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Plugged Base Station directly in 240V without step down but stopped working and burning smell

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bigvishnu
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hi

I bought my Arlo a couple years ago in the US and installed it at my home in India. During some changes at home, i inserted the base station adapter directly in the 240V power socket without using the step down adapter. it worked fine for a week, and suddenly stopped working with a burning smell on the plug of the adapter. 

 

would my base station be damaged as well? will NetGear be able to send me a compatible adapter at Bangalore, India.  Please advise. 

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michaelkenward
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@bigvishnu wrote:

 

would my base station be damaged as well?

 


Unlikely. The adapter will have taken the hit.

 


@bigvishnu wrote:

 

will NetGear be able to send me a compatible adapter at Bangalore, India. 

 


Netgear has nothing to do with Arlo these days. 

 

Neither sells replacement power adapters. Any generic adapter will work, as long as it has the right volts, enough amps and a tip with the right (+/-) polarity and dimensions.

 

You may have one lying around from some other device maker.


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