[Soekris] Soekris net4801 and the SMP power supply, lot's of failure

[Bjoern A. Zeeb]

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Marc Balmer wrote:

Hi,

> we are using lots of net4801 with the small SMP switching AC/DC
> power supply, Part No SBD212.
>
> We have lot's of failures with these power supplies.  After a few
> months, suddenly the Soekris won't boot anymore or the LEDs just
> keep flickering.  Replacing the PS with a different type solves
> the issue.
> 
> All in all we had to replace about 20 units so far.  I think there
> is a problem with this type of PS, do other users have this
> problem as well?

Yes, we have multiple of those labeled "faulty" around here as well.
They were used with different models, not only 4801s here.

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Bjoern A. Zeeb                                 bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT
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