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

[Mike]

Sebastian Schwerdhoefer wrote:
> Marc,
>
>   
>> we are using lots of net4801 with the small SMP switching AC/DC
>> power supply, Part No SBD212.  
>> (...) 
>> I think there is a problem with this type of PS, do other users have
>> this problem as well?
>>     
>
> we have the same issue here. So far only only one power supply simply
> stopped working. Wim Vandeputte from kd85.com was so kind to send us a
> new one very fast, many thanks by the way! But we have more net4801
> with the small power supply and i pray that they don't stop working
> soon.
>
> I guess it's really a problem with the SBD212 :-(
>
>   
Search the mailing list archive for 11/25/2006 "High failure rate with 
soekris POE". The problem with their poe's were previously reported and 
no action was ever taken, and we've been forced to replace every single 
one that we ever bought because they have all failed the same way. 
That's probably 80 units or more. We no longer do business with soekris 
over this and other product defect issues, but I thought it worth 
mentioning because of the sheer volume we went thru replacing matches 
these reports too.