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Burnt Modem Power Adapter

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Go to solution Solved by Dieman566,

Not sure where your location is (CHANGE IT IN YOUR CONTROL PANEL!) but head down to your local electronics store and purchase a new power adapter.  It will help the clerk out if you just take the old adaptor with you and tell him you need a replacement rather than trying to find the plug that suits your use.

 

Australia - go to jaycar

 

US - radio shack

 

anywhere else - your equivalent electronics store!

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Just got back from a trip and my modem's power adapter burnt when I tried to power it on.  :wacko:

I know it's burnt because there was a spark there and it couldn't power anything, including other devices.

 

Tried to use a different power adapter (same voltage, 0.5 difference in Amp), it powers up and working fine.

I then find another power adapter to try to power it because the other power adapter I used to test if the modem is still working is my router's power adapter.

I used another router's power adapter with different voltage rating (5V - 2.5A), it powers up but it's not working.

 

So, I used my router's power adapter to power my VDSL modem and replaced my router with my spare router.

What do you guys think I should do?

 

Go get a new power adapter to replace?

Hmm... Maybe I should contact my ISP and see what they have to offer? :D

 

Burnt modem power adapter voltage rating: 12V - 1.5A

Router power adapter voltage rating: 12V - 1.0A

Spare router power adapter voltage rating: 5V - 2.5A

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Cool. Thanks!

I'm now using 12V - 1.0A power adapter to replace 12V - 1.5A.

It's still working though.

 

So, I can just go and get a power adapter right? Thanks. :)

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Not sure where your location is (CHANGE IT IN YOUR CONTROL PANEL!) but head down to your local electronics store and purchase a new power adapter.  It will help the clerk out if you just take the old adaptor with you and tell him you need a replacement rather than trying to find the plug that suits your use.

 

Australia - go to jaycar

 

US - radio shack

 

anywhere else - your equivalent electronics store!

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my modem one just died 2 times, but i just made my own from left over laptop power pack, it was the same volts and i went up .5A

 

as long as you know what your doing its very simple, mulitimeter and soldering iron

 

all you need to look for is

 

the same volts, and same or higher amps

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Not sure where your location is (CHANGE IT IN YOUR CONTROL PANEL!)

 

Thank you! And updated my profile. :D

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