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> EE help, Voltage Drop over copper
bd1308
post May 2 2005, 10:08 PM
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okay, i have a question. I'm trying to do Power-Over-Ethernet using the (unused) blue pair of ethernet wires. 5VDC......i run the wire (~70 or so feet) and plug it in, and not enough voltage to boot my wireless router....seems that i need under 1.4VDC....how the hell can i add 5VDC to 1.4VDC. I tried getting one of those adjustable AC adaptors and hooking them in series and parallel... in series neither worked...got like 1VDC, and in parallel, well....i tested it later (after it was working) and found the voltage to be around 14-15VDC.....what the hell?

AC adaptor->modified 10/100->~70 foot run to attic->blue pair seperated from RJ45 Jack->in-to router.
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post May 3 2005, 07:51 PM
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QUOTE (bd1308 @ May 3 2005, 05:34 PM)
yeah...i'm just not so sure about this whole built-in power regulator.......I just don't wanna see fire or sparks, ya know? Plus that burning electrical smell is soemthing I also don't like to experience. That happened to an old 8088 once, smelled up the basement for days.....I had to come up with a REAL GOOD excuse for that....

There's a way to find out if it has a built in regulator...

Hook it up to a varable supply set to 5v. Turn it up to 6v. if the LEDs don't get brighter, it's regulating. You could also open it up and look at the part numbers of larger components near where the power plugs in. Then you could find out exactly what the limits of the regulator are.
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bd1308   EE help   May 2 2005, 10:08 PM
914GT   First of all, your adapter needs to be able to sup...   May 2 2005, 10:19 PM
jkeyzer   Ohms law will tell you the voltage drop to expect ...   May 2 2005, 10:20 PM
lapuwali   I was just about to type in almost exactly what jk...   May 2 2005, 10:30 PM
Loser_Cruiser   If you truly need a power over CAT 5 cable, it wou...   May 2 2005, 10:47 PM
bondo   What you need is a power supply with remote sensin...   May 2 2005, 11:20 PM
bd1308   the AC adaptor is OEM.....5VDC....regulator would ...   May 2 2005, 11:33 PM
bd1308   ethernet does have 2 unused pairs....cool stuff. h...   May 2 2005, 11:36 PM
bondo     May 2 2005, 11:44 PM
bd1308   okay....just thought of something....why couldn...   May 2 2005, 11:52 PM
lapuwali     May 3 2005, 09:09 AM
jkeyzer   Make sure the 9V adapter is capable of supplying t...   May 3 2005, 09:19 AM
Dr. Roger   won't the EMF surrounding these power wires to...   May 3 2005, 09:36 AM
jkeyzer   Well regulated DC will not have a significant effe...   May 3 2005, 10:12 AM
davep   DC can cause problems also if the current draw is ...   May 3 2005, 10:21 AM
Tom Perso   Couldn't you just double up the wires? Ethern...   May 3 2005, 10:29 AM
bd1308   jkeyzer: AC power wouldnt work...the bleedthrough ...   May 3 2005, 10:42 AM
bondo   ...   May 3 2005, 05:26 PM
bd1308   yeah...i'm just not so sure about this whole b...   May 3 2005, 06:34 PM
914GT   Lynksys makes a power over ethernet adapter kit. I...   May 3 2005, 07:45 PM
bondo     May 3 2005, 07:51 PM


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