14-01-2014, 20:04
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#StickToTheStratisQuo
AKA: Gregor Browning
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Red power light of death on 3 of 4 Dlinks?
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Originally Posted by DweebsUnited
We have powered them all the same way, with the 12v-5v converter specified by FIRST, directly from the 5v port of the PDB, from a 30 amp port on the PDB, and from a 12v wall wart adapter. So far, none of these methods have given us any trouble. They have all worked consistently.
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You should also be powering the 12v-5v dc-dc converter via the dedicated 12v supply on the PDB, not the 5v port, as per this diagram.
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