[plug] Power Transformer??

[Senectus -]

aww crap.. what a waste of 35 bucks :-P

Shoulda thought ahead and checked out the requirements ahead of time..


>
>If the hub needs 5 amps, only having half an amp is probably what's going 
>to be
>the problem.
>
>--- Senectus - <senectuskal at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey guys, the  16 port HUB that I'll be donating to PLUG didn't have a 
>power
> > transformer (cuortesy of my chihuahua) so I went out and bought a multi
> > pourpose transformer thinking that it should work fine with this HUB..
> >
> > Stupidly I didn't check what the requirements were for the HUB and it 
>looks
> > like the trasnformer I bought will be of no use..
> >
> > The HUB needs "5vdc 5.0A" and the tranformer will do (among much higher 
>or
> > lower settings) either "4.5vdc or 6vdc" and 500mA...
> >
> > My question is, does anyone know if it really matters that much if its 
>.5vdc
> > lower that required or 1vdc higher???
> >
> > Senectus
> >
> >
> > “I don’t think Bastard goes anywhere near to describing the unmitigated 
>scum
> > sucking, bottom feeding toerag that is me. But hey – who knew shit could 
>be
> > worth so much…”  - Simon Travaglia BOFH (Could have easily been Darl 
>McBride
> > that said it though)
> >
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>=====
>Best Regards,
>Russ
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