RichardDavies wrote: > I have 4 Squeezebox Radios in my house connected to my WiFi network. > After months of frustration with them mysteriously losing their WiFi > connection, I was relieved to find this thread and the relatively simple > and cost effective suggestion of using a Vonets WiFi bridge to work > around this problem. So I purchased a VAP11N-300 adapter for each radio > and used the SB radio power supply to power both the adapter and radio > as others suggested. > > Although this initially worked, I've had problems with the > durability/reliability of these adapters. Sometimes after a day or two, > or a few weeks, or even a month or more, an adapter will suddenly quit > working. When this happens they don't seem to power up any longer, no > lights come on, and power is no longer passed through to the SB radio. I > wonder if maybe the radio draws a little more power than the adapter was > meant to handle and eventually it burns up/wears out something inside > the adapter? > > Anyway, I've had Amazon replace several of them as "defective" so I > think over time I've tried a total of 7 different adapters and 5 of them > have eventually quit working. I'm getting frustrated again because I > can't keep replacing these adapters. I was curious what other people's > experience has been with these adapters? Have they been more reliable > for you? Is the "G" version (VAP11G-300) better? Does anyone have any > recommendations for a similar adapter that might last longer?
The Vonets that I referenced earlier up thread that died was the VAP11N-300. I'm about 2weeks+ into the replacement with no issue (knock on wood), but I think it's like Tony T said and these are just cheap electronics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ superstar19's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59363 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97791 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
