Dead or brick ? Lan and WAN 1-4 leds on steady

[bangwhistle]

I had the same problem, couldn't get the reset function to work, only those four lights. Could not find an OEM power supply but did find one that ended up working fine- the plug is even the right size. Sonicwall part number 01-SSC-2848 is 5V, 2.4A which is plenty of current for the WL-500G Premium. I did have to reflash and restore config (PP) but all is well.

[Renegate]

For those with defective asus router power suplyes, there is a sollution.

Often the capacitors are poorly made and they will start to leak electrolyte until they get defective.
To change the defective capacitors open the defective power supply and change the bad capacitors, put the same µ F (micro farads) capacitors but higher voltage, for example if you have a capacitor that is rated at 1500 µ F and 10 V change with a 1500 µ F and 25 V capacitor, also there is a good ideea to drill holes in the top case of the power suply to help it cool down if you use your router 24/7, 365 days a year.

This Information is provided as is withowt any Implyed warranty, use at your own risk, I'm not responsable if you dammage your PSU, this information is provided in the hope that it will help somebody.

Best regards,

Renegate

[giangi72]

Hi all,
I have the same issue (power led off, lan leds on and fixed, wan on and fixed) but I measured the voltage of my power supply and it is 5.15V, than I used another power supply without success.
Do you have any suggest?
Thanks in advance

[raas]

Hi all,
I have the same issue (power led off, lan leds on and fixed, wan on and fixed) but I measured the voltage of my power supply and it is 5.15V, than I used another power supply without success.
Do you have any suggest?
Thanks in advance

Do you know for sure that this 'another' power supply is able to supply 5v at at least 2,5amperes? IF not, it won't boot. Use your pc's power supply just to make sure.

[giangi72]

Do you know for sure that this 'another' power supply is able to supply 5v at at least 2,5amperes? IF not, it won't boot. Use your pc's power supply just to make sure.

I'm sure the other power supply have 5v but it is 1 ampere.
Are you sure it should be 2,5 amperes?
Only to try don't should be enough 1 ampere?
Thanks

[raas]

like you said in your previous post, you tried it without succes. this is prob. due to the psu not supplying enough current. if 5v@1a would be enough, Asus would have supplied the device with such an adapter. (besides that, electronic devices do need a lot of/most of the power on startup, like a harddrive, It needs power to spin-up, but once it's spinning, it doesn't need lot of power to keep it spinning.)
Be wise, use a power supply wich supplies enough current to make sure, or you might come to wrong conclusions.

[nutmeg]

Hi,

I'm having the same issue described here (every LEDs lighted up but power) and I guess it's a power supply issue.
So, I tried to find the same capacitor (1200uF / 10V) but I only got a 1500uF / 10V.

Do you think I can replace the old one with this one without breaking everything (power supply or router)?

Thanks

[raas]

nutmeg, I don't think that will be a problem.

[Leon78]

It was by the defective power suply.
When router starts, it takes 0.75A, but when the wirelles is on, it takes 1.1A !!
So 5V 1A is not enough.

[giangi72]

Thanks for your answer.
I have just bought a new power supply and I'm waiting for it.

[QMax]

Strange things happens here since the past summer...
broken files on hdd, sometimes the router doesn't boot from hdd, sometimes it needs more than one power cycle to boot correctly... with or without my 2.5" HDD connected (powered by Asus).
The same cfg worked without an issue for 3 years.

I hope these problems will be solved fixing the power supply, but...

How did you opened your Asus power supply ?
Mine is one-box of plastic...

I've found a good alternative on eBay, D-Link 5v/3a PSE-S5VDC3A or JTA0302F-E.

Does anybody knows if this ps use the same Asus plug on 5V side ?

[QMax]

Waiting for the new power supply from China...
I replaced the original Asus PS with a enormous 5-12V 20A, well... my WL500W is alive !
Ok, so I opened the original PS and replaced the only one 1200uF/10V condenser (the one near the output 5V cable) and now all works fine.

Hope could be helpful for someone

Max

[QMax]

From my previous post:

I opened the original PS and replaced the only one 1200uF/10V condenser (the one near the output 5V cable) and now all works fine.

Hope could be helpful for someone

Max

[giangi72]

Ok.
I used a 2.5 A power supply and all works correctly now.
Thanks you very much for your help