[ravegeek]

I have a Sony D-555 portable cd player and am looking for an accessory for it. I'm not looking for the original battery but an optional adapter that fit into the battery compartment and held 4 AA batteries. If you have one, a lead on one, or the part number please post here or PM me.

 

[ravegeek]

This might be looked upon as a buy/sell/trade thread, please let me know.

 

[warubozu]

IIRC neither Sony or any other aftermarket vendor has made or sold an adapter that holds 4 AA batteries for the D-555. I could be wrong, but I've never seen such an adapter for the D-555.

 

[ravegeek]

This is where I would agree with you IF I had not owned one myself.  I remember actually buying and using something like that back in the day on the D-555.  Oh how I wished that I kept it or not lost it now that I want it again.

 

[warubozu]

That's funny, I'm looking at my D-555 and it would seem that the battery compartment isn't deep enough to fit 4 AA stacked. Was it an external battery adapter?

 

[ravegeek]

Yeah 4 AA's wouldn't fit.  I know I used something internal, maybe it used a 9 volt(not 2 AA's as I don't think that's enough voltage to run it).  I know I used something.
 
As for the original BP-2EX I see some compatible battery packs for sale around the internet, would these work(and also charge) in existing D-555's?

 

[warubozu]

I took a look as some of my other vintage PCDPs that I had in storage this evening and came upon my D-10 which has the optional external Sony battery compartment. Not sure if it's the same one you're talking about. This external battery compartment will work with the D-10, D-15, D-25, D-55, D-7S, and D-555. It needs 8 AA's to power the D-555 and the other mentioned PCDPs, the model number for the external 8 AA compartment is EBP-380. The EBP-380 attaches to the bottom of the PCDP, sort of like a sled. It has been long discontinue and is difficult to find as no one has them. The picture below is what the EBP-380 looks like with the battery compartment (bottom side of the sled) shown:
 

 
The compatible BP-2EX will work and charge with the D-555 but you need to be careful not to over charge them as they generate quite a bit of heat while charging.

 

[ravegeek]

Ok I remember that one also.  I remember seeing it and the charger I'm thinking of, I didn't like the flat tray for some reason and went with the other one.  One other thing about mine is that I remember it was light grey in color, not black.  I am now however not so turned off by that tray, maybe I'll try to get it now.
 
Thanks for showing the tray.

 

[minidiscfan]

the "official" optional external battery pack is SONY EBP-360 as it is written on the manual and it also says DO NOT use EBP-380 but no reason was given. 
both 360 and 380 are hard to come by now days anyway. 
 
if any one still have EBP 360, please pm me. 

 

[warubozu]

  the "official" optional external battery pack is SONY EBP-360 as it is written on the manual and it also says DO NOT use EBP-380 but no reason was given. 
both 360 and 380 are hard to come by now days anyway. 
 
if any one still have EBP 360, please pm me. 

 
Both EBP-360 & 380 are identical, there is no difference between the two and both can be used safely on some vintage Sony PCDP's. I own both of them and no thery're not for sale, a pic of the EBP-360 external AA battery pack
 

 

[Passat]

Old Thread but need correction:
EBP-360 and EBP-380 are NOT identical!
The internal connection of the batteries is different.
In the EBP-380 all batteries are connected in a row, so the output voltage is 8x1,5 = 12 Volts.
In the EBP-360 4 batteries are connected in a row, both rows in parallel, so the output voltage is 4x1,5 Volt = 6 Volts.
The output voltage is written next to the battery compartment.

If you use the EBP-380 with newer Discmans like D-10, D-15, D-150, D-555 you will damage the Discman.
The EBP-380 is only for the D-7S/D-50MKII/D-55 and the EBP-360 is for the newer Discmans like D-10, D-15, D-25, D-100, D-150, D-250, D-Z555.....