Does Anyone Know of an Alternative PSU for microX?
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Does Anyone Know of an Alternative PSU for microX?
My microX's power-supply has died and the local distributor is out of stock and cannot get me a new one until after our next [important] gig. I've searched everywhere for a replacement but I cannot for the life of me find the right plug for the microX's unique socket. Does anyone know of a suitable PSU that I might be able to get hold of in the next 10 days or so?
Well technically any PSU that meets the specifications of your official KORG PSU will do.
According to the KORG website that means you need a 12Volt / 10 WATT PSU but you need to verify this by looking at your existing PSU. Outside that all you need to watch for is the polarity, but normally you can reverse that on all universal adaptors.
Now for the disclaimer
.... it is written in your manual to use nothing but an official KORG adaptor / PSU, so it's up to you to decide on what you want to do here. There is no special magic to a KORG PSU that makes it's unique and if you can get a match for the details written on the back of your KORG PSU there should be no problems at all. But I can't do anything but advise you of that facts and the risk you take by going against what your manual says.
Regards
Sharp,
According to the KORG website that means you need a 12Volt / 10 WATT PSU but you need to verify this by looking at your existing PSU. Outside that all you need to watch for is the polarity, but normally you can reverse that on all universal adaptors.
Now for the disclaimer
.... it is written in your manual to use nothing but an official KORG adaptor / PSU, so it's up to you to decide on what you want to do here. There is no special magic to a KORG PSU that makes it's unique and if you can get a match for the details written on the back of your KORG PSU there should be no problems at all. But I can't do anything but advise you of that facts and the risk you take by going against what your manual says. Regards
Sharp,
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Strangely enough, I am smart enough to read the label on the original PSU and find one the same. It was the first thing I did, even before I foudn out I couldn;t get a genuine one in time, as they are one-third the price of a genuine replacement. Interestingly, the "genuine" one is really just generic, even laptop PSUs come from 3rd party suppliers.
What I can't find, as I mentioned in the original post, is the right plug for the microX socket. For the record, the original is 12V/1.5A supply. 10 watts would be around 800mA at 12V, so maybe it's overkill but in any event, it's the unique plug that is the stumbling block. I could replace the socket in the machine but if the PSU turns out not to be the only problem, I might get some kick-back from the authorised repairer for butchering it. It's out of warranty so they'll fix it anyway, I'd just prefer not to do that to it if I can avoid it.
What I can't find, as I mentioned in the original post, is the right plug for the microX socket. For the record, the original is 12V/1.5A supply. 10 watts would be around 800mA at 12V, so maybe it's overkill but in any event, it's the unique plug that is the stumbling block. I could replace the socket in the machine but if the PSU turns out not to be the only problem, I might get some kick-back from the authorised repairer for butchering it. It's out of warranty so they'll fix it anyway, I'd just prefer not to do that to it if I can avoid it.