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AC1750 won't power on
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Bought an AC1750 router at the end of October. It worked fine until I returned from the holidays to find it dead - no power, no lights, anything. I replaced the adapter, and it worked until this past week when it died again. It might be related to power outages in my building, but I have it connected to a surge protector. I have tried multiple outlets, the on/off button, the reset button. And of course the 90-day phone support has expired. Any suggestions on how to revive this, or is it time to move on?
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Try a different power adapter and see if it turns on. Could be there is alot of power surges where you have your router. Sometimes even power strips can't protect electronics 100% of the time. Could have been fried if there's alot of power surges and power outages.
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Re: AC1750 won't power on
> [...] I replaced the adapter, and it worked until this past week when
> it died again.
What makes you think that the second adapter is not the new problem?
What are the ratings of these adapters? Do you own a voltmeter? (Or
know someone who does?)
One bad adapter sounds like bad luck. If the second one was a proper
replacement, then it shouldn't die for years. Knowing nothing about
what's in either of your adapters, or what failed in them, it's hard to
say much with confidence, but I would not expect any fault in the router
to damage its power adapter, but then work properly with a replacement
adapter (even for a relatively short time). Of course, many things are
possible.
I suppose that you weren't carefully monitoring the temperature of
these adapters while they were in use.
> Bought an AC1750 [...]
Not that it matters much in this case, but, for future reference,
note that "AC1750" is a speed, not a model number. Ever helpful,
Netgear product packaging emphasizes speeds like "ACxxxx", but that's
not the model identifier. Look at the product label. "R6400" would be
a model number.
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Try a different power adapter and see if it turns on. Could be there is alot of power surges where you have your router. Sometimes even power strips can't protect electronics 100% of the time. Could have been fried if there's alot of power surges and power outages.
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Re: AC1750 won't power on
The second adapter has been tested and works fine. It's the router itself that is the problem - likely fried after a couple of power outages in my building, according to the electronics experts I consulted. Apparently it's a common problem. I'm replacing the router, and investing in a higher-quality surger protector and a protection plan.
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