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Right Power Adapter for EU
Hello I bought a Netgear R6250 AC1600 smart router in the USA, but I am in Europe, my problem is where to find a power cord with the right specifications, meaning the right INPUT and OUTPUT values fo...
> INPUT: 100-120V -47-63Hz 0.5A
If that's the adapter which you'll be getting, then it looks as if
it's no good for 220-240V.
> OUTPUT:12.0V --- 1.0A
And that makes it look as if it might be wrong (at any voltage) for
an R6250, whose User Manual says (page 131):
Power adapter
o North America: 120V, 60 Hz, input
o UK, Australia: 240V, 50 Hz, input
o Europe: 230V, 50 Hz, input
o All regions (output): 12V DC @ 2.5A, output
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6250/R6250_UM_13Apr2015.pdf
12V is 12V, but 2.5A is much bigger than 1.0A.
> I understand the input volts are the main problem, but the Hz and A,
> are different.
The 50-60Hz frequency difference shouldn't matter. Notice that the
pictured adapter is good from "47-63 Hz". The line frequency matters
only for old ("linear") power supplies with big, heavy transformers,
which need to be bigger and heavier for 50Hz than for 60Hz.
That 1.0A current rating looks like a problem. If that's what you
get, then I'd advise looking for a properly-rated replacement. The
label on the router should tell you what its power requirements are. At
the moment, for example, http://www.ebay.com/itm/162694573316 shows one
with a label which says 12V, 2.5A. If the router needs anything close
to 2.5A, then a 1.0A adapter is unlikely to work well (or for long). If
someone sold me a mismatched/wrong adapter, then I might complain.
I am really confused because here, in chat support, they gave me this values for this part of the world:
input: 230V, 50Hz
Output: 12V DC @ 2.5A
My router is on the way, I do not have it with me, but I found this picture (attached) from someone selling it on Ebay, the same model.
INPUT: 100-120V -47-63Hz 0.5A
OUTPUT:12.0V --- 1.0A
I understand the input volts are the main problem, but the Hz and A, are different.
> INPUT: 100-120V -47-63Hz 0.5A
If that's the adapter which you'll be getting, then it looks as if
it's no good for 220-240V.
> OUTPUT:12.0V --- 1.0A
And that makes it look as if it might be wrong (at any voltage) for
an R6250, whose User Manual says (page 131):
Power adapter
o North America: 120V, 60 Hz, input
o UK, Australia: 240V, 50 Hz, input
o Europe: 230V, 50 Hz, input
o All regions (output): 12V DC @ 2.5A, output
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6250/R6250_UM_13Apr2015.pdf
12V is 12V, but 2.5A is much bigger than 1.0A.
> I understand the input volts are the main problem, but the Hz and A,
> are different.
The 50-60Hz frequency difference shouldn't matter. Notice that the
pictured adapter is good from "47-63 Hz". The line frequency matters
only for old ("linear") power supplies with big, heavy transformers,
which need to be bigger and heavier for 50Hz than for 60Hz.
That 1.0A current rating looks like a problem. If that's what you
get, then I'd advise looking for a properly-rated replacement. The
label on the router should tell you what its power requirements are. At
the moment, for example, http://www.ebay.com/itm/162694573316 shows one
with a label which says 12V, 2.5A. If the router needs anything close
to 2.5A, then a 1.0A adapter is unlikely to work well (or for long). If
someone sold me a mismatched/wrong adapter, then I might complain.
Dully noted, you are right.
Thanks a lot!
Luckly, that picture was just an example I found.