mean mA ?

In addition to the other poster's question about AC vs DC, you
need to be concerned about polarity -- positive or negative on
the center conductor.

BTW, 1.5 A = 1500 mA .