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Originally Posted by Thermaltake
Hi, I was planning to buy AVT-8710, but I saw that it is US device which works on 120V input. I am from EU we have 220V input power here, any suggestion for some equivalent TBC like that one with EU current ?
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You need a 12V- power supply. Those can be 100V-240V, and come in all shapes of plugs. (The 15V- can be iffy if amps too high.)
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Originally Posted by Thermaltake
Can You tell us what brand of adapter you offer and give some picture if that's not such a big secret.
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PSU brand can vary on factors. What I have now is a specific APD. Outcome is 12V- power with a power switch, exactly what this specific TBC needs and wants..
It's not a "secret" but rather the fact that that photos show/prove nothing. It's completely about the performance, non-visual aspects.
If you want to see random photo of what an APD power supply looks like, use Google Image search.
The caveats of AVT-8710 TBC PSUs is something I only know from years of experience, and it's not easy to teach. Just trying to teach it would take a verbose novel, which is not something I have time to write. Even EEs don't know all the gotchas of this exact TBC (been there, done that).
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Originally Posted by Gary34
The offering of the right power supply like that is him trying to preserve gear. He’s only charging 22 dollars. I doubt he’s making much off of chargers. It’s not like he’s marking them way up like Tgrant does.
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$22 for the PSU is literally costs rounded up. Maybe some coins in profit, whoop-de-doo.
EDIT: Actually, it's not even costs individually. Some of these items require buying in 5-packs, so my $22 cost is actually item/5, cheaper than one-off buying (but noting that one item in the kit is
only sold in 2-packs or 5-packs).
I don't play the "
I nEeD pIcTuRes!" game. I'm not some Facebook/etc random nobody. That's always a person trying to pump me for information, no intention of buying my gear (even when it's for costs, FFS!), not understanding (sometimes stubbornly) that (again!) images/photos prove nothing.
If anybody want to find a PSU themselves, then nothing more I can do for them.
Certain TBCs are temperamental. The wrong PSU = failed TBC, sometimes irreparable. The AVT-8710 have the added bonus of not having a power switch, and the dangers that entails, thus needing to be addressed.
For some people, "finding my own" works out, often because of dumb luck.
For others, it's FAFO.
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Originally Posted by ge0dude
complex electronic device.
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I think, in another thread, you mentioned being an "audio guy". For this TBC, if all the parts are correct, polarity reversal cables are your friend. (If the wrong parts, keep a fire extinguisher nearby.)
