Electronics → Quick fire question (see pic)

Ok, See the below pic. If I am correct I am needing a 9v AC adapter (AC output to the device) correct?

Note: I broke the original adapter.

Yes.

My question is; Would that be 9VAC, or 9VDC. I've actually seen both..

The tilde (~) after 9V means AC, plus it lists the frequency it expects. If it wanted DC it would have the line with dashes instead.

/M

The marking is pretty unambiguous since it not only shows the ~ symbol for AC but explicitly states the frequency range (50-60Hz).

There is a chance that a 12V DC power supply may work but that is not guaranteed. Sometimes the AC power line is used to produce a clock signal and even more likely the AC may be used to produce 2 DC symmetrical DC voltages (+/- 12V).

Oops.. Totally missed that.. Heh.

Yeah, that'd be 9VAC.

Thanks everyone... now to get this guy the proper power it deserves. I damaged it's power adapter, so I am hoping to find the right thing to replace it with.