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Using smaller amps adapter for Orbi Satellite RBS50
Hi community of Orbi users, Appreciate your assistance/advice. • I recently bought a pre-owner Orbi Satellite RBS-50, but the seller provided me with a non Orbi adapter with the output rating of...
If you are able to borrow a Netgear power supply as a test, that would be my first step.
I doubt very much if there is any different power requirement for "sync" then for continued operation. WiFi has strict limits on radio strength and Orbi is set to 100% of allowed strength unless the user deliberately reduces it (option under Advanced Settings).
Others have purchased third party power supplies that work. (usually from Amazon)
- I found this Netgear page on using wrong adapter...
https://kb.netgear.com/000028995/Information-about-the-power-adapters-on-NETGEAR-products
It states:
What if I use the wrong power adapter?
Your product could be unsafe to operate.
You could cause serious damage to the product.
Your product could mysteriously reboot, drop connections, or have range and performance problems, etc.
Using your product might violate the law.
Umh....All of that is true. Terrible things "might" happen. Good luck finding an original Netgear brand power supply. I found exactly one (used) on eBay. Everything else was third party equivalent. 3.5amp at 12v with the correct size plug is what is important.