[Asterisk-Dev] Where to get 48 volt Power Supplies for Cisco IP Phones

[Gary]

why not buy a cisco switch (or other brand) which supports POE.

cheap off ebay, and then you have the wiring already in place :-)

GS

On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:49:27 +0800, Terence Parker wrote:

>Here in Hong Kong we managed to get ourselves a 48V AC-DC transformer 
>which we use for our Cisco's. It's not a POE - but rather a box to 
>which you can attach raw electric wires and thus drag your own cables 
>to all of the Cisco's that require it. A single box can power a large 
>number of phones (though I never tested more than five simultaneously) 
>- only problem is it's a half DIY solution as you ought to hide the box 
>somewhere and also elegantly drag the cables to all the desks that 
>require it. And of course, you have to put the correct DC plug on the 
>cable ends too.
>
>The good thing is, one of these costs around $40 USD or so and can 
>power many phones. I'm not sure where you would buy one of those in AU, 
>but here in Hong Kong you have streets full of random crap if anyone is 
>interested...!
>
>- Terence
>
>
>
>On 12 May 04, at 2:05 PM, James Gardiner wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I picked up some Cisco IP phones 7940, however, was foolish to not 
>> catch the
>> fact that they do not come with power supplies..  Cisco power supplies 
>> for
>> them are  $150 (Can you believe it..) or more from a retailer I know.  
>> I
>> found one place that sold compatible ones for $15 aus but with a 8 
>> week turn
>> around..
>>
>> Can anyone point me in the direction where I can do some Mail Order of
>> 48volt power supplies (240 AC in Australia)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James Gardiner
>
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