active hub power supply?

[kernal]

Need a power supply for the hubs i just recieved.  Suggested supply?  Or what are other options?

[arw01]

Depends on how many strings and nodes you are going to run.  They were built mainly for ATX style PC power supplies, of which a 430watt was just on sale for $19 after rebate.  I see a 750watt on sale now.  If you were going to try and drive 16 strings at full node count you would need a 1000watt supply.

[travailen]

Do not buy the Diablotek brand. I bought several on sale from Newegg. 750w single rail. ALL of them ultimately failed and I had to replace them with other brands.

Rick S.

[tomwb301]

You can use the 12 volt option and get 600 or 800 watt power supplies from Ray Wu.

[keitha43]

You can't run 16 strings of 128 count nodes anyway as it would take more channels than available on a single smarthub if I remember correctly.

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[keitha43]

Also plug in as many of the connectors from a computer power supply as you can. If you only plug in the main ones and try to drive a lot of nodes the main plugs will melt. The power needs to be spread around.

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