Cordless phones & ac adapters

[helen]

Re: Cordless phones & ac adapters

The best way to answer this question is to look at the label of each of the adapters and of the devices that use them.

The thing to look out for is the output of the adapter.

For example the various adapters lying my desk says:

Output: 12.0V, 1000mA
There is a symbol that says that the center of the plug is postive.

Output: 7.5V, 1.4A
Symbol that says the center of the plug is postive

Output: 5.0V, 350mA
No symbol that says if the center of the plug is postive or negative

The 3rd adapter is my cell phone recharger, while the other two are used to power controller development boards

[Kaonohi]

Re: Cordless phones & ac adapters

An untechie tutu question:

Are the adapters interchangeable between cordless phone bases? IOW, can I remove the old phone and plug that phone's adapter end into the new phone's base? They look identical. Different brands. Don't wanna blow up 666 condos!

666??? The Number of the Beast! Whew.

Make sure the specifications are the same, amps, watts, output voltage, and be sure the +/- indicators match and you should be good to go.

Best bet, however, is to use the new one, and if it matches, keep the old one in reserve (even electric parts wear down). Or vice-versa, use the old one and keep the new one in reserve. But only if the printed or embossed specifications match 100%!

[tutusue]

An untechie tutu question:

Are the adapters interchangeable between cordless phone bases? IOW, can I remove the old phone and plug that phone's adapter end into the new phone's base? They look identical. Different brands. Don't wanna blow up 666 condos!