[Soekris] Power Supply

[Maurice Janssen]

On Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 14:57:01 -0400, Bob Keyes wrote:
>We've had a small bit of unreliable activity from the net4826. There's no 
>manual for the net4826, but I am generally referred to the net4801 manual 
>when I have questions on it. It says, regarding power, "... 
>a small wall mount unregulated power adapter,supplying 6V-28V DC at 15 VA"
>
>I have been running three units off of 12V wall-warts at 750, 850, and 
>1000 mA. This fits the spec.

I'd say it doesn't.  1000 mA at 12 V is only 12 VA.  You need a bit more
to be able to deliver 15 VA.
I think 12 VA should be enough in most cases, but you might need more
than 12 VA if you have some extras in the case.

>The unit that hung was running on the 750mA 
>supply. It has been suggested by some of my partners on this project that 
>is not sufficient.

I agree with them.

Maurice