found 12v power supply. good to use?

[in_sherman]

hello friends,

i'm trying to power my ad-80 (somehow got it on tgp for cheap hell yeah), and i'm broke ass broke. i found an old power supply at my work, i plugged it in and used the multimeter on it. said it was outputting 20v. however, the label says output: 12v, 350mA.

what's the story here? would any 12v supply read 20v? i recall reading somewhere that this may be the case, but it was tough to search for something like that. want to avoid buying more batteries. thanks in advance

[Scruffie]

Yeah some supplies lie, especially those designed for office equipment etc and not specifically effects, you can use a regulator though, few bucks worth of parts.

Make sure it's the right polarity as well obviously.

Might wanna check the chips in the AD-80 too, think it came with ones that can take higher voltage (3005) and some that can't (3205).

[mysteriousj]

It'll be unregulated, so the voltage will depend on how much current you're drawing. There might be 16V electrolytic caps as well which is another thing to worry about. I wouldn't use it, it'd be a bit risky unless you know for sure each component safe.

[Officer Bukowski]

That supply sounds like a bad idea man.

I have to ask, can I have dibs if you sell it?

[morange]

16V caps, those bastards.

[in_sherman]

thanks for the responses, guys! will not use sketchy power supply. bukowski has dibs