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mrteeth

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« on: August 21, 2010, 10:31:08 am »
The tip of my AC adapter snapped off. Importing an official replacement from japan is unreasonably expensive (cost almost 25% of the entire netwalker).

Can anyone recommend a replacement available in the US or at least tell me if the tip is compatible with some other standard?

I know the tip needs to match and the supply must be 11V with a reasonable amperage, I just don't know where to find such a replacement, especially since it's hard to tell if the tip matches without trying to plug it in.

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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 06:22:02 am »
I would have thought something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Line-0900-77A-...ref=pd_sim_ol_1 would be suitable. Just make sure that you attach the connector in the right orientation and set the voltage.
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 08:51:34 pm »
Quote from: koan
I would have thought something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Line-0900-77A-...ref=pd_sim_ol_1 would be suitable. Just make sure that you attach the connector in the right orientation and set the voltage.

Hmmm...looks good except:
-the netwalker is rated at 11V hopefully 12V won't cause any problems with long term use.
-difficult to say if the tip will fit. a loose fit will eventually cause the port itself to fail which is much more difficult to fix.

damn apple and their patent on magnetic power ports. damn them to hell.

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 02:38:49 pm »
FWIW, I often stray plus or minus 10% from the "recommended" voltage without issue. YMMV.
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2010, 11:15:54 pm »
I got the power line adapter koan suggested cause it was cheap and worth a try.

Fit isn't perfect, but good enough and 12V seems to work fine (9V causes the charging light to flicker between green and red).

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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2010, 02:55:41 am »
Sharp Netwalker Shop - www.pulster.de  we stock original SHARP power adapters, Chris
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 07:08:06 pm »
Thanks for the info. I am currently using this and it seems to work well for my Netwalker. The official 11V replacement chargers seems to be more than $100.

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Quote from: koan
I would have thought something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Power-Line-0900-77A-...ref=pd_sim_ol_1 would be suitable. Just make sure that you attach the connector in the right orientation and set the voltage.