Richard Smoot wrote:
> On Sunday 20 January 2008 10:05, Eben King wrote:
>> A friend gave me a router. When powered up, it comes on for a few seconds
>> (at first), then goes off. As you try repeatedly, the "on" time gets
>> shorter. If you wait some between tries, the "on" time gets longer. This
>> behavior makes me think something small is heating up. (The behavior is
>> the same with the router's case open AFAICT.)
>>
>> He said that when he first got it, the transformer was noisy (buzzing?),
>> but there was a mixup with the receipt and they (the store?) would not
>> honor the warranty. We think the transformer's finally died. Anyhow, this
>> is a practically unused Linksys WRTP54G. Anyone know where I can get a 9V
>> _AC_ 1A power supply? Most of them out there are 9V _DC_. Cheap is good,
>> in case it's _not_ the transformer that's bad.
> If my memory is correct an old US Robotics external power cube should work,
> because they were 9vac 1amp.
>
RadioShack has replacement power supplies, however they are about $30IIRC :(
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