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Re: DC to DC coventor

On the back of the converter there is a diagram outlining what each of the wires is. Connect the 12 volt + and - to a 20 or 30 amp terminal on the PD board. Then, we cut, spliced, soldered and heat shrunk the 5 volt (+ and -) to the plug for the router. (you remove the wall-wart of course). Use a multimeter to figure out which wire is positive on the router plug. Switch your multimeter to continuity and put one probe in the plug (center is positive) and the other on one of the wires.

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