Thread: Power supply for Belkin router?
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Old 11-12-2008, 14:07   #7
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Re: Power supply for Belkin router?
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Originally Posted by Kymmy View Post
Sorry but after doing component level repairs on PC, printer and peripherals I've not yet seen a router, switch, hub, print server or any other modern day digital electronics board without either a regulated PSU or in 99% of cases regulation on the board...

Yes I agree that a 12v PSU that is unregulated will be somewhere i the region of 17-19v unloaded but with routers that's fairly irrelavant due to the regulation on the board (the processor and memory on the board will need a regulated 5 and 3.3v as well as the other IC's... If the board isn;t regulated how do they get that from a 12v supply????)
I was referring unregulated 12vDC being regulated to 12vDC not being included on the board, not the processor voltage requirements. While I have no qualifications in electronics, as you say, yes, its unlikely to be unregulated or it would have a regulator on the board, but for a £30+ router, would you risk using a bad power supply and end up killing it?

Anyway, no point in arguing, its petty Just make sure you use a decent regulated power supply and not some cheap unregulated one or you could risk damaging it... Thats the only point I was trying to make
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