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#295341 22-Mar-2022 16:21
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Decided to ditch the DishTV Android box due to sound levels gradually reducing until you reboot!

 

I shifted in a rush and all my electronic bits and bobs managed to get split between a few boxes.

 

I purchased the MiBox S from PB tech and pretty sure they supplied a NZ power supply.

 

The specs for the MiBox says 5.2v and 2.1amps.

 

Have found two power adapters that are close:

 

1. Samsung travel adapter - 5V and 2A.

 

2. Switchwerk travel adapter - 5.2V and 2.4A. But I think this one was for the google chromecast 4K from 1-day.

 

Which is correct? Concerned #2 could break the unit.

 

Currently powering with the MiBox 3 power supply which is 5.2V / 2.1A.

 

Thanks

 

 


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  #2890827 23-Mar-2022 16:07
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5V will be fine, the voltage is specced at 5.2V because most crappy cables drop the voltage enough that what turns up at the device is 5V even if it starts as 5.1V or 5.2V. Check a USB power supply with a high-impedance meter, it'll probably be 5.1V or even more to precompensate for cable drop.

 

 

So any 5V supply with sufficient power rating should work, which any modern supply designed to drive tablets and fast-charging phones will handle. From a quick search on the Mi S is has a barrel jack connector, so a USB -> barrel jack cable from a USB power brick should do the job. If you're in Orkland near the north shore I may even have one in the cable collection you could grab.

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