Replacement PSU for X-Can (V1)

[ed]

First post. Hello. Help.

I am reviving my old hifi/vinyl collection and when I got the XCan PSU (F34ADT-8, bought around 2000) out of the box the plastic earth pin was broken off. There was some foul language!

Now I know it is 12V AC 500 ma but have no idea of the plug polarity as I am used to centre + or centre - and there are no markings . Money is tight, I was thinking of going to RS or Farnell for a replacement, what do I need to look for? Somewhere here it was said that 1A is better than 500ma. is this true?

Edit: I measured the internal diameter of the plug which goes into the XCan and it appears to be 3mm, certainly not 2, so I assume 2.9mm not 2.1mm. OK it seems that what matters is the pin in the amp socket and that is said to be 2.1mm?

[PinkFloyd]

Feb 21, 2024 10:30:20 GMT ed said:

First post. Hello. Help.

I am reviving my old hifi/vinyl collection and when I got the XCan PSU (F34ADT-8, bought around 2000) out of the box the plastic earth pin was broken off. There was some foul language!

Now I know it is 12V AC 500 ma but have no idea of the plug polarity as I am used to centre + or centre - and there are no markings . Money is tight, I was thinking of going to RS or Farnell for a replacement, what do I need to look for? Somewhere here it was said that 1A is better than 500ma. is this true?

Edit: I measured the internal diameter of the plug which goes into the XCan and it appears to be 3mm, certainly not 2, so I assume 2.9mm not 2.1mm. OK it seems that what matters is the pin in the amp socket and that is said to be 2.1mm?

www.poweradaptorsuk.co.uk/1000ma-1a-12v-12va-acac-ac-output-power-adaptor-135-p.asp

That's what you need.

Apologies for not being on the ball but I haven't been well.

Best regards,

Mike.