Replacement power supplies for this base station are hard to find and expensive and it requires 5.1VDC @ 2.4A, which is tough to find as well. Add to that, I don't know the size of the connector (from the PS to the AEBS) and I'm wondering two things:
1) what connector does it use?
2) Is it OK to substitute values that are slightly different without harming the base station? For instance, it's much easier to find 5 volts than 5.1 — 2.5 amps seems more common than 2.4, too.
Would it be possible to use, say, 5 volts at just 2 amps? What about 3 amps?
I just don't know enough about electricity to say.
What does the world out there advise?
Replacement power supplies for this base station are hard to find and expensive and it requires 5.1VDC @ 2.4A, which is tough to find as well. Add to that, I don't know the size of the connector (from the PS to the AEBS) and I'm wondering two things:
1) what connector does it use?
2) Is it OK to substitute values that are slightly different without harming the base station? For instance, it's much easier to find 5 volts than 5.1 — 2.5 amps seems more common than 2.4, too.
Would it be possible to use, say, 5 volts at just 2 amps? What about 3 amps?
I just don't know enough about electricity to say.
What does the world out there advise?
Replacement power supplies for this base station are hard to find and expensive and it requires 5.1VDC @ 2.4A, which is tough to find as well. Add to that, I don't know the size of the connector (from the PS to the AEBS) and I'm wondering two things:
1) what connector does it use?
2) Is it OK to substitute values that are slightly different without harming the base station? For instance, it's much easier to find 5 volts than 5.1 — 2.5 amps seems more common than 2.4, too.
Would it be possible to use, say, 5 volts at just 2 amps? What about 3 amps?
I just don't know enough about electricity to say.
What does the world out there advise?
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Apple Airport Extreme Base Station (first version)
Replacement power supplies for this base station are hard to find and expensive and it requires 5.1VDC @ 2.4A, which is tough to find as well. Add to that, I don't know the size of the connector (from the PS to the AEBS) and I'm wondering two things:
1) what connector does it use?
2) Is it OK to substitute values that are slightly different without harming the base station? For instance, it's much easier to find 5 volts than 5.1 — 2.5 amps seems more common than 2.4, too.
Would it be possible to use, say, 5 volts at just 2 amps? What about 3 amps?
I just don't know enough about electricity to say.
What does the world out there advise?
crwdns2866306:0crwdne2866306:0:
Apple Airport Extreme Base Station (first version)