Hello.

Im having real trouble finding a replacement 6v@7a power supply unit for my VP50.

Nothing on ebay seems suitable, and the Anchor bay website sends me to Amazon but its 'not available' there.

Does anyone know where to find something suitable?

I reckon i could also use a 6V@8a. I need one that takes 230v AC mains (im in the UK).


Has anyone else had a failed power supply adapter fail on the iScan?

https://learn.adafruit.com/power-supplies

Had luck getting an in spec power supply from this store when I needed one. Sadly power supplies failing is a relatively common issue with dvdo.

So the power supply failure is a common problem then?? Not good on something that cost a LOT of money when new.

Thanks for the link! Looks like they don't sell what i need. 6v@7a is very hard to find.

I had one fail and read comments from many other people that had it happen. So not an amazing sample size but does seem to come up. Not sure if any failures happened while they were being sold new.

Its these wall warts, that's why when I bought a phantom power supply for my mic I opted for the one with the power built in rather
than the wall wart.

I think forper had the issue also, but then again how old are these units now???
If you still have the original you could always try cracking it open and replacing the caps or whatever may be blown.

I haven't checked right this minute but you should be able to find what you need on aliexpress. There are sellers that have loads of different power supply units, as long as you know the ratings you need and also the tip polarity. Yes US/Japan and Euro type voltages. Australia uses the same mains voltage as the UK but the wall plug/socket is different, New Zealand is the same as Australia. AU/NZ type plugs are a little less common as an option on ali but they are there if you dig in (search there can be pretty random so you may need to spend some time).

Shipping is probably the bigger issue atm.

Murphy's law. Anything that can fail will fail.

Yes i know that.

Thanks. Ive had a look on aliexpress, no luck so far but will keep looking.

7A doesn't seem like the most common ampage for such things, but maybe 10A
can work?
This one (aliexpress.com), with the catchy product name "3V 4.5V 5V 6V 7.5V 8V 9V 10V 12V 10A AC DC Adaptor Adjustable Power Adapter Universal Power Supply 3-12V 10A 9-24V 5A 34pcs Jack", has a variety of tips though, and the 10A version does 3-12V.

Not qualified to say whether those excess 3A will damage your VP50 though.

The sellers have this to say on the subject:

Provided it will supply *at least* 7A at the right voltage, you're fine. It could be rated at 100A and it would be fine.

https://www.astrodynetdi.com/pdf/SPU45.pdf

SPU45-103 it has a coaxial 2.5mm plug. They make several model. I suggest contacting:

Brittany Febus | Customer Service Representative, Low Power
36 Newburgh Road | Hackettstown | NJ, 07840 USA
PH: 1(908)850-5088 x1230

You're welcome.

I paid ~$65 and had to wait 6 weeks for delivery from China. This is a distributor of OEM products made in China.

The specs are identical to DVDO's SINPRO power supplies. I bought one for a VP50 that was otherwise non-functional. This worked PERFECTLY and the plug fits nice and snug. The $6 power supply from amazon didn't work and didn't fit well.