Canon PowerShot A85 PSU

[Syd Rumpo]

A bit of a long shot, but does anyone know the polarity of the external
4.3V DC power supply jack for a Canon PowerShot A85 Camera? Canon don't
say.

Cheers

 

[Syd Rumpo]

A bit of a long shot, but does anyone know the polarity of the external
4.3V DC power supply jack for a Canon PowerShot A85 Camera? Canon don't
say.

Cancel that, took a gamble on +ve centre and that's right.

Cheers

 

[John Devereux]

Cancel that, took a gamble on +ve centre and that's right.

That's what I always do

 

[sms]

Cancel that, took a gamble on +ve centre and that's right.

You're lucky because Canon has a history of putting +V on the ring, and
GND on the tip.

 

[Syd Rumpo]

You're lucky because Canon has a history of putting +V on the ring, and
GND on the tip.

It wasn't pure luck in fact. I couldn't measure any voltage on the plug
I tried at first, so I assumed it was disconnected from the camera
batteries, but when I tried a different plug - which fitted better -
battery volts or enough leakage thereof could be measured so the
polarity was clear.

So not really a gamble, I just said that to make me more attractive to
girls.

Cheers