Is it possible to modify the above products to enable them to provide power to MIDI Solutions products?
In some cases the reason a product does not provide power to a MIDI Solutions product is because it is operating at a lower voltage than 5V as indicated in the MIDI specification. This can actually be confirmed by measuring the voltage at the MIDI output, the voltage can be measured between the center pin (ground), and either pin next to the center pin (both should be +5V). The MIDI Solutions products will work down to about 3.5V, if the voltage is less than this then no simple modification can be made to enable the product to power the MIDI Solutions product, a Power Adapter is the only solution. In other cases the reason a product does not provide power is because pin 2 of the MIDI output has not been connected to ground as indicated in the MIDI specification. So if you can get inside the product and find ground on the PC board and connect it to pin 2 (center pin) of the MIDI output, the problem will usually be resolved. It is a good idea to first do a continuity test between pin 2 o
