[Asterisk-Users] Re: How many TDM2400P's will a server take?

Juan Carlos Castro y Castro jcastro at vialink.com.br
Wed Feb 1 08:32:43 MST 2006


> Just figured I'd offer my experience with power restrictions and the 
> 2400P...
> 
> When I purchased a Dell 2800 series tower I found that there were no 
> Molex power connectors in the box so I thought I was out of luck if I 
> wanted to use *any* FXS card (TDM400 or TDM2400) in this box.  I spoke 
> with the guys at Digium about power requirements for the card and ended 
> up buying an external power supply (Altech PS-4512: 
>
http://www.wolfautomation.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=17140&CategoryID=2725)

> , coaxial power connectors and some shrink wrap from Radio Shack.
> 
> I can not remember exactly what the power requirements per Quad FXS 
> module were but I am sure Digium can provide that.  The guys at Digium 
> also mentioned they were looking into an external solution like this for 
> the same reason I was -- I just needed a solution that day :)
> 
> I would assume you could use a solution like this to provide the 
> required power to the X number of cards in a system.  I can post some 
> pictures of my solution if anyone is interested.

Please do. Someone IS interested! :)

> ** Please note, Digium did not suggest this or condone this... **

Caveat emptor, please don't do it at home, we're trained professionals etc
etc etc. ;)

Juan

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