Re: Will this work??




"jlatenight" <jlatenight@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> James Sweet wrote:
> > Anything for a camcorder is probably a switching regulator (lightweight
box,
> > not a big heavy transformer) so the regulation should be decent.
>
> Thanks everyone for your responses. Here is the one I bought:
>
http://www.simacorp.com/products/item.ep.html?session=e53cac0513088967baa590bf6e541136&id=493
>
> Specifications SUP-60
> Input Voltage 120 VAC
> Output Voltages / Maximum Current
> 3.3 Volts / 2.1 Amps
> 4.2 Volts / 2.0 Amps
> 5.0 Volts / 1.9 Amps
> 6.5 Volts / 1.7 Amps
> 8.4 Volts / 1.6 Amps
> 9.5 Volts / 1.5 Amps
> Dimensions 3.0" x 1.5" x 0.8"
>
> I'll measure the voltage and current at 6.5v & 8.4v and see which one's
> closer at no load. Just wondering how to know if the camera can handle
> .5v or so higher than it needs. And it does say "[this device] is
> fully regulated using high efficiency switching technology and features
> overload and short circuit protection."
>

You're talking a cheap consumer grade camcorder, I'd be surprised if the
output of the original power supply is tight enough tolerance to be within
0.5v of the spec, you'll be just fine a volt or two either way as the camera
is certain to have it's own internal regulator.


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