Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Gustafson
Hmm, Yes, batteries required.. On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 15:36 -0500, Greg Troxel wrote: > Bob Gustafson writes: > > >> http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=rr_4008_c > > Note that this is not a power supply; it's a distribution device, the > equivalent of an outlet strip b

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Michael Stone
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 05:27:49PM -0700, David Alexander wrote: >Personally, I'd be willing to pay more for something built like a tank >that I know won't fail. Just buy one at a higher spec. Mike Stone ___ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@list

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread David Alexander
On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:16:25 -0600, Bob Gustafson wrote: >I clicked around on the other power supply messages on the list, but did >not see a specific PN or brand of your "Tank" Power supply with multiple >outlets. Can you put your hand on such a beast or is it just a >reasonable specification wa

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread David Burgess
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:41 AM, David Smith wrote: > Greg Troxel provided a link to an interesting supply that might fit > this specification: > http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=rr_4008_c I like mini-box.com for the quick fix. For example, I currently use a 15V/8A b

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Greg Troxel
Bob Gustafson writes: >> http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=rr_4008_c Note that this is not a power supply; it's a distribution device, the equivalent of an outlet strip but for 12V DC. In my case, I got another USB lockup even when on large batteries, so the issue w

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Andy Michaels
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Bob Gustafson wrote: > I attempted to install a VoIP node at my wife's cousin's and after 10 > minutes, she waved me away saying Keine Kabel Salat.. With the node, a > phone, power and ethernet - it is quite impressive - in the wrong way. My vote for Quote of the

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Gustafson
40 amps, should be enough.. On Mar 9, 2011, at 12:41, David Smith wrote: > > Greg Troxel provided a link to an interesting supply that might fit > this specification: > http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php? > products_id=rr_4008_c > > David _

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread David Smith
Recently Bob Gustafson wrote: > I clicked around on the other power supply messages on the list, but did > not see a specific PN or brand of your "Tank" Power supply with multiple > outlets. Can you put your hand on such a beast or is it just a > reasonable specification waving in the wind? I do n

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Greg Troxel
I don't mean to point fingers specifically at Soekris devices for being "hard" on power supplies; I don't think they are. Rather it sounds like the average low power DC supply on the market today just isn't that great. For most uses, say occasional use powering a portable hard drive, t

Re: [Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread Bob Gustafson
Hi David I clicked around on the other power supply messages on the list, but did not see a specific PN or brand of your "Tank" Power supply with multiple outlets. Can you put your hand on such a beast or is it just a reasonable specification waving in the wind? I have places for several of these

[Soekris] Power Supply responses

2011-03-09 Thread David Smith
Thanks to all who responded to my recent message on power supplies. A couple of comments: I appreciate the reminder to post in plain-text, rather than my (gmail) default HTML. I intend this post to be plain-text :-) I don't mean to point fingers specifically at Soekris devices for being "hard"