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RF Extender & Docking Station
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| Topic: | RF Extender & Docking Station This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday April 11, 2004 at 20:24 |
Nobber Long Time Member |
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I bought a RF Extender and TSU7000 from the US but only have one step down transformer, both power packs output the same is there any reason why I can't use one power pack, cut the wires from the other and have one power pack feed the RF extender and the docking station?
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Nobber
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| Post 2 made on Sunday April 11, 2004 at 20:35 |
Peter Dewildt Loyal Member |
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Just buy a new power pack. Only a few dollars.
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| OP | Post 3 made on Sunday April 11, 2004 at 20:43 |
Nobber Long Time Member |
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I have 2 power packs, but my step down transformer has only one scocket! thats the prob
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| Post 4 made on Sunday April 11, 2004 at 22:21 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Why not buy an AC/DC converter that works on your local voltage? Got to be cheaper than voltage converters. Just match the voltage, output (MA), plug and polarity.
And no, you can't split one like that.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Monday April 12, 2004 at 07:03 |
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Thanks, I don't know whether I have explained the problem clearly so I'll try again, I have bought a step down transformer 240 down to 120v it only has one US style socket, the RF extender and the Docking station come with identical power packs which go from 120v to 12v are you sure it is not possible to plug one power pack into the step down transformer and join the wires at the 12v end in series/parallel so that I end up with one power pack and two 12v plugs to feed the docking station and the RF extender
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Nobber
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| Post 6 made on Monday April 12, 2004 at 18:20 |
germc Long Time Member |
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Should be OK to use one adapter to power the two, just check the mA required for the RF extender and docking station. If one adapter can supply the combined mA, you are fine.
You could also check the output voltage while charging the Pronto and powering the RF extender from one adapter to be sure the correct voltage is still being supplied.
That said it just as easy and much neater to purchase two 240V to 12V adapters locally and avoid step down converters etc. Other option would be to purchase a 120V multi socket extension cable in the US, $3.99-$4.99 for a 4 port extender in Home Depo, then you can just plug that into you down coverter and have enough sockets to plug in your two adapters and have a few spare 120V sockets left over.
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| OP | Post 7 made on Tuesday April 13, 2004 at 15:41 |
Nobber Long Time Member |
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Thanks for the reponse, I'll give a try
Nobber
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| Post 8 made on Tuesday April 13, 2004 at 23:54 |
Peter Dewildt Loyal Member |
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Why bother with the step down transformer? It is much simpler to buy two 240V power packs that provide at least the ma of the U.S. ones.
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