Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By tkyat Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:57 am
Helo people of the internet,

it may be, i accedently tried to start the mpc with the transformator of my guitaramp. it has less output (9V 1A) but the interpolation is switched.
when i try to start the mpc now the monitor blinks 4 or 5 times very weakly and a red light inside the case is blinking. besides that, nothing happens :(

since the motherboard still gets power, i havent lost hope completly
maybe someone has expierienced similar before and can help me

many thanks in advance!
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By Ultros Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:16 pm
Dead, can almost guarantee you smoked fuses off the board. Did it smell like burning when you did it?
By fmq75 Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:12 pm
Not really related but i found it absolutely shocking 2-3 weeks ago to see a smoked up mpc live on Facebook cause poor guy touched the network input with the power jack and BAM. The inputs are just 1-2 cm apart and i immediately checked the back of my One (same).What the…?What genius at akai is responsible for this?I did it a quite a few times myself, plugging the power chord in without having a proper view at the backside.Never gonna happen again,thats for sure.
By tkyat Sat Jun 25, 2022 5:49 pm
i thank you all three for your replies.
mpc support it is then.

@Ultros No, it didnt smell but you are probably right anyway. i hope i havent grilled the mainboard but only the power supply "part". one (lol) can exchange that
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By Ultros Sat Jun 25, 2022 6:00 pm
That sucks though i bet the moment it happened you were like "F*CK NOO!!" i've done it with laptops and embedded boards.. took the sata controller outta one of my laptops i wasnt impressed. another time I literally watched a little plume of smoke come off a board infront of my eyes. was like "welp that's f*cked now!" *throws it into bin*
By tkyat Sat Jun 25, 2022 7:50 pm
i will definetly do that, thanks.

still could punch myself. :WTF:
i just wanted quickly show smth to a friend.
didnt even know they had the same plug. :hmmm:
By HouseWithoutMouse Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:33 pm
Power Adapter Restraint: Secure the power adapter cable to this restraint to prevent it from accidentally unplugging ... and the user from accidentally plugging in the wrong power supply.