MP40 only works on battery backup??

Ryanerickson · #1 08-25-2015, 02:55 AM

Multi meter

christyf5 · #2 08-25-2015, 03:18 AM

I had a gen 1 driver so I hooked up that, works the same way so it must be the power supply.

mike31154 · #3 08-25-2015, 04:00 AM

Ha, yes, who needs a multi meter when a little logic & a spare driver are the troubleshooting tools? Nice work Mrs. Spock. Another way to perhaps confirm that it is indeed the power supply without resorting to multi meter magic is to look for the little green light on the power supply, or try another power supply if you have a spare kicking around. I have one fairly old MP40 & it's power supply has the green power light, so it's safe to assume anything newer has the light.

christyf5 · #4 08-25-2015, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Ha, yes, who needs a multi meter when a little logic & a spare driver are the troubleshooting tools? Nice work Mrs. Spock. Another way to perhaps confirm that it is indeed the power supply without resorting to multi meter magic is to look for the little green light on the power supply, or try another power supply if you have a spare kicking around. I have one fairly old MP40 & it's power supply has the green power light, so it's safe to assume anything newer has the light.

LOL!! Well whaddya know, theres a light on the power supply! Its pretty dim but it is a little green light. Guess I'll have to get out that multimeter (or make my husband do it, I've never figured those things out). Sadly no spare power supply or I would have tried that too. I've scoped out a few around the house but the output amperage is too high on most of them.

mike31154 · #5 08-31-2015, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

LOL!! Well whaddya know, theres a light on the power supply! Its pretty dim but it is a little green light. Guess I'll have to get out that multimeter (or make my husband do it, I've never figured those things out). Sadly no spare power supply or I would have tried that too. I've scoped out a few around the house but the output amperage is too high on most of them.

Higher output amperage (current) on any spare supply you have is not a problem. Provided the output voltage is 24 VDC and the connector fits the driver socket & is the correct polarity (center +), it will work. The driver will only draw the amount of current (amps) needed. Consider a typical house circuit, rated for 15 amps, but most devices you plug in to a given socket will not draw anywhere near 15 amps, but they do need the 120 volts to operate as designed.

christyf5 · #6 08-31-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Higher output amperage (current) on any spare supply you have is not a problem. Provided the output voltage is 24 VDC and the connector fits the driver socket & is the correct polarity (center +), it will work. The driver will only draw the amount of current (amps) needed. Consider a typical house circuit, rated for 15 amps, but most devices you plug in to a given socket will not draw anywhere near 15 amps, but they do need the 120 volts to operate as designed.

My brain just exploded. LOL! I need more caffeine.

I got the socket part. None of them fit anyways even if I did sort of marginally understand the electrical stuff. I see there is something on amazon so might go that route. I only got the vortech for power outages anyways and it seems to be working fine for that.

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00NXWCVPE/r...I1V3HUNVLBSMYC

Says its for a vortech....??