HP Photosmart 325 Different Adapter (Bought in the USA)

jozi

My boss got a HP Photosmart 325 priter when he was in the states a few weeks ago. The guy sold it to him with a power adaptor (which i think turns 220-240V into 110-120V) and 2 pin to 3 pin converter.
The original adaptor (US one) reads as follows.....
INPUT: 120V ~ 60HZ 600mA
OUTPUT: 32V (solid line over broken line) 660mA
If he was to get a adaptor putting out 32V at 660mA should it work?

Only other way i can tink of is that it could charge trough usb but he hasnt got the right cables for it.

Jozi

Khannie

jozi wrote:

solid line over broken line

This means DC (Direct Current)

jozi wrote:

If he was to get a adaptor putting out 32V at 660mA should it work?

Yes.

A converter should work though. I've used US equipment here with voltage converters (Note that as well as the voltage being different, the frequency is different in the US (60Hz) to here (50Hz)).

Inspector Gadget

USB ports don't provide nearly enough power to drive any kind of printer, period. I'm afraid you can forget that option. As regards powering it, as Khannie rightly says, as the PSU that comes with it outputs DC, frequency concerns are moot.

If I were you, though, I'd stick with the arrangement you've got as the adaptor that came with the printer will invariably have power regulation circuitry would be difficult/expensive to reimplement in a homebrew 220v solution. You could always try a HP dealer to see if they've got 220v adapters, too...?

Gadget

jozi

What he has (printer & adapter, voltage converter and 2pint->3pin) now doesnt work
I'm going to tell him to contact hp and see what they say

solid line over broken line....should have known what that was (done electronics for a year in college)