Ok... So I guess these things really are that cheep and don't have reset
circuits! ;)

On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 04:43:56PM -0500, rwf wrote:
> Get a DC ammeter (milliammeter in this case) and insert it in series with 
> the center lead of the round barrel plug going to the AP.
> If you don't know what I am talking about, and you already fried an AP, 
> then why not just use these figures that I have already measured on mine as 
> a reference:
> 
> Voltage                  Current
> 15V                      220-300 ma
> 12V                      260-320 ma
> 9V                        300-400 ma
> 7V                        390-500 ma
> 5V                        520-680 ma
> 4.5V                     550-700 ma and the AP gets unstable, actually 
> crashing Netstumbler on an Orinoco card.
> 
> Ralph
> 
> http://ralphfowler.com
> For wireless info, including hacking the DWL-900AP
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:17 PM 3/25/2003, you wrote:
> Begin Quoted Text
> >ok this might be a dumb question but, how do I measure the current from my
> >ap? I already tried to before and fried my ap. I have a digital 
> >multimeter,
> >do I have the unit on? I measured the output from the wall wart to be 5v @ 
> >5
> >amps for 25w but the ap says 5v @ 2 amps. Im using a dwl-900ap+
> 
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