daveinpoway
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join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA
| GS116 Gigabit switch power requirements
The GS116NA I bought last year is specified to use 12VDC, 1.5A. Recently, I bought a used GS116 that says it needs 5 VDC, 5A. When did Netgear change the power specifications? Are there any differences (performance, reliability, etc.) between the 2 versions other than the power requirements? |
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ImpetusEra
join:2004-05-19
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| I doubt there'd be any noticible difference. Even in the 12VDC model it may be that all the chips were rated 5VDC and there was a regulator to reduce the 12V to 5V. So it could be that it's just cheaper for them to now go with a 5VDC adapter and leave out the stepdown circuitry. |
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daveinpoway
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join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA
| After contacting Netgear Support, I still haven't been able to determine which model is older. I did get their price for the 5V adapter (the switch I bought was missing the power supply), but I want to rig up a 5V source and make sure that the switch works before buying a power supply for it. Out at the swapmeets, I constantly run into 5V AC adapters, but nothing in the 5A range. |
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