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by **Cliv** » Sun, 04 May 2003 23:28:51

I've just been given one of these with power supply and software. Can anyone
tell me what power it needs (including polarity if poss).
Also I have no lead between the pedals and the wheel. It looks like the same
as a US phone lead: again, goes anyone know?
Thanks

by **Cliv** » Mon, 05 May 2003 04:48:48

Thanks for that. As for polarity, the problem is that there is no standard
for how you wire the DC low-voltage end, so that the plug on one device may
have the reverse polarity of an identical plug on another. It's a simple
matter to put diodes behind the DC-in socket to protect against reversed
voltage, but there is no guarantee that they are there.- manufacturers
insist that you use their (usually overpriced) power units. It's one of the
scandals of the electronics industry that we don't have universal smart DC
supplies that simply ask a device what power it needs and then provide it -
it would save carryng around all those heavy power adaptors.

Sorry about the rant.You hit one of my hobby horses. And thanks again for
the info.

> reckoned:

> >I've just been given one of these with power supply and software. Can
anyone
> >tell me what power it needs (including polarity if poss).
> >Also I have no lead between the pedals and the wheel. It looks like the
same
> >as a US phone lead: again, goes anyone know?
> >Thanks

> The cable between the wheel and pedals is a four conductor RJ-11cable.
> The AC adapter is 12v, 1.3A. As for power it needs, that would depend
> on country it is intended for. If UK, it should be 240v, right?
> Polarity? Heh, I don't know how it is there but here in NA if a device
> requires the correct polarity the plug prongs are shaped so they can
> only go in one way.

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