Sonore Optical Module

[fla-ts]

May I be so free to ask a question?
Can I use an S-Booster of 9 Volt on the Sonore Optical Module,
because I am using it on a TP-Link MC220L and wish to replace it with the Sonore Optical Module.
I read somewhere that the Module can get quite hot on the S-Booster

Best regards,
Fernand Lambert
 

[Axiom05]

I initially used a 9v SBooster with my optical Module and I found it to get quite hot. It was not too hot to keep your finger on but it made me uncomfortable to have the unit that hot. I switched to a SGC 5v supply. All you can do is try it, the heat shouldn’t damage the unit (hopefully). 9v is really overkill for the oM. 

[jcn3]

On 1/11/2020 at 6:07 AM, fla-ts said:

May I be so free to ask a question?
Can I use an S-Booster of 9 Volt on the Sonore Optical Module,
because I am using it on a TP-Link MC220L and wish to replace it with the Sonore Optical Module.
I read somewhere that the Module can get quite hot on the S-Booster

Best regards,
Fernand Lambert
 

At 9v, it'll be quite hot, even with 7v it'll be quite warm.  I use 5v and they're basically room temp.

[jaaptina]

I use a 5V switch mode power supply with a MPAudio SD-HPULN PS in between. Input of the SD-HPULN PS is 5V, output is 4,4V. The opticalModule works fine at 4,4V. I'll tidy op the connectors and housing once I'm settled on the use of the SD-HPULN PS. The large heatsink is not necessary. The opticalModule does get warm without but not hot. This heatsink keeps it luke warm.

[fla-ts]

A bit far-fetched I think, why don't you use a decent linear power supply