Anyone bought a generic Roku 3 power adapter?

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Hi,

As title states. Roku Streaming stick is too sluggish and would like to give reviving the Roku 3 one last shot before spending more money on this.

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Just use a standard sa adapter with correct ampage. Got one of those Ellies ones myself.
 
Just use a standard sa adapter with correct ampage. Got one of those Ellies ones myself.

Careful with those things, they often put out more voltage than intended, be sure to measure its actual output with a multimeter beforehand, or gradually increase the voltage until the unit turns on :)

If OP lives near Midrand, Communica does stock decent regulated power supplies
 
Quick update on this. Apparently I threw out the Roku 3 in frustration :(

Figured I'd look at the streaming stick again and found the issue. 2.4ghz WiFi had a lot of interference. 5Ghz seems to be working fine.
Given it to old people and will hear if there are anymore complaints.
 
Careful with those things, they often put out more voltage than intended, be sure to measure its actual output with a multimeter beforehand, or gradually increase the voltage until the unit turns on :)

If OP lives near Midrand, Communica does stock decent regulated power supplies

Had mine for a few years now, still working fine. Bought from Game if I recall correctly.
 
Apologies for old thread revival, my Roku power supply has failed, and I can't get to Communica, can I use any power supply as long as output is 12v and 1A? Hopefully the local cellphone shop has something I can use over the holidays ..:

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Yes that will work make sure it's 1 A and positive polarity
 
Try to get a switching type supply similar to the original - the Ellies supply uses a transformer and produces a lot of ripple/noise. The transformer types are usually a lot bigger/heavier.
 
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