COBY CA989 AC Adapter for Portable Electronics | List Price: $0.00
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Brand: Coby
Binding: Electronics
Features: - COBY UNIVERSAL POWER AC ADPTR 800mA
COBY AC Adapter [Posted on 2007-03-30]
This product was exactly what I was looking for - works within spec, no issues Thanks!!! Pete
This unit CANNOT do 1.5 volts [Posted on 2007-06-10]
The Amazon description and even the product packaging for this unit state that it can do 1.5 volts, but it has no 1.5 volt setting. What a piece of junk.
Beats the RCA competitve product [Posted on 2007-06-14]
I had ordered just that type from another online seller/distributor. They were so shady they neglected to ship the adapter plugs with the unit, then hid behind their screen where you can only get in touch with them via email -- I'm sure we've all been there. The Coby product's plugs fit the RCA, but the RCA unit was probably more than defective anyways. This Coby unit worked -- once I had puzzled out how the plugs were meant to be oriented on the open end of the device's wiring -- with two devices with which I tried it; the RCA didn't work, same plugs and same orientation, with either. With the other guys' adapter you could barely tell if it _was working -- no indicator light, which the Coby item has. Granted I've only had it arrive here yesterday, but it already has my endorsement as something worth buying. BTW the mfr. of one of the units I tried this and the RCA on happend to BE RCA/Thomson.
Steve W
Don't buy it. Smoke coming out of it at the second use. [Posted on 2007-07-06]
I used it the first time 3 months ago with my portable DVD player for about 15 minutes and it worked fine then. Yesterday I used it for the second time and it stopped working. I kept it plug in for a few minutes longer while trying to figure out why the power is still not on with the DVD player. The adapter started to get hot and a strange smell came out of the adapter. I immediately unplugged it and I saw smoke coming out of it. I am too scared to use it. It's definitely going to the trash now.
WARNING: Generates higher voltage than selected for light loads [Posted on 2007-07-29]
I recently had a portable voice recorder fried by a Coby "universal" AC adapter only to discover that it delivered a much higher voltage than I set it for. For light loads, such unregulated universal adapters will deliver more voltage than desired potentially damaging electronics that don't have (enough) over-voltage protection built-in. Upon checking with a meter, I observed an output of ~10V with the voice recorder attached instead of the 3V I set it for.
If you are willing to pay a few dollars more, take a look at the Velleman compact adapter (PSSMV1) (see Amazon: Compact Universal AC Adapter Power Supply). The Velleman is actually a _regulated_ switching DC power supply which consistently produces the voltage it is set for and runs extremely cool. Even with no load attached, the Velleman produces exactly what it is set for. The next time I have to replace another AC adapter, I will be buying another Velleman compact switching DC power adapter (and will likely even pick up a spare before the need arises ;-).
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