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Thanks Otto Pylot
Came home today from 2 week vacation to a non working Micro Cell. Power light on but nothing else. Remembering Otto's sage advise about checking the power supply (easy for me as I have a complete spare Micro Cell and power supply), I swapped the power supply to my spare. Bingo! 5 minutes later I was up amd running. My Micro Cell is powered off a UPS so it is not an issue of a power hit. Maybe just old age. Now I am in the market for a new power supply and will use Otto's advice to get the correct one.
Thanks again Otto.
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@rjniles - you're welcome. As the MicroCell ages, we are starting to see more and more ac adapter problems. The adapters are pretty cheap to begin with and to have them last as long as they do is amazing. My old MicroCell, DPH-151, still works with its original adapter but it has since been relegated to the electronic closet ,but my guess is that if I put it back into use, it would die.
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Otto,
Here is the replacement powewr supply I am ordering (12 VDC, 2.0 Amp) Under $5 with shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-2A-24W-Power-Supply-AC-to-DC-Adapter-for-3528-Flexible-LED-Strip-Light-/121635981504?hash=item1c5211c8c0:g:1QQAAOSwpDdVQCrd
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When I receive the new power supply I will connect to my working Micro Cell and test it out. I will post feed back, good or bad. For $5 it is a good insurance policy.
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An intersting aside. Thought I would test the power suppy that went bad. Connected a DVM to the output of the supply and got 36VDC. Connected a 12 volt lamp as a load and the voltage dropped to about 3VDC. Classic symptom of a transformer with an open secondary winding.
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Otto,
As promised here is the feed back on the $5 FleaBay power supply I ordered as a replacement.
It works perfectly. My only complaint is the cord is shorter than the OEM and I have to use a extension cord to reach the receptacle.
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