Pioneer £80 for a replacement power cord

munikwa

My son has a Pioneer CD player and radio which is approximately 18 months old. We have lost/mislaid the power cable. I contacted Pioneer firstly via a telephone number and then via their Facebook page to try and find out how i could get a replacement.

I was told that they didn't supply anything directly but i should contact one of their national service companies. They emailed me a long list. I contact the nearest company and they came back with a price of £80 to replace it. As the system only cost £120 i thought there must be a mistake and contact a few more however they all came back with the same price. One even said how ridiculous that was.

I contacted Pioneer again to ask if this was the correct price and they said that they thought it probably was. I have asked for a specification (as I think it is a 14V adaptor and i'm not sure of the size of the size of the circular connector) so i can try and find an alternative cheaper version on line but i've not heard back. The Facebook responder was helpful to a point but this isn't his department he can't help me further.

Does anyone have any ideas. I don't want to have to buy a new CD player if possible.

ThumbRemote

What's the model of CD Player? It's possible someone may be able to find something suitable.

munikwa

On the paper work it says
Pioneer Slim Micro System
X-SMC01-k
X-SMC01BT-w/-k/-s

lammy82

I suggest you take the unit along to your local Maplins and ask them to recommend something. You may be able to get away with a generic product like this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/20w-acdc-multi-voltage-power-supply-l06br

Manxman_in_exile

Yes - trying Maplins is a good idea.


You might also want to try posting on the Techie Stuff board too. I've found them helpful.

alumende27

It appears to require a power supply with a DC output voltage of 19V at 3.2A. central positive, external negative

This is, coincidentally, the same output voltage (and I'd wager the same connector) as most laptop power supplies.

unforeseen

dsdhall wrote: »

It appears to require a power supply with a DC output voltage of 19V at 3.2A. central negative, external positive.

This is, coincidentally, the same output voltage (and I'd wager the same connector) as most laptop power supplies.

You're right about the voltage however laptops ( definitely HP, Dell & Acer) tend to be positive centre pin.

munikwa

I've managed to find this on a small table on the bottom 14V 2.85A - +

ARandomMiser

Maybe try ebay?

DCFC79

What kind of shape is the end that plugs into the item ?

Is it a figure of 8 shape ?

munikwa

Sorry i'm not very technical! The 'DC in' is a fairly small circular hole with a pin in the middle