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rossentj
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I need a PS-P424. I've sent email to Tascam's Parts Dept., but is there any online source I can buy it from?
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lazyboy
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I was set to order one from tascam, but luckily my local music store sold me one. At $5 less than teac charges for the order, it still ran $60. Damned Extortionists!-lzb
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rossentj
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Thanks for the tip. They actually had it in stock? Guess I'll try my local Guitar Center.
I was thinking of getting a 12V 1200ma Radio Shack supply, which should be overkill power-wise and would cost under $30, but I chickened out.
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I was thinking of getting a 12V 1200ma Radio Shack supply, which should be overkill power-wise and would cost under $30, but I chickened out.
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drstawl
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I know what you mean. The 424 calls for an 1100 mA feed.
At the price of a 424 I'd be chicken too.
Buk gaaaak!
But before you get all henny penny, listen to <these> facts. Earlier today I mistakenly plugged my Porta-07 into the power supply for my Kawai keyboard. OOPS! The Portastudio power supply takes a 12V 600 mA feed. The Kawai uses a 10V 1000 mA feed. The Portastudio didn't notice the difference!!!
At the price of a 424 I'd be chicken too.
Buk gaaaak!
But before you get all henny penny, listen to <these> facts. Earlier today I mistakenly plugged my Porta-07 into the power supply for my Kawai keyboard. OOPS! The Portastudio power supply takes a 12V 600 mA feed. The Kawai uses a 10V 1000 mA feed. The Portastudio didn't notice the difference!!!
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lazyboy
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Rossentj,
Check out the thread in Newbies about AC/DC. Hopefully it will prevent you from getting burned the way I did on the ps-424. BTW nobody who is selling this thing is going to give you a straight answer whether you can pick up a cheaper converter. Oh well, live and learn... lzb
Check out the thread in Newbies about AC/DC. Hopefully it will prevent you from getting burned the way I did on the ps-424. BTW nobody who is selling this thing is going to give you a straight answer whether you can pick up a cheaper converter. Oh well, live and learn... lzb
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rossentj
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[Lazyboy,
As far as power goes, the Radio Shack alternative would be OK - I'm more worried about connector size - none of that stuff seems to be standard. I got the guy at my local Guitar Center on the case - he'll get me the GC price on the Tascam part, and I'll probably go with that.
drstawl,
Different voltages? Sheesh! Probably not a good idea. Glad your equipment is still OK.
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As far as power goes, the Radio Shack alternative would be OK - I'm more worried about connector size - none of that stuff seems to be standard. I got the guy at my local Guitar Center on the case - he'll get me the GC price on the Tascam part, and I'll probably go with that.
drstawl,
Different voltages? Sheesh! Probably not a good idea. Glad your equipment is still OK.
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rossentj
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Lazyboy,
Check your blood pressure and be sure you're sitting down before you read on.
Here's the essence of the email reply I got from Tascam:
"The power supply for model 424, p/n 5347019000, is available at $36.74
each."
That's not far from what Radio Shack wanted, so I guess I'll go with it.
Check your blood pressure and be sure you're sitting down before you read on.
Here's the essence of the email reply I got from Tascam:
"The power supply for model 424, p/n 5347019000, is available at $36.74
each."
That's not far from what Radio Shack wanted, so I guess I'll go with it.
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lazyboy
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See now if I had ordered from them, I would've kept the receipt and i'd be calling to give them a first class bitching out right now. But that's the quote they gave me.
Am I allowed to call them motherfuckers in this forum?
Am I allowed to call them motherfuckers in this forum?
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rossentj
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Hey, you're the senior member, whatever that means - don't ask me.
In fairness to them, the Guitar Center guy told me Sunday that they had (recently?) obsoleted the original 424. I don't know why that would account for the price drop, but it might.
In fairness to them, the Guitar Center guy told me Sunday that they had (recently?) obsoleted the original 424. I don't know why that would account for the price drop, but it might.