Topic: Where can I find a JB3????

[The Kilted Taper]

Check the FAQ...lots of ways to power up the unit there.

[Brian Skalinder]

My unit didn't come with one, and I am in desperate need of one [5v AC adapter].

You should be able to pick up a 5v, appropriately mA rated wallwart at RS or your local electronics shop easily enough.

[thierryhenry]

I called Radioshack, and she said they have nothing nowhere that high in ma's. I think she said the highest was 1500ma or something. She said also if you got 5V and like 3000ma, it could overload the unit and blow the battery (not a good idea). So I am stuck waiting until Creative get's their charger in. Thanks for your help though. Brian.

[Brian Skalinder]

Have you tried your local, non-RS electronics shop?  They're more likely than RS to have - or be able to get - what you need.  And my understanding of the mA rating is this:  the amperage rating can be far higher than the actual draw of the device because the device (NJB3) "pulls" the current from the wallwart, whereas it could be said the wallwart "pushes" the voltage to the device.  Completely non-electronics vocabulary here, but that's my general understanding.  Therefore, I think a 5v wallwart with > 2400 mA (or whatever the NJB3 wallwart spec is) should be okay.

Can any of you electronics dudes confirm this for me?

[thierryhenry]

Well the lady @ RS wasn't much help, and I have no car here, so can't really go shopping around. I will be able to cruise around and look this weekend, but yeah someone told me before it's only the 5V that matters, (naturally if you had a 9V it would blow the fuse and overload the player causing it to disfunction), but the as long as it's 5V, the 2400ma MUST BE MET for sufficient power/charging; if it goes over, I don't think it causes anything bad.

Anyway, when I called Creative about when they would get "their" adapters in, I said if there was an alternative I could buy somewhere, and naturally he said no, because you "have to follow the exact specs listed that go with the Jb3, and wouldn't recommend plugging anything else into it."


I am still on my quest. Hopefully I will be able to use my fullycharged Jb3 on Saturday. Thanks Brian.

[F.O.Bean]

also, if youre ONLY charging, your mah's shouldnt have to be nearly as high as when its in use, you could get away w/ something like 800mah IMO, just as long as you didnt try to turn the jb3 on while charging, because it only takes 1500mah or something like that when firing up

so get an 800-1400mah charger or whatever, and try it, i bet it works, it will just take a lil longer to charge

[thierryhenry]

Yeah I am using my Sharp 5V 800ma MiniDisc charger right now, and it's a SCIENCE to get it to charge correctly (like you described above), but yes, I do really need the official Creative one, because this is a pain in my ass. Thanks though.

[F.O.Bean]

check wal-mart, im telling you

[thierryhenry]

check wal-mart, im telling you

I will, thanks for putting up with me Bean.

[F.O.Bean]

check wal-mart, im telling you

I will, thanks for putting up with me Bean.

no problem bud, thanks to ts.com for putting up w/ me

[jpschust]

check wal-mart, im telling you

I will, thanks for putting up with me Bean.

no problem bud, thanks to ts.com for putting up w/ me

understatement of the motherfucking century

[F.O.Bean]

check wal-mart, im telling you

I will, thanks for putting up with me Bean.

no problem bud, thanks to ts.com for putting up w/ me

understatement of the motherfucking century

isnt it jonny

[thierryhenry]

Ha.

[SparkE!]

Also - are the ones being sold in GB any different than the ones being sold here in the US?  The GB ones are much cheaper than the US ones.

I've heard that the European models are modified to prevent the headphone jack from putting out as much voltage as the US version.  I guess it's to keep people from damaging their hearing.

[The Kilted Taper]

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