Texet 7” Lifestyle Digital Photo Frame

[silverfoxone]

Can anyone help me and tell me the input voltage of the above item as Ive lost the power adaptor and looking to use one of the many adaptors I have around the house all with different voltages !
Many thanks in advance

[wildwood]

Mmm... The product info at Texet is dismal to say the least!

Is there no silver sticker with the electrical specs on the back?
Is there a small number on the body around where the addaptor plug goes in, something like 12V?

I have a 7" Samsung and that uses 12Vdc. 2amp. minus to earth.
Not sure if yours needs the same.

[Wak]

I have a small "Signature" Photo frame which works off a 9VDC 2A Adaptor.
I would suggest that you start with the lowest voltage adaptor that you have and work your way up to a higher voltage until the frame works OK.
Hope this helps.

[Buenchico]

Wildwood writes: "The product info at Texet is dismal to say the least!". That's a bit unfair since all of their product manuals are online, including the one for the DPF-701 Lifestyle. (That's the only model with 'Lifestyle' in its name, so I'm assuming that it's the correct one):
http://texet.com/tle/.../DPF-701Lifestyle.pdf

The DC output voltage of the power adaptor is shown as '9-12V' (presumably depending upon the AC input voltage, which can be anywhere between 90V and 240V). So the exact supply voltage doesn't seem to be particularly important.

However there are two important caveats. Firstly, the manual doesn't indicate whether the centre pin of the socket is positive or negative. (There's usually a little picture next to the socket, showing which way round the polarity needs to be). Secondly, the power consumption is shown as 10W. Hardly any power adaptors (of the type which come with radios, phone chargers, etc) can handle such a load. Standard 'universal' adaptors can typically only provide around 3.5W. Connecting one to a device which requires a 'heftier' supply will lead to the adaptor rapidly overheating, with a risk of fire and the near certainty of it 'burning out'.

Chris

[rccatnap]

For a 12V 10W supply you need an adapter that can supply at least 830mA.
To be safe, it should be able to supply 1Amp or more. If you are not sure that any of the ones you have are sufficiently powerful enough then you can get a useful regulated supply from Maplins at around £16.99.
See < http://www.maplin.co....e.aspx?ModuleNo=32754 >.
Hope this helps.

[rccatnap]

Regarding polarity, it is normal for the centre pin of the input socket to be positive and that is the default for the power supply I indicated from Maplins. However, all is not lost if the pin happens to be negative. Connecting the wrong way round for a moment would not be a problem, because there will be a diode in the input of the photo-frame to protect the unit from just such an eventuality and the frame will not work. The polarity can easily be reversed, if needed, on the power supply.
Let us know how you get on.