Sync Strike AC adapter installation

[Drjebus]

I'm worried I'm going to break this poor thing. The Sync Strike has 5v and Ground labels on the board, and it came with an AC adapter - including a 110v or 120v adapter, I forget which - for US outlets.

The other end of the AC adapter is two bare wires. How do I know which one goes to 5v and which goes to Ground? Does it [hopefully] not matter? :c

Once I put the wires in, how do I keep them secured?

Thanks in advance, this didn't come with a manual : /

[bobrocks95]

It would be a 120V adapter if it's for US outlets
Ground wires are typically wrapped in solid black insulation, but I suppose there could be exceptions
You strip a small part of the wire at the end, twist the bare copper together to make sure it's nicely together, stick it in the screw terminal, then hold it in place while you use a screwdriver to tighten the screw on top. Give it a light tug to make sure it's secure.

[Drjebus]

Thanks very much!

**UPDATE**

Okay, this particular adapter seems to deviate. I read that the "positive" wire is the one with the white stripe, or the text, while the "negative" is the solid black. TROUBLE IS on this adapter, one wire has text, and the other wire has dashed gray lines. I am confused O__o

Also, "positive" and "negative" don't match up with "5v" and "ground" labels on the Sync Strike. At least, it doesn't feel intuitive to me, being an electronics noob. Which matches with what?

**SECOND UPDATE**

The adapter has a diagram:
(-)----(o----(+)

sorry for the crude ASCII drawing, but I feel like it gets the point across. Does this indicate that + is the right half, and - is the left? Then, does + match up to 5V, and - to Ground?

Thanks for your patience -_-

[BuckoA51]

That's the polarity of the tip it is referring to. The wire with the dashed white is the +5 volts. If you get it wrong you won't hurt anything, just unplug it right away and redo it.

[fagin]

If you get it wrong you won't hurt anything

That's a brave statement to make in respect of a circuit with an IC on it.

[BuckoA51]

Well I wouldn't recommend leaving it powered like that for long. If the power light doesn't come on, yank the plug instantly. I wired mine wrong first time and it survived.

I don't understand why the Sync Strike has to have this silly screw terminal for power though, a regular power connector would have been much better. I suppose that's nit picking though.

[blizzz]

I don't understand why the Sync Strike has to have this silly screw terminal for power though, a regular power connector would have been much better. I suppose that's nit picking though.

The reason behind that is that it was supposed to be used together with the GBS-8220. If you buy both from him you get a 2 wire cable that connects the screw terminal of the Sync Strike to the power of the GBS-8220. But if you only want to use the Sync Strike it's a bad design decision indeed.

[fagin]

Personally I connected a very short loom and male jack off the blocks.

[Drjebus]

Okay, figured it out. Putting it in one way and nothing happens, but reverse it (grey dash-striped wire is the positive) and my SLG 3000 LED powers on (the SLG 3000 is next in line between Sync Strike and CGA to VGA card, after which is the Capture Card). The Sync Strike, unfortunately, doesn't have any power indicator built into it, so the SLG turning on was my only indicator that I had it right.

So anyways! Major success story imminent, but I feel it deserves its own thread: Success Story!

[BuckoA51]

Sync strike DOES have a power LED, make sure to flip the switch to the PSU setting (rather than SCART) and it will come on as soon as there is power.

[Drjebus]

Sync strike DOES have a power LED, make sure to flip the switch to the PSU setting (rather than SCART) and it will come on as soon as there is power.

Interesting. I may just not be looking at the right location, but I flipped the toggle both ways, and I didn't notice any power indicator (though I did notice that as soon as I flipped the toggle to SCART, my video out instantly de-sync'd and went "No Signal")

I will inspect more closely when I get a chance.