It should be simple enough to just swap it for a bigger power supply and
see if the problem goes away...

On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 4:53 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I ain't got no variac, son
>
> Field guys tried replacing two of the affected routers yesterday evening
> and the replacements did the same thing.  The original units work fine at
> our office.  So I'm pretty convinced it's a local power issue, and I'm
> pretty convinced it only affects only the Nokia router because Nokia is the
> only one who undersized their power supply.
>
> -Adam
>
>
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> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> on behalf of Chris Fabien <
> ch...@lakenetmi.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5:39 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Sizing DC Power Supplies
>
> Would be easy enough to bench test this with a variac.
> The specs on the power supply are a bit suspect too. Max of 1A at Min 100V
> = 100 watts to put out 24W of power?
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote:
>
> Looks like you nailed it to me.
>
>
>
> *From:* Adam Moffett
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2024 3:09 PM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Sizing DC Power Supplies
>
> So riddle me this:
>
> Let's say you have this 12V device which needs a maximum of 24.3 Watts.
>
> What amperage of 12V switching power supply would you spec for this
> device?   Personally, I'd go for around 2.5 - 3.0 Amps so I have a safety
> margin.
>
>
> Nokia supplies a 12V 2.0 Amp.
>
> So 24VA to supply up to 24.3W.  If those numbers are real, then isn't that
> undersized to start with?
>
> I would never have looked except that we have 3 of these on the same
> street all rebooting every few minutes, and they all started doing it at
> the same time this morning.  It so happens they're all getting electric
> service off the same transformer, so I'm imagining there's low voltage or
> some other condition making the DC power supply a little less efficient and
> now it ain't got the juice to keep the device running.  In which case
> someone at Nokia is an idiot.  Please tell me if I'm the crazy one here.
>
> -Adam
>
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