Power Over Ethernet

[ln1234]

Anyone have any experience with this for using it around the house? I know it's a computing/internet standard, but I was wondering if it would be possible to use this for powering LED lights etc around the house, or for other devices.

The thought occurred to me when looking at an LED tablelamp we've got for the kids room, which comes with a wall charger. The charger does get warm so it must be using up a bit of energy that is getting wasted, and if we were able to 'centralise' the power from one POE supply device it might enable us to power multiple fittings.

Also do other devices work off POE?

[RedLeicester]

ln1234 said:

Also do other devices work off POE?

POE devices do. Assuming they're compatible, there are several standards. The power supplied is very low, so it's purely for computery things, not lights or tellies.

[The Excession]

Plenty of computer WIFI devices are powered over Ethernet and often use a few amps so you will be fine driving a few LEDs.

[Sleepers]

Are you using a POE injector or POE switch???

Some POE switches may not provide you with any power if it does not detect a POE device on the end of the cable...

I am being very general as there are different standards as ^^^

Edited by Sleepers on Monday 5th September 13:27