Need American Audio DX4 power supply

[Mikey Goat]

I recently acquired an American Audio DX4 preamp/mixer for my home stereo setup (needed a phono preamp) but it is missing the power supply. I would love to utilize this classic mixer but finding the proprietary power supply (18V, 500 Ma AC thru a 5-pin connector) has so far been fruitless. Anyone have an old spare you could part with or suggest a resource I might contact?

Thanks!

[Skeyelab]

did you call american audio?

[Mikey Goat]

did you call american audio?

I emailed and they replied that because it is a discontinued model they do not have parts. Found nothing on ebay. I'm hoping there's someone out there with an extra power supply.

[fatcatdj]

you can convert that crap 5 pin to a 2 pin by opening up the unit and finding which of the pins
are hot and neutral, here's a 18vdc wall wart

http://www.amazon.com/VM80W18-Universal-Switching-Converter-Converts/dp/B001QK2JMK

you're going have to do some soldering, but its not major surgery connecting the hots and neutrals
together

and hooking it up to something like this


http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Kycon/KLDX-0202-BP-LT/?qs=epXiFF%2FxuAHCzTd6NeuupQ%3D%3D&gclid=CLSZm_jhirYCFQLhQgodWDIAoA


like everything else in life its hot or neutral, there's no bi lifestyle in electrical schematics

[Mikey Goat]

you can convert that crap 5 pin to a 2 pin by opening up the unit and finding which of the pins
are hot and neutral, here's a 18vdc wall wart

http://www.amazon.com/VM80W18-Universal-Switching-Converter-Converts/dp/B001QK2JMK

you're going have to do some soldering, but its not major surgery connecting the hots and neutrals
together

and hooking it up to something like this


http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Kycon/KLDX-0202-BP-LT/?qs=epXiFF%2FxuAHCzTd6NeuupQ%3D%3D&gclid=CLSZm_jhirYCFQLhQgodWDIAoA


like everything else in life its hot or neutral, there's no bi lifestyle in electrical schematics

Thanks for the ideas and links. I have been starting to think the same way and have some friends who can probably help me with the conversion. I'll probably wait a few days to see if anyone happens to have the original power supply but as weird as that thing is, conversion is a likely solution.