Resmed S8 and Battery Power

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The Mule
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Re: Resmed S8 and Battery Power

Post by The Mule » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:01 pm

LyleK1 wrote:"The most significant thing to be aware of is that a Resmed S8 has negative polarity (-) on the centre pin of the DC barrel connector. Since there is no standard or convention for wiring these connectors, there's a 50/50 chance that any general purpose DC connection cable may be wired incorrectly for use with an S8."

Now, I'm confused!
I talked to the business I purchased my Resmed S8 Autoset II from and he said the center pin is positive!
Any chance of some clarification? I'm fine with buying a regular 12 volt set-up and I have defined 12 volt power source (on my boat) but who do I believe!!?
I can wire the the pin either way by changing the wires attached to the plug.
Or am I better off buying the $80 DC converter and being able to use the 12 volt plug for charging other devices when I'm not sleeping?
I neglected to log on before posting this... Just so i'm not hiding!

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Re: Resmed S8 and Battery Power

Post by billbolton » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:58 pm

The Mule wrote:I talked to the business I purchased my Resmed S8 Autoset II from and he said the center pin is positive!
Any chance of some clarification?
See.... viewtopic/t9828/viewtopic.php?p=88553#p88553

I also recommend you find a new CPAP supplier next time around
The Mule wrote:Or am I better off buying the $80 DC converter......
IMO, yes. The output side of the DC-12 is warrantied by Resmed to work with an S8 and will protect your boat batteries from being fully discharged etc etc.

Cheers,

Bill

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Re: Resmed S8 and Battery Power

Post by The Mule » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:23 pm

Thanks for the info...
I'll start looking for the DC12 converter.

If anyone is looking to sell one, please let me know!