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- From: rich@dsm1.dsmnet.com (Richard L. Philpott)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR External Pwr. Supply
- Date: 11 Mar 1996 21:15:49 GMT
- Organization: DES MOINES INTERNET, DES MOINES, IA
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- In article <31443b13.4047916@news.cc.utah.edu>, w.c.may@m.cc.utah.edu
- (William C. May) writes:
- >>>I have a USR Sportster 14.4 external modem that is missing the
- >>>external power supply.
- >
- >>It is 20 volts and 500 mAmps... as far as the polarity goes I'll have
- >>to dig out the volt meter and test it and post it to you later.. make
- >>sure the transformer is clean (i.e. filtered like a telephone power
- >>transformer and not a battery recharger type transformer!)
- >
- >
- >Here's the follow up, and it is not good,, I THINK it is 20 volts A/C
- >!!! at the plug end,, unless I cannot read a meter any more...I have
- >never seen a A/C transformer to desktop modem before but it appears to
- >be that way,, You might have to go back to USR for this one!
-
-
- No, No, No:
-
- The 14.4 takes a 9VAC (not sure about the amp rating) power supply.
-
- The 28.8 takes the 20VAC 500ma supply.
-
- Rich
-
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