[sdiy] Question re: DC wall warts US/Euro

[harrybissell]

www.mpja.com   (Marlin P Jones) is a good source for wall warts as well

H^) harry

nN AAt e e wrote:

> like ken said, you can, but if you dont have any extras laying around [why
> not!?!], i hate the prices for power adapters at radio shack and other
> stores [twenty five dollars for a 12v adapter? thats super lame]. you might
> want to check out anywhere that might have cheap electronics. last time i
> needed an extra wallwart, i went to cvs and bought a five dollar alarm clock
> that came with 9v 200ma power supply, for five dollars.
>
> saving money is cool!
>
> - nate - www.robot-dreams.com/sd/ - thriftcore
>
> > Hi all,
> > I have a Fricke drum machine that came with a wall wart for 220v European
> > power.  It puts out 12vDC, 300ma.  I've been plugging that into a
> converter to
> > 110v, but it just occurred to me: shouldn't I be able to use a 110v wall
> wart
> > that puts out the same output?
> > -Cyrus