Hello all,please help me know the truth in this matter!
I play an electronic drum controller called a drumkat.It is powered by a plug in
ac adapter rated at 9v 500ma.One day my power supply died and in a pinch i
wired a 9v square battery to the drumkat... it worked perfectly,i used it like
that for a long time (months).Eventually i got tired of seeing the makeshift
battery taped to the Kat and went back to using the company sold ac adapter.
Recently i went on the drumkats user forum and read a post from a guy who
hated the cheap company ac adapters. So i posted my experience using a
common 9v battery and how well it worked....(it never did run down). Well
the owner of the company posted a warning of sorts saying that He would
not recommend doing what i did, because starving a circuit could lead to
premature component failure. IS THIS TRUE?... I should also note that the
company sells a very expensive ($500) portable battery supply to users who
need to use their drumkats Sans ac power...such as football marching bands. So please share your wisdom, is the owner lying to protect his pocket
or is he telling the truth and protecting us from ruining our Drumkat....
Thanks so much.... dave