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DC Power 5.5mm x 2.5mm Female To 5.5 x 2.1mm Male Right Angle Adapter Connector...
Right Angle, 90 Degree. DC Power adapter. USE: this item can be used for the power connector conversion.
can you no longer buy from Ebay without an account??
My guess is that you would need to have an account to order from them, I do not know for sure.
Crap……. I forgot. :person_facepalming:
I’ll get right on that. … cause it was a good one!
If you decide to get barrel connector adapters I would recommend the ones below.
They are at a right angle which saves me room because my Fenix ARE-C2 is right in front of the Opus.
Plus its arrival date is anywhere b/w 10 and 26 days earlier than the first Two I got which are straight. I could get mine next week. These are coming from China like the first two I ordered.
Right Angle, 90 Degree. DC Power adapter. USE: this item can be used for the power connector conversion.
Got my LITE-ON SMPS Today. 12V/5.5A/66W. Works like a charm……not even close to warm. :+1: Supernight demoted to back up.
Thank you Settimio for recommending it. Qui Riposa in Pace.
Keep in mind, Wolfdog1226/Capolini and others that the Inside temp. was:
EDIT: It is 84F outside and 77F in my condo. The SUPERNIGHT MAX TEMP. was 94F.
The indoor temp for yesterdays initial test was 67F and today is 66F. The Lite-on has the pleasure of being in 10 and 11 degree cooler testing environment.
With that said, I doubt if the Lite-on would reach 94F under the same circumstances as the Supernight in 77F degree flashlight laboratory temperatures!
My 4 X 18650 Orbtronics are at 3.70V now,charging after the discharge test. The external temp. of the Lite-on is 68F. The peak temp is ~ 4.10v .I will re check it then.
ALL in all this is not a fair test until Flashlight laboratory is the same temp. for the Lite-on! It does give an indication that Lite-on is working well and not under stress! :sunglasses:
Since the room temperatures have been different. This is the Only comparison I can give.
Test: SMPS Max external Temperature when charging 4 X 18650 3400mah
Starting Voltage: 2.80v immediately after Discharge/Test
Ending Voltage: 4.20V
Participants: Supernight 12V/5A/60W…….Lite-on 12V/5.5A/66W
Supernight
Indoor temperature- 77F/25C
Max external temp.–94F/34C
Difference:17F/9C
Lite-on
Indoor temperature:66F/19C
Max external temp.–69F/20C
Difference:3F/1C
When The temperature reaches 77F/25C in my condo I will do another test w/ the Lite-on. MY guess is that its external temperature will not exceed 84F/29C. :sunglasses:
Photos of the S’night 2.1mm Barrel Connector and the Lite-on 2.5mm Barrel connectors.
The holes themselves seem identical in SIZE. The smaller S’night 2.1mm seems to use a spring loaded pin/clip, almost like a flexible cotter pin to reduce the size.
Supernight 2.1mm
Lite-on 2.5mm-Angle shot I turned this around in Post image,it will Not display that way on here???
Lite-on on TOP-Sorry for the blurry picture.
Side by side. Lite-on is on top. It has a shorter :exposed” barrel.
Sorry,can not provide the info,u never answered my email!!! :smiling_imp:
I do not have the adapters yet. However, it fits fine,you can barely tell it is slightly bigger. Adapter really is not needed but since I ordered a few I will probably us them. Mr. Opus is happy.
Settimio told me about it. $10.45 ,3 days from Calif. to Suburban Philly. :+1:
Upon further review I would definitely get the adapters. It works but connectivity can be a problem at times. I just moved the unit slightly and it shut off. A proper 2.1mm connection will make it much more secure.
I got a 10’ cable 5.5mm X 2.5m female to 5.5mm X 2.1mm Male coming on Friday!!! :sunglasses: YES,IT IS 10’!! But I can use it for a few weeks at least until the single pieces come from China!
Wolf-dawg…… I crown you—— Power Supply & Adapter Connector —- Finder & Tester Extraordinaire. ….
With the help of your willing & worthy assistant guass163 giving technical advice of course. :+1:
I just ordered one of THESE and two of THESE
I went for the free shipping, but I already have a tracking number for both…. so hopefully that is a good sign. :+1:
Thanks to you and everyone who helped in solving this mystery problem. :+1:
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AFAIK You should be good to go as long as they send “Us” the right ones!! :+1:
The right angle ones are more beneficial for my use[mentioned in earlier post] and according to their time line and my calculations they will be here 10 to 26 days sooner than the Straight ones from China.
Straight ones I ordered first!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/142340377628
-Then I ordered a 10’ cable w/ the proper connectors from USA [Indiana]! That should be here Friday.
-Then the 90 degree angle ones! I think I will have plenty of adapters!
That is why I listened to my Cousin Settimio and got one. Only $3.50 more than my Supernight! :+1:
I was meant to have the Lite-on. :sunglasses:
The Hitachi was not meant to be. I said I wanted a brand NEW SMPS.Not a USED one like the Hitachi was.
