Same issue here. 10v 1200uF capacitor corrupted in the power supply. Changed with a 25v 1200uF capacitor (20 cents). Also I made some little holes in the box before closing with glue.
Works!
Paolo
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Same issue here. 10v 1200uF capacitor corrupted in the power supply. Changed with a 25v 1200uF capacitor (20 cents). Also I made some little holes in the box before closing with glue.
Works!
Paolo
Just had the power supply on my 1.5 year old wl500g premium go. Got hpome from work and noticed I could not access the HDD attached to my router and WLAN was not working, but could still get online through wired connection. When I tried power cycling the router, the LAN LEDs and power LEDs were alternating (all 5 LAN lights would come on then go off, then power LED would come on and go off). Reset button had no effect. I found this post and suspected the problem might be with my power supply. I went through my parts bin and found the power supply from on old D-Link 5 port switch that was rated for 5VDC @ 2.4A, and the tip and polarity matched the Asus one. Plugged in the router with this power supply and router powered up and worked perfectly. So, anyone having a hard time find a power supply it looks like D-Link power supplies make good replacements.
I fixed mine replacing the defective 1200uF capacitor, in the meantime I ordered from a chinese eBay seller (just_for_survive) a D-Link 5V/3A power supply.
This works perfectly on our Asus router.
10US$ including shipping fares.
I have experienced problems similar to Mtmsol's: After having worked perfectly (running Tomato firmware) for more than a year, my Asus WL-500g Premium just stopped working one day. When power supply is plugged in, all five lights (LAN+WAN) give a steady glow.
I bought this generic PSU, but when I plug it in, LAN+WAN lights are flashing quickly, and the router appears not to be working at all.
Would this imply that something (capacitors?) is broken inside the router?
maybe a stupid question...
Did you check the polarity?
Well, the symptoms are the same as other people have reported here. But other than that, the only device I have with which to check the PSU is the Asus router, so I can't really determine whether it's the router or the PSU that is broken.
Ehm, no. How do I check the polarity?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tamadite
The powersupply connector is either +/- or -/+
On most universal power supplies you can reverse the connector.
See this picture:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...r_polarity.png
You will find this picture on the asus as well as on your power supply. Be sure that they match on both devices.
Hi
A lot of power supplys damaged around my Asus box (1 router psu, 2 pcs. of cheap-chinese-hdd-psu s).
Lastly i decided to use old atx psu to maintain hdd power, but did not realized that atx psu can be used as power suply for router, hdd, and manu more simulatously. :D
I have only a question: on my atx psu written that +5V line is 15 Amps. Is this is not too high value for WL-500gP router? Can it handle it? I don't want to damage my box.
Greets!
ATX power supply, green and black (ground) pin must be connected through for power on.
Amps not problem, but some sources (older atx) may require some load.
http://www.smps.us/atx-connector-20-24pin.jpeg
Using ATX power without switching on:
take a look on atx label - stand by power +5VSB if have 2.5A (2A without USB hard drive)
http://www.cdr.cz/picture_/36599/small
connect router on purple and black cable, ... wow it runs without fan...(using only stand-by power for wol features etc.)
I bought above mentioned power supply from gme in Brno but it does not work at all with my asus wl500gp, not even when nothing is connected to the router (no usb stuff) - it just lights all leds and keeps them on infinitely, does not continue with boot.
It seems to me that this power supply is a Chinese crap - when I tried to short cut the power supply with 10 ohms resitor, I measured only 3.5V voltage on it, that means it delivered only 3.5V with 350mA!
I can't imagine how this power supply can work with your router?
Or is just the piece I bought yesterday defective?
If nothing is connected to the power supply, I can measure 5.2V voltage, so it's strange - how can they declare it to provide 5V/4.5A when it delivers only 3.5V with 350mA?
I am going to return it today, but I do not see a better alternative in the GM shop unfortunately.
I wanted to replace the original power supply with more powerful one in order to be able to run 2.5" hardisk with the router, but it seems I have a bad luck:-(
So I returned the crappy power supply and got a better one, which has 5V/4A label and it works perfectly - it's this one, strange I could not see it in the list of power supplies:
http://www.gme.cz/cz/index.php?product=751-545
I can now run asus router with seagate 2.5" 250GB harddisk connected, even two additional usb sticks and aver usb dvb-t tuner, all at the same time, running without problem even when wifi is on (having two additional usb ports mod and 128MB ram upgrade mod).
I have the same problem. I think the power supply is broken. Thank you for all the information. I will source a similar one in HK. See if it works.
Okay, I don't know why it didn't work the last time I tried, but I can now confirm that the generic PSU I mentioned in my previous post works, and my Asus has returned from the dead.
@tungtung: I am sorry for the (VERY) delayed answer.
This is the product link:
http://conexelectronic.ro/produs.php?id=122402
The price is 15EURO.
Hope this helps.