Thanks very much for the tips and guidance /Shivaram ::Sent from my mobile device::
> On Aug 4, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Karl Fife <[email protected]> wrote: > > 5 Amps is 60 Watts at 12v. The SG2220's idle power consumption is a mere 6W, > which is just half-an-amp. 3.333A, is very easily able to keep up. > > The 5A on the HW spec at Netgate is likely referring to the arbitrary maximum > amperage that the *included* PSU is capable of. That does not specify the > amount the board will draw. A power supply must only meet or exceed Amperage > draw of the powered device. Commonly PS's are often over-specified based on > convenience/cost and availability. > > If you use your Leviton PS, and for some reason it's unable to keep up with > the SG's peak amperage, it is not going to hurt the SG. The worst case > scenario is that the voltage at the PS's will sag/decrease, and the router > will be unstable. The same thing sometimes happens as power supplies begin > to go bad and no longer are able to produce the requested amperage. > > I suspect that the max draw on that board is WELL under 3 amps. I'd be very > surprised if it draws 1A under load. > > You can almost certainly use it without a second thought. > > -Karl > > >> On 8/3/2017 1:30 AM, Moshe Katz wrote: >> The page you linked to says that the SG-2220 needs 5A, but you say the >> Leviton power supply is 4A. That's probably a bad idea. In fact, according >> to the spec sheet though, the Leviton power supply is actually only >> 3.33333A. That's almost definitely a bad idea. >> >> -- >> Moshe Katz >> -- [email protected] >> -- +1(301)867-3732 >> >> On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:23 AM, Shivaram Mysore <shivaram.mysore@g > > >> >>> Hello, >>> I have a Leviton Power supply (12v, ~4 Amps) [1] and trying to use it with >>> SG-2220 running pfSense. Will the ampere rating be enough. I could not >>> get a good read on the same based on the spec sheets for SG-2220. But, >>> wanted to confirm. >>> >>> [1] http://www.leviton.com/en/products/47605-psc >>> [2] https://www.netgate.com/products/sg-2220.html >>> >>> Thanks & Regards >>> >>> /Shivaram >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pfSense mailing list >>> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >>> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pfSense mailing list >> https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list >> Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold _______________________________________________ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
