catgate Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I have just been given a BT Voyager 220V router modem without its power source. The power source on my BT voyager 205 claims to be 14v~. I do not really want to screw it up so I would like to know the correct supply.I have searched the net obviously in the wrong places, looking for the this info. Does anyone know the answer, please? A local opinion was 12v but ac/dc was not known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 It is 12v x 1.5a, in the BT specification page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 It is 12v x 1.5a, in the BT specification page.Thanks for that Alan,Yes that ties up with local opinion.... but ac or dc?. You have obviously found a BT specifications page that I did not find. I found a few, but non seemed to have your finding on them.I took the lid off yesterday to look for a clue, but these days, with the miniaturisation of diodes etc. it would seem possible to build a full wave bridge rectifier into the top of a pin head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 The input will be AC, the output will be DC.Click on this link, http://www.voyager.bt.com/voice_over_ip_de...oduct_info.htm#Go to the bottom of the page and click on click here to download product specifications and the power supply facts are on page 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 The input will be AC, the output will be DC.Click on this link, http://www.voyager.bt.com/voice_over_ip_de...oduct_info.htm#Go to the bottom of the page and click on click here to download product specifications and the power supply facts are on page 2.Thanks again Alan,I missed that one somehow. However it does seem odd that it is not thought important to indicate ac or dc. I know dc is the norm for most electronics, but for some reason my Voyager 205 power pack is clearly labelled asInput 230V~ 50Hz 140Ma Output 14v~1A My understanding of ~ was that it indicated ac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Yes the ~ sign does indicate AC, ______indicates DC. -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddacker Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 14vac is also door bell power. I knew BT kept one foot in the past.. maybe they knew a supplier that had some adapters and ...I reached up in the loft and pulled down my old voyager and the psu does show 14V~1A and a sticker on the underside states:for voyager 10V. So it would make sense. 14vac cleaned up to 10vdc? And being a dsl modem of early design there may be some use for that other half wave?As you know sticking a 12vdc psu into a rectified circuit of comparable size will do no harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I have just been given a BT Voyager 220V router modem without its power source. The power source on my BT voyager 205 claims to be 14v~. I do not really want to screw it up so I would like to know the correct supply. I have searched the net obviously in the wrong places, looking for the this info. Does anyone know the answer, please? A local opinion was 12v but ac/dc was not known.I got one of those yesterday!! Probably because we agreed not to change from BT, if they only charged use £14.99 (inc. vat.) for our broadband service. It became a new 12 month contract.Certainly did not expect a Modem/Router. Don't even need one!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Certainly did not expect a Modem/Router. Don't even need one!! :DI have found out that they seem to be much easier to set up than an ordinary winmodem or a USB modem. I am also reliably informed that the hole in the back, for viri and other undesirables to creep in through, is much smaller than these too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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