Hi All,
This morning during a panic attack when my Novag Citrine would not turn on after a power failure (it came back to life after resetting it), I measured the AC adaptor voltage output and was astonished to find that, while rated at 9V DC, it's giving out 16.6 volts ! Let me point out that this is a brand new machine purchased just last week.
Can any other Citrine owners check the voltage output of their AC adaptor and tell me what they get ?
Thanks in advance
Novag Citrine AC Adaptor voltage
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ernest
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Re: Novag Citrine AC Adaptor voltage
Remember you are measuring it "open circuit" (zero current).sorcerers_apprentice wrote:while rated at 9V DC, it's giving out 16.6 volts !
So this could be completely normal...
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sorcerers_apprentice
Re: Novag Citrine AC Adaptor voltage
Hi Ernest,ernest wrote: Remember you are measuring it "open circuit" (zero current).
So this could be completely normal...
Thanks for your reply. Indeed I understand that I'm measuring the voltage on non-load conditions. Still I'd like to know what other Citrine owners report, just to make sure.
Regards,
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Karmazen & Oliver
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Re: Novag Citrine AC Adaptor voltage
But this not goog for long live computer,ernest wrote:Remember you are measuring it "open circuit" (zero current).sorcerers_apprentice wrote:while rated at 9V DC, it's giving out 16.6 volts !
So this could be completely normal...
Open circuit not stable level is for more cheap AC adaptars, but is a very bad idea for the user.
PD: for novag, maybe not, because the problems maybe starts after guarranty 2 o 3 years.
Bye, Oliver. From spain.