Over Voltage Power Supply for Organelle M

Organelle
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Hi. I recently bought a used Organelle M from a music store. When I tried it at the music store, somebody had connected a 12V Yamaha power supply to it, and of course, I never checked it when I went to test it in the store. I tried it and it worked well enough. So I decided to buy it and the guy unplugged the power supply there and that is when I found out it was the Yamaha power supply.

I asked if there was a box and included supply plus anything else with it. The guy could not find anything at the time. The Organelle M still worked and still does now. But they found the body it came in which had a TRS MIDI adaptor, a USB WiFi adapter, and a power supply. The thing is, this power supply is 18V, 1A, centre positive. Fortunately, I am already using a 9V, 1A, centre positive power supply.

I would like to know if the Organelle M was designed with a voltage regulator that will not burn out with higher voltages applied. It still seems to work after having 12V supplied to it. I really do not plan on using the 18V supply, so not worries there.

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Hi - It was designed for use with a 9VDC power supply.

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Thanks for the reply. While I appreciate the information that it was designed for 9Vdc, I am wondering if the components or maybe a voltage regulator is inside, stepping down the voltage to a lower voltage to be used by the device.

Frankly, I was surprised, but pleased, to find the device still working after having the 12Vdc power supply used with it. I am also shaking my head a little after receiving the box with the 18Vdc power supply.

I am also a little worried that it might break down.

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Yes, there is a voltage regulator that is spec’d to handle voltages above 9VDC. So if the Organelle is working, it’s probably fine. However, we’ve never tested it under higher voltage input.