Electrical convertor for my wireles router is extremely hot when in use.

You'd probably want to pull the covers off it and check the circuitry. Many of the Linksys boxes can run from near 4 volts to nearly 25 volts (the limits are the drop-out voltage of the 3.3V regulator and the power supply input capacitor rating). No idea how Netgear is configured.

The nice thing about the Linksys boxes is that power supply current drops as the voltage rises, so line losses can be correspondingly lower.

Remind me sometime and I'll write up my "Power Over Cat5" conversion. Also, look for a thread titled "Linksys Lies!" 8*)

I know, that's why I asked if the actual current draw has been measured.

Lose the transformer, use a SMPS instead :)

Incidentally, did you mention somewhere that you'd run much more than the stated 5V into a Netgear ME102? Maybe it was a Linksys, can't remember now. I've just got hold of an ME102 but no PSU, I have plenty at home, particularly 9V ones but no PSU. My choices are either to buy a PSU or alternatively just bung a 7805 inside the unit somewhere.

David.

Nor me yet. Like I said, I might just bung a 7805 in a spare 9V PSU and have done with it. :)

David.

It's the early USB one, if I can't find a connector around the house then i'll just hard wire my bodged and 7805 equipped adaptor. :) Anything else and i'm liable to end up paying more for the thing than it's worth.

David.