Timeline for Can I use a power supply with different input/output voltage for router?
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| May 13, 2020 at 21:44 | comment | added | K7AAY | The Netgear replacement only needs 1.3A of AC power to deliver 3.5A of 12VDC power. It's more efficient than the original power supply, which is AOK. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:41 | comment | added | Patrick Trauth | Thank you so much to everyone you are all life savers! I think I understand what you guys mean about the input volts and the polarity. Only thing I'm still unsure of is it safe that the power supply I was considering getting inputs 1.2a instead of 1.5a? | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:39 | history | edited | K7AAY | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 13, 2020 at 21:37 | comment | added | DavidPostill♦ | The connector also has to have the same polarity. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:36 | history | edited | K7AAY | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 13, 2020 at 21:34 | comment | added | davidgo | @PatrickTrauth This will be absolutely fine - it would be anyway, but particularly as the one you have has a greater input range then the original. The router only cares about the voltage it receives and that the current is not less then what it needs. | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:34 | comment | added | fred_dot_u | The input rating is to show you that you can use the power supply within a wide range of voltage. It's unlikely you'll exceed those figures on a house power system. No one is about to build an adapter to connect it to a dryer outlet or range outlet, but it would work there too! | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:32 | comment | added | Patrick Trauth | Ok thanks a bunch for the help. So you don't think the cord will fry the router because of the higher input voltage? In the manual it says not to use one that exceeds 125v | |
| May 13, 2020 at 21:29 | history | answered | K7AAY | CC BY-SA 4.0 |