Robb
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Wed Oct-22-03 08:58 AM
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Hey, electro-gadget heads... |
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I'm using an old guitar wireless transmitter to send tunes to speakers in the kitchen, but the transmitter uses 9 volt batteries like they're going out of style.
I know there are adaptors out there, but has anyone ever seen one for a device that slides the battery down inside? I would need, basically, an adaptor that's fairly 9V-shaped, with the wires coming out of the bottom...?
Halp! :)
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ProfessorGAC
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Wed Oct-22-03 09:16 AM
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Adapters sold in the electronics sections of most department stores (Yes, even the dreaded WalMart) have multiple adapter ends. Most of them have the battery cap from 9 volt devices attached, too!
You should be able to snap that into place and pull the wire through the battery cover. It might not fit perfectly, but it should work.
That way your battery eliminator will direct connect to the 9V terminals.
That's the best i can think of. The Professor
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Robb
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Wed Oct-22-03 09:28 AM
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...The trouble is, the leads in the transmitter are flat, not the snappy kind... :shrug:
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Atlant
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Wed Oct-22-03 09:37 AM
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3. Take one 9V battery, ... |
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Take one 9V battery, hack it apart carefully, remove (or at least disconnect) the six internal cells, solder on some wires going to a 9V adapter, and re-assemble.
(If you removed the internal cells, you'll probably need to make a small block of wood or plastic that acts as an "prosthesis" to hold things where they belong. Alternatively, epoxy glue would probably do the trick.)
You might also try a 9V rechargeable (available at Radio Shack), but they actually run at 7.2V so a lot of things that really need 9V won't run very well on rechargeables.
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Robb
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Wed Oct-22-03 09:46 AM
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Hacksaw, meet battery. Battery, hacksaw. :)
This sounds safe... better do it while Mrs. Robb is at work!
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Wed Oct-22-03 10:54 AM
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I should've thought of that. Good call! The Professor
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Atlant
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Wed Oct-22-03 01:41 PM
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6. No need for a hacksaw, BTW. |
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(I'm sufficiently obsessive-compulsive that I routinely take apart 9V batteries to throw their steel "wrappers" in the metal-recycling bin, only throwing their six-cell contents in the trash.)
There's no need for a hacksaw. The battery case is simply some sheet-steel with a roll-formed seam on one side of the case. That roll-formed seam will readily "give", allowing you to do the required surgery. Alternatively, you could unbend the roll-formed top that holds the top snap-contact plate in place.
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