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Bellari VP130 Hum Problem

Bassphil said:
Sure, here's the info. Bellari said that it has to be more than 700mA- this on is 1000mA. Also, it had to be between 12 to 15 VDC, and this one is 15VDC.

The box simply says 15V - 1000mA Compact AC-to-DC Power Adapter. The part number may be 273-1691.

I had to buy the connector separately (the tip that goes into the Bellari). I got the one that has 5.5mm O.D. and 2.1mm I.D. That's outside and inside diameter, for those of you not familiar with plumbing :-) (part number is possibly 273-1716)

I hope that this helps someone. I'm going to call Bellari today and see what they have to say about their plugs.

-Phil
www.philpalombi.com


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I missed this the first time around. Thanks, Phil, for the info. I hope it will bring my Bellari back from it's closet-banishment. I liked it, a lot, before it developed the hum.
 
i just got a new vp130 from a seller on ebay, and i believe it came with an 800 mA power supply. i replaced the tube with a nice NOS RCA 7025 also. i don't hear any hum.
 
I realize this thread is over 4 years old, but I'd like to add that based on what I read here I also bought the Enercell 15V 1000MA AC Adapter and the Adaptaplug for my VP--130. I could always tell that this was a phono-pre that had the potential to sound really, really nice if I could just get rid of that damn hum! it had flashes of brilliance.

The Enercell adapter fixed the hum, and how this really does shine. Yes, it's annoying to have to get a $30 part to make this work as it should, but it's still one heck of a value even with the $30 added.
I'm pretty thrilled.
 
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