Router Power Supply Question

I know this is a little off topic, but I know people have answered
power supply questions on my K7S5A here before. So if you don't mind,
here's my question.

I have a Linksys router. The original power supply was rated at
9VAC/1000ma. When it crapped out, I used one from an old cordless phone
that is is rated at 9VAC/400ma. The router seems to be working fine,
but I was wondering if I am jeopardizing the router but using a power
supply with different specs.

Thanks for your help.

 

Somewhere in the documentation, website, box, etc. there should be a power
requirement stated. It is likely that your "wallwart" is capable of
providing more current than the router requires. Is your router fully
populated with all of it's LAN port occupied?


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Kirbalo...

K7S5A Pro, Athlon XP 1600+
1 Gig DDR, 120 GB, nVidia GeForce 4 MX 440
SuSE Linux 9.2 Pro & XP Pro Dual Boot
Linux 2.6.8-24.10-default
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