Getting ready to install a new C-8 in the RV... any chance to power it with 12v
Thanks
Rick
Getting ready to install a new C-8 in the RV... any chance to power it with 12v
Thanks
Rick
Only if you want to fry it. It needs 5v.
All you need is a 12V to 5V USB adapter like this, don't get the ones with a display or an on/off button,
https://www.amazon.com/Charger-AINOPE-Smallest-Adapter-S8-Black/dp/B0795DJXNH?th=1
Thanks nclark... just what I needed to know
It is the season for fireworks.
C8 is picky about power... See this discussion if as a part of this you're not going to use the included USB power puck.
In the hope that it will be useful to others, I thought I'd share my testing of the C8 powered via PoE. There have been many references to issues when powering C7/C8 units using Unifi switches, but it should be understood that these issues are not specific to Unifi. My main switches are Cisco CBS 350s (192W), and while I had no issues powering C7s with inexpensive lightweight PoE splitters, the C8 has been a completely different story. FWIW, I've also tested with a dedicated Trendnet PoE switch…