Power Adapter For a power adapter I use a slightly modified Psion Series 5 mains adapter. All I´ve done to it is replace the jack plug
it came with by one that fits the Coolpix 900.
The Psion adapter loo ks
like a UK mains plug (it´s also available in similar forms in the
US and Europe) and has a rated output of 6V at 1A at the right polarity
- negative outer/positive inner - just right for the Coolpix 900.
Cost in the UK is about 20 UK Pounds Sterling.
The plug I´ve fitted is one I got from a local Tandy store. The description is: Coaxial Power Plugs (2) 5.0 mm Outer Diameter 2.1 mm Inner Diameter. The product code was 274-1567B and its fits the socket in
the camera very snugly without being at all loose. Note: I bought my Coolpix 900 before power adapters were available for it in the UK, so I resorted to the above kludge. Unless you know
exactly what you´re doing I recommend you get the Nikon mains adapter. You never know, you might avoid damaging your rather nice and expensive digital camera. On the other hand - why bother with a
mains adapter at all - read the next paragraph...
I almost never use the power adapter as I never transfer
images from the camera to my PC via the serial cable: I always
transfer the images by taking the CompactFlash card out of the camera,
slot it into a CompactFlash
Adapter and plug that directly into a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot
in my Toshiba laptop. The transfer happens in seconds and imposes
no drain whatsoever on the camera´s power source.
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