"luke.leighton" <luke.leighton@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:54 AM, Christopher Havel
> <laserhawk64@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 11/13/2013 7:34 PM, luke.leighton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 11:16 PM, luke.leighton <luke.leighton@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> http://rhombus-tech.net/community_ideas/router/news/
>>>>
>>>> uh... am i reading this right - that this router design could be up to
>>>> 20 watts??  4x USB2 @ 500mA (10W), 1x RTL8366 (3W) and an EOMA68 CPU
>>>> Card (4W).  That's.... a hell of a lot.
>>>>
>>>> anyone any experience at dealing with that much power on small boards
>>>> (4 amp @ 5V) ?
>>>
>>>   LM1084?  any guidance on PCB layout anyone aware of?
>>>
>>>   l.
>>>

Possibly a foolish thought, but how about allowing for multiple power
supplies, preferably with some way of detecting which one broke so one
could then send an email about it before the other one packs up?


Cheers, Phil.