I spent the weekend packing and preparing to move onto the boat. I have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine and nose mask while sleeping. This is a “Constant Positive Airway Pressure” machine that helps to prevent snoring which prevents the constant interruption of sleep. The device that I have (ResMed Escape S8) has both 110 VAC and 12 VDC inputs. I have always used the 110 VAC so needed to round up a 12 volt chord. I tried a couple and none of them worked so I plugged the device back into the AC chord and was going to go do some research. But wait! The machine always starts automatically when plugged in – it didn’t this time. Ugh…
Yeah, I tried everything and now my little thousand dollar machine is dead BIG BUMMER!
Some research tells me that this is not uncommon as the manufacturer (ResMed) apparently uses a reverse polarity connector and everyone that uses a non-manufacturer supplied DC chord blows the onboard fuse. Of course, this fuse is not easy to change so it has to go in for service.
Sigh…
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