Dang it. Even for a Crosley Cruiser, that's a real pity to have fried the board with the wrong power supply. Similarly, I attached the correct 12V AC/DC generic power supply to an old 1980's or early 90's B&W Memorex portable TV yesterday and I could smell it frying a bit, so even with seemingly the correct voltage, etc, one is still better off using the original power supply when possible. What a shame.
Back in those days most, if not all, power supplies / adaptors were linear (transformer-based) and nowadays most, if not all, are switching-based; that can affect old electronics as well 😊
Bummer! I guess you ended up letting out the "magic smoke" from that unit. Like others mentioned, I take care to make sure I keep the correct power adapter with the correct unit it is supposed to go with.
I have several similar power supplys that I didn't keep right with whatever they go to. I don't know much about this kind of thing and ruined my previous record player similar to what you did. My question is, I have a VQSLY record player and I'm trying to figure out which power supply came with it. It says DC: 5V 1A on the bottom of the player...I assume that means its 5 Volts. So one of my power supplys says Output: 5.0V-2.0A on it...would that work or would I have to for sure know which supply originally came with my player?
Nah, just check the voltage of the power supply before using it Also it’ll be repairable. It’ll Q almost certainly have an over voltage protection in the form of a diode or resistor that can be easily replaced
A cheap DYMO labeler is an excellent way to tag your wall wart bricks. I put voltage, polarity, AC or DC, and max current on my wall warts. Most electronics that are spec'd for 12V will usually run on 9V without issue. You can use a wall wart with a higher current output than the device requires, provided voltage and polarity are observed. The device will only draw what it needs. Most electronics that have a 9-12V AC input will work just fine with similar DC voltage. Do NOT connect AC to a device requiring DC, however. If you destroyed a special version of Crosley, no worries. You can get another, and swap the assembly over. Pro tip: the case from the donor can be used for tools and accessories, and you can strip the belt and cartridge from the damaged unit. Might even be able to salvage the motor. and speakers. If there's a USB out, odds are it's okay, too, since it isn't powered by the player.
There should be several voltage regulators inside and with some luck only those are blown. Someone with experience on electronic repairs on component level should be able to fix this. I doubt that the 5V supply directly goes to the main processor and converter chips. On the other hand - toss this pos and get a real vinyl player..
Did the magic smoke come out? Did the same thing to a work light. A day ago. I setup a router for WiFi extender. Left the power supply in the wall. That ac adapter gave the lamp 2x the volts and 4x the amps.
HELP! What do you do when this happens? Because has happened to me also and I don’t know if I have to trash it or is it possible to change maybe something 😢
My wife's son switched wall warts trying to plug the internet back in after a thunderstorm (During lightning season in the Deep South, only unplug the equipment you want to keep.) and fried my router years ago.
Should be obvious IMO... but really, what I don't get is that they don't make a bottom compartment to store the power adapter... My turntable uses an IEC cord, so I don't have to deal with adapters luckily... Oh yeah btw, when plugging in a different adapter, also check the polarity. Most of those barrel plugs are center positive, but some are inverted polarity.
You could always put a number 5 (or 12) on the plug (Sellotape it on to show it is a 5 or 12 volt one?). (You want a burger with those fried chips? Joke!).
