Little Electrics

Bryanell

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Can anyone tell me if and where in Santo Domingo it's possible to find a place that sells all kinds of those little power suppliers. We've recently arrived from Europe and need to change all those little black boxes that you plug into the electricity wall sockets to give you low voltage DC output to run those small electric/electronic things like cellphone chargers, chargers for rechargeable batteries, electric carving knives, cordless telephones, calculators, discmen, pda's, printers, scanners and the rest of the endless list of all those 21st century convenience devices upon which we've become soooooo dependent.

Although we have some which are dual voltage (220/110) lots are just 220v with different output ratings. Those we will have to change for 110v with the same voltage output and connecting jacks.

I was thinking that like the guys that sell every kind of car phone chargers at the intersections there might be shops that specialise in selling all kinds of power suppliers.

Any info most gratefully appreciated.

Many thanks,


 

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You may need two devices:

1. To step up the voltage to 220V for those that need 220 V but at any line frequency.

2. Something to change the line frequency to 50Hz for devices that use the frequency to operate like motors. And 220 V too as well.

DC devices like computers usually havea 120/220 50/60 Hz power supply as the device itself runs on DC and stepping 110 or 220 down to 5, 12 or 24V is easier.

The #2 devices are huge bloody things.
 

Bryanell

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Thanks Rick for the info.......

ricktoronto said:
You may need two devices:

1. To step up the voltage to 220V for those that need 220 V but at any line frequency.

2. Something to change the line frequency to 50Hz for devices that use the frequency to operate like motors. And 220 V too as well.

DC devices like computers usually havea 120/220 50/60 Hz power supply as the device itself runs on DC and stepping 110 or 220 down to 5, 12 or 24V is easier.

The #2 devices are huge bloody things.

...... but I'm not looking for a step up converter.
All the devices I'm talking about run off low voltage DC electricity, and have adaptors which are really step down transformers from the mains current to the low voltage DC they require. Most of my European appliances have 220vAC to whatever-vDC transformers. What I'm looking for is - for example: My personal CD player works off two small (1.5v AA) dry cell batteries or a 220vAC-4.5vDC transformer; what I want to find is a 110vAC-4.5vDC transformer to use instead of my European 220v one. This applies to my other rechargeable devices (shaver, waterpik etc.,) and to stuff like HP printers and scanners that have 220vAC-various voltageDC power suppliers I need to replace them with 110vAC transformers of matching DC output.
 

HOWMAR

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I believe that there is a Radio Shack in SD. Radio Shacks in the US have every possible adapter and charger you can need.

The following were listed in the yellow pages:
Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
Av J P Duarte 123
Santiago
(809) 724-1616
Añadir a Mi Directorio

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
Av Sarasota 56-A
Santo Domingo
(809) 535-6660
Añadir a Mi Directorio

rsdominicana@verizon.net.do

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
J K Kennedy 23
Santo Domingo
(809) 566-6060
Añadir a Mi Directorio

rsdominicana@verizon.net.do

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
Av S V de Paúl
Santo Domingo
(809) 596-6666
Añadir a Mi Directorio

rsdominicana@verizon.net.do
 
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Eddyx

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Bryanell

In Radio Shack you can get those adapters.

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
J K Kennedy 23
Santo Domingo
(809) 566-6060

This one is in the Plaza Haché

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
Av Sarasota 56-A
Santo Domingo
(809) 535-6660

This one is in Bella Vista Mall

Radio Shack / Concilium, S A
Av S V de Paúl
Santo Domingo
(809) 596-6666

And this one is in Megacentro
 
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J D Sauser

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Wallwarts

If it is little plug in transformers, call them wall warts or external power supplies you are looking for, you can usually find them cheap at street markets just like under the overpasses in SDQ. They usually are "universal" models that can be switched as to output voltage (1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 9 and 12V) and polarity and come with a bunch of plugs to fit most comon applications.
I've bought some in the past and they were +- OK... usually witha little lower voltage (which still is better than too high voltages, so it won't burn up things).

On the other hand, RadioShack (mentioned above) may be a more trustable source.

Some special equipement that doesn't even look soooo special, like "stomp boxes" for guitar players, do only work well with their special brand wall warts... And then there is high tech equipement like computers on which you do not want to play any risky experiments with cheap or unadequate adaptors, but i think I don't have to tell you that.

... J-D.
 
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MrMike

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I think you are really taking the long route on this to replace your power supplies instead of just getting one of those little travel adaptors they make for tourists to be able to charge their cel phones in foreign countries.

The difference is you only need one or two of them, whereas otherwise you are going to be searching for alot of suitable adaptors for your little devices, the universal ones are usually very poor quality and often don't support the full amperage your device may need.
 

Bryanell

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Not sure what your mean MrM

MrMike said:
I think you are really taking the long route on this to replace your power supplies instead of just getting one of those little travel adaptors they make for tourists to be able to charge their cel phones in foreign countries.

The difference is you only need one or two of them, whereas otherwise you are going to be searching for alot of suitable adaptors for your little devices, the universal ones are usually very poor quality and often don't support the full amperage your device may need.

I have a couple of those heavy little "step up" transformers that you plug into a 110vAC socket and get 220vAC output, but I really was looking to take "..the long route" as you put it. Well, perhaps not really the longest possible route, but at least to avoid those cheapie "universals" which I've found to be unreliable and generally unsatisfactory.
My father always said that he had never been rich enough to be able to afford to buy cheap things.
;)
 

Bryanell

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Not sure what you mean MrM

MrMike said:
I think you are really taking the long route on this to replace your power supplies instead of just getting one of those little travel adaptors they make for tourists to be able to charge their cel phones in foreign countries.

The difference is you only need one or two of them, whereas otherwise you are going to be searching for alot of suitable adaptors for your little devices, the universal ones are usually very poor quality and often don't support the full amperage your device may need.

I have a couple of those heavy little "step up" transformers that you plug into a 110vAC socket and get 220vAC output, but I really was looking to take "..the long route" as you put it. Well, perhaps not really the longest possible route, but at least to avoid those cheapie "universals" which I've found to be unreliable and generally unsatisfactory.
My father always said that he had never been rich enough to be able to afford to buy cheap things.
;)