DMP1 HD Power Adapter

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Specs

What the AC adapter looks like. Courtesy of Kress

A simple AC adapter with a very small power connector on the end. The adapter itself has no brand markings but the model number does cross reference and come up in Google

Cross Reference

• (Confirmed) PST-2500MF Universal Adaptor (for Digital Cameras) - various connectors. This one is particularly good because it has a 5.0 volt setting and has plenty of amperage to spin up the drive motor. $16.99 @ Fry's Electronics and other suppliers. Lumkichi bought this and it works!
• (Unconfirmed) Motorola 180-0711 used in a Palm M515 - unsure of connector sizes
• (Unconfirmed) RadioShack 4.5v 1600mA adapter with a variety of connectors. User Jeff Achtehn bought something like this.

Caution

The following adapter is known NOT TO WORK!

• Jensen JEN500 500mA Universal Adapter. Doesn't have a 5.0 volt setting and cannot drive the HDD enough to spin up the drive motor.

Also, be careful with the voltage settings of the Universal Adapters. The HDD will not power on at all below 4.5 volts, and will emit terrible noises above 6.0 volts. Many Universal Adapters work at some increment of 1.5 volts (the output of a typical Energizer or Duracell). The DMP1 HDD specifies 5.0 volts, find something as close to it as possible without exceeding it.

Here's my experience with the Jensen JEN500: 3.0 v - no lights, no nothing. 4.5 v, the red and green LED's come on, but the motor doesn't spin up. 6.0 v, the red and green LED's come on. I can even hear the drive trying to spin up, and the heads moving but doesn't work. 7.0 v, the lights come on and the drive emits a loud "Beeeeep!" and the drive doesn't seem to work at all. Needless to say, I haven't tried the 9.0 and 12.0 v settings.

At 6.0 volts, the PC recognizes the HDD as an omnifi drive, but reports an error and says the device may be unusable (of course, the drive motor isn't spinning).

See also

• DMP1 HD Power Adapter
• DMP1 HD USB Cable
• DMP1 HD Cartridge
• DMP1 Wireless Antenna

External link

• List links to sites that carry this adaptor

--Lumkichi 17:46, 29 Jan 2006 (CDT)