Recent content by jdlinn

Hi ... just be darned careful. I went over to Radio Shack, found a nice little power supply, 12 volts 1 amp and FRIED IT! Lots of smoke, and it "rattled" a little when the smoke cleared. I don't understand why Sirius doesn't come out with an adapter for the car that you could buy separately!

Ok, I was close. I tried a 500 ma, and it didn't work (wouldn't light it up). So if I can find a 600 ma power supply, and use the antenna that fits the Sportster, I should have a "home brew" extra home unit. (Probably won't need one now since I've got one being shipped to me as we speak). Is...

Thank you for the welcome, and the response. It is a brand new unit, (and I've very excited about it). The problem has been the "home kit" has not been available until today ... and I ordered it today. So I'll be OK soon. I wanted to be able to use it at home too. So not to worry about the...

Does anyone know the Milliamps necessary for an ac adapter for the Sirius Starmate? There seems to be no way to get to a customer service rep for StarMate ... everything sends you to folks who handle the Orbitor or the Sportster ... one fellow there actually told me (from Sirius) that there was...