Hello everybody,I'm glad to be part of this board,and I'm not joking if I say that I'm a newbie about Creamware and all his Products,but I'm a little musician that is trying to create a Home Studio on his own,for personal purpose yet,and in the future i hope..dunno maybe something much better.
Anyway let me please introduce my problem.
Not so long ago,I buyed a Scope Project Platform (Pulsar II) and I was so excited to try it,togheter with this I decided to buy an A8 Audiobahn TDAT Analog too.
After searching on the internet something cheaper then new,because for my purpose yet is enough,I've found an occasion on ebay(A8 is actually old,there's the new A16 that's much newer i think and better functional,and it was not easy to find someone that sell something like this).
Anyway my problem is now this:
I need someone who can give me a suggestion about my A8,the place where i buyed is a Musicstore in Canada,but unfortunately I'm living in Europe,Germany exactly,and I've become this hardware with a US energy adapter
that work with a 180V voltage on 2A.Ok I know it seems easy,i thought if i buy now a european adapter that work with 220V there's for sure a way to use it anyway,but it is not.I buyed a new adapter,with many possibility to change polarity (and i have to specify that many electrical hardware here,are working with MA(MilliAmpere) not A(Ampere),the original adapter is a big fat black box,and with the new one,that I've buyed,there's no way to switch the A8 on.
I'm unfortunately NOT experienced on electrical systems,but now I cannot use my new scope on my pc,and the A8 too.
I realized another strange thing,on the new A16 there's the power connection that work with 12V here in Europe,but on my A8 there's 18V.(what's now?Old hardware?Energy supply from US?)
I'm confused to explain that,because my english is very bad,like you see,and the problem is not so simple to explain for me too.
For sure is now,that i need a suggestion about how to do,to discover if the hardware damaged is,or if is still not working just because the wrong power adapter is working not correctly,or else.
I need to know if maybe will be possible to order from Creamware or anywhere else,just only a European adapter original for the A8,because i think the problem is that this hardware work correctly just only with same pieces from the same label.
Or if is possible to find out somewhere,something like a "Bridge"(i dunno how to call it instead this)that can allow me to use the original power adapter,with this energy voltage(220V)without destruct all the components inside for overload of energy.I don't need something homemade from anyone which improvised himself a electrical Technician,but i need something professional that will work correctly for my Creamware Components.
I just wrote this help message in many Boards after this,but it seems that the Musicians all over the World are all togheter,if someone need help,but is part of the same category,and if someone is coming from another category,or is still NOT a real Musicians,there's no pleasure to help him,or no time,or no ideas,like a sad way to enjoy watching the other people soffer.
I hope here will be different,and someone who has the same problem or similar,will give me a good suggestion or solution about this problem,because I'm still excited to use my new soundcard and effects,but actually i have to wait,before something wrong will destroy all my wishes in a second.
I hope was enough clear what I was try to explain,if not i apologize for my bad English.
Any help will be really appreciate.
Thank you for your time folks.
goozer
Please,iI need some suggestions
2000ma is the same as 2a. the adaptor requires that it provide the same voltage as the original. also, it is very important to make sure that the voltage is the right kind. voltage can be ac or dc. i believe that the voltage needs to be ac(on the output). if so, dc voltage won't work. check the specifications of the original. i would try your cw dealer or distributor only because such a big adaptor may be difficult to find. the new one must be exactly the same voltage and at least the same amperage.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: garyb on 2005-01-02 08:30 ]</font>
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: garyb on 2005-01-02 08:30 ]</font>
welcome goozer 
no need to worry for the powersupply - one of the rare cases I disagree with GaryB
the old A16 and A8 have that big 2 Ampere 18 Volt block, while the new A16 ultra uses 12 V due to a different electronic design.
You need a DC powersupply with the 'plus' pole in the connector's center and any voltage from 18-24V should work. The regulators inside your A8 will adjust it to the appropriate value.
This regulation process and the draw of current makes the actual 'empty' output of the PSU drop. My old A16's is 26V empty (measured), a totally regular deviation.
Since it's difficult to find a PSU with the specs of the original one, I just tried out a yamaha 15V 500mA with my A16 (used only for input) - it seems to work. That Yamaha 15V speced has 19,6V measured empty (as said above).
Since your A8 is just a half A16 something similiar 15-20V, from 0.5A upwards should work if you don't connect all the outputs (which probably draw most of the current).
In any case you cannot damage anything with too few power, but the signal quality could be degraded if the deviation is too big.
just in case you don't have the manual for the A8: it has symmetric outputs which should not be used with mono cables. You'll probably won't use it anyway as the Scope's analog output converters are 24-bit types.
The input side adjust itself to the signal level automatically.
cheers, Tom
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: astroman on 2005-01-02 09:10 ]</font>
no need to worry for the powersupply - one of the rare cases I disagree with GaryB
the old A16 and A8 have that big 2 Ampere 18 Volt block, while the new A16 ultra uses 12 V due to a different electronic design. You need a DC powersupply with the 'plus' pole in the connector's center and any voltage from 18-24V should work. The regulators inside your A8 will adjust it to the appropriate value.
This regulation process and the draw of current makes the actual 'empty' output of the PSU drop. My old A16's is 26V empty (measured), a totally regular deviation.
Since it's difficult to find a PSU with the specs of the original one, I just tried out a yamaha 15V 500mA with my A16 (used only for input) - it seems to work. That Yamaha 15V speced has 19,6V measured empty (as said above).
Since your A8 is just a half A16 something similiar 15-20V, from 0.5A upwards should work if you don't connect all the outputs (which probably draw most of the current).
In any case you cannot damage anything with too few power, but the signal quality could be degraded if the deviation is too big.
just in case you don't have the manual for the A8: it has symmetric outputs which should not be used with mono cables. You'll probably won't use it anyway as the Scope's analog output converters are 24-bit types.
The input side adjust itself to the signal level automatically.
cheers, Tom
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: astroman on 2005-01-02 09:10 ]</font>
Thank you very much for your answers folks,and about you Astroman,i see you're in Germany and i hope you speak german,because if so i can explain you maybe better what's my problem now with the new adapter,just because I see that you're more experienced about creamware'S devices then me,and I'll really appreciate if I'll solve the problem with your help.
May I write you a message or an email in german,just if you've some time to spend?
Please send me soon a reply,it will be very kind from you.
Regards
goozer
May I write you a message or an email in german,just if you've some time to spend?
Please send me soon a reply,it will be very kind from you.
Regards
goozer
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