MAX BR1 Mini - two power sources (barrel and POE) - any preference?

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Background:
We use MAX BR1 Minis for some (very) off-site locations. One of them has two possible power sources, one a 24V15W passive POE and the other a regular wall wort barrel connector. Both power sources suffer occasional voltage drops.

Question:

  • Given a choice of sources, any obvious reason to pick one over the other?

  • May they both be connected at the same time? If so, where (or how) does the Mini determine where to draw the power from, and in the case of a voltage drop at one source, how is that handled (assuming the other source voltage does not drop)?

Thoughts (and knowledge) would be much appreciated.

Z

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Hi Z. We have a bunch of them out there configured with two power sources. No problem at all. If the power sags on one input but remains normal/high on the other the device will not see the the sag. Just a little bit extra “insurance.”

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