However,along with a BLF members suggestion[can’t recall his name]and before my Cousin Settimio[Electrical engineer] convinced me, I emailed the Ebay Hitachi dealer to see if it was a 2.1mm connector:
Hitachi OEM Genuine 60W 12V 5A ADP-60WB AC Power Adapter Supply for LCD Monitor
New message from: usefulgadget Top Rated Seller(232,595RedShooting Star)
Sadly it is no longer available. We will be doing a sweep later to close these listings when we doublecheck the system for inventory count.
For this item, it was a 5.5mm outer by 2.1mm inner.
Best regards
No reason to get defensive.
All I said was I was meant to have the Lite-on. I did not want a used SMPS and the Hitachi eliminated itself by not being in stock anymore.
Here is a breakdown for the credit of my purchase:
Cousin Settimio-50%
Wolfdog-25.1%
G163-24.9%
Thanks everyone! :+1:
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Let us know how it works. I hope it serves you well.
Thanks for the replies!
I am aware of the voltage fluctuations. Nice to know the Opus is not too specific on input voltage. I will only connect it to the socket after engine start or after shutdown.
I had a car plugtip being fried once when running a 12volt coolbox while driving in the car on holiday. But I think it pulled more than 3amp. Could as well be due to a bad connection with high resistance and thus high temperature.
I’ll give it a shot and hopefully the fuse pops before the opus if things work out bad. In that case I guess I can place a new fuse and lower the Opus charging mAh and be fine.
So — can someone sum up?
Is the power supply currently (heh) provided with the Opus charger inadequate?
Assuming need to buy another power supply, how to identify models that are
— best (level 6) energy efficient and
— “green” (low power draw so not wasteful to leave plugged in)
The Eagle (USPS) is about to land……
Well, I just checked USPS Tracking and my package containing power supply from “speaker_joe” (ebay) is out for delivery to my humble abode. :+1:
I place the order about noon on 19 April & it should be in my mailbox about noon today, 21 April.
That is two (2) days from California to NW Alabama!!!
Talk about fast shipping…. speaker_joe must have had it out the door headed to me a couple of minutes after I placed the order.
Wow………
I actually think this may be only the second thing I have ever bought off ebay……… …
But if I can find more guys like him it won’t be the last. :+1:
speaker_joe on ebay gets a 10 star out of a possible 5 star rating from me.
I would highly recommend him to anyone!!!
If you were to read this……. Thank You speaker_joe!!! :+1:
EDIT: This is just such cool, fast shipping I had to post the Tracking as evidence.
DATE & TIME………….STATUS OF ITEM……….LOCATION
April 21, 2017, 10:03 am Delivered, In/At Mailbox GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 21, 2017, 8:26 am Out for Delivery GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 21, 2017, 8:16 am Sorting Complete GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 21, 2017, 7:15 am Arrived at Post Office GADSDEN, AL 35903
April 21, 2017, 4:25 am Departed USPS Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 21, 2017, 12:32 am Arrived at USPS Destination Facility BIRMINGHAM, AL 35222
April 19, 2017, 11:23 pm Departed USPS Origin Facility WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95799
April 19, 2017, 11:23 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95799
April 19, 2017, 6:22 pm Departed Post Office TRACY, CA 95391
April 19, 2017, 2:40 pm Picked Up TRACY, CA 95391
April 19, 2017 12:39:55…………. Order Placed
So — can someone sum up?
Is the power supply currently (heh) provided with the Opus charger inadequate?
Assuming need to buy another power supply, how to identify models that are
— best (level 6) energy efficient and
— “green” (low power draw so not wasteful to leave plugged in)
I think the power supplies have been inconsistent. Mine was inadequate, so was Teachers,maybe others. What was established in this thread about 2 weeks ago is that Opus chose a DIFFERENT manufacturer for the SMPS in version 2.2 . If you go back several pages you will see that.
I can not answer the efficiency/green question. I am sure Gauss163 would have an answer/info. about that!
My set up is maybe a little different. I have a strip w/ 6 outlets and a switch to turn them on/off. I do not leave ALL of them plugged in because if I did, when I hit the switch they would all come on. I plug them in as I use them.
I hope this helped a little.
One suggestion. If you get an Opus just see what happens before you buy another SMPS. Again, in this thread[~2 weeks ago] I gave a detailed acount of when mine failed and what happened. It ALWAYS happen during the CHARGE/TEST just after transition from discharge to charge.
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Let me know how it works w/out the adapter. Mine still works fine as long as I do not move it. I am waiting a few more days for the initial adapter!
My Opus BT-C3100 V2.2 works fine during the full Charge / Test cycle with the original 220V power supply. Tested it with 4 NCR18650 3400mAh and 4 30Qs at 1000mAh charge.
Maybe It’s already written, but does this problem only occur with the V2.1’s?