[NeObliviscaris]

I need help!

I have had my new D5 for about 7 hrs now and cannot seem to find a way to power it.

Read this: Power Supply for Sony D-5 "Discman" - AudioKarma.org Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums

But no help, here is the power adapter I have - the power adapter works fine as I have tested it on other devices:

 

[StanleyB1]

Can you take a pic of the side of the D-5 where the DC input socket is, and also of the bottom of the player? I have the service manual somewhere, but I have no idea where exactly

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[NeObliviscaris]

This is what it shows at the back:

 

[StanleyB1]

The good news is that all the presets (those yellow coloured circles) are in the correct position. So just plug in the adapter into the D-5 and try playing a CD.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

Doesn't work, no power whatsoever

 

[Pars]

Have you got a meter (DMM) to verify what the adapter is putting out? If you can check that, that's a start. One of my D33s had a loose power jack (it had come unsoldered from the board). Once I fixed that it worked very well. If you verify that the adapter is putting out 9V (center negative), you might try wiggling the adapter around when it is plugged in and see if you can get it to work.

 

[AudioCats]

the problem is probably your adaptor's power plug, if the center hole is too large it will not make contact with the recepticle's center post. If the D-5 power jack is the same as my D-11 and D-35, the plug needs to have a 2.1mm center hole instead of the usual 2.5mm.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

i am predicting an issue with the plug i put in the back of the d2, i think it's too long, and the hole might be bigger

will go shopping tomorrow for a new power adapter and see how i go

 

[Pars]

From what I recall with my D33, those things usually need a bit of power, like 800mA or so at 9V.

 

[AudioCats]

both of my D-11 and D-35 take less than 200mA, I think the shown wallwart is plenty strong. of course, more current reserve won't hurt.