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Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
Edit: 8/13/2024This power supply is not working with the Ecobee Enhanced thermostat. When the Ecobee was installed with this transformer, it worked for a few days without any sign of trouble. After a few days, the Ecobee thermostat display just blacked out without any warning and never came back on regardless of many different tries. I could only suspect that this power supply didn't provide enough power to the Ecobee.The Ecobee thermostat is working fine after I changed the transformer with 40 VA rating. There is a puzzling question that the Ecobee draws less than 175mA (measured with the new transformer), which is more than this power supply is capable of. I am not sure why this power supply is not working with the Ecobee Enhanced thermostat. I am just putting this experience out there in case someone might try this transformer with the Ecobee thermostat.- Original review -Well, this 24V AC 750mA power supply adapter is designed for Orbit sprinkler system, but I wanted to use for a smart thermostat 24V external power supply.I had a 500mA adapter, but it runs hot, therefore I wanted a higher output current capable supply. This transformer fits the bill with many safety features like overload, short-circuit and temperature.The open circuit output voltage was between 25.67 to 25.91V. After the connection was made, the output voltage was between 24.25 to 24. 51V AC, which was perfect. It runs warm as expected but, not hot.The cord attached to this transformer is 6.5ft which was plenty enough for my application. Yes, this transformer worked perfectly for my application. If you need a 750mA 24VAC power supply for an application other than sprinkler system, give this adapter a try.
Jeff66
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
Recently I noticed the 24VAC transformer for our irrigation system was not plugged in properly. It turned out that after two decades of use the case had apparently become brittle and split where the prongs come out. I was able to epoxy the case back together, but ordered this one for a back-up should the other one actually fail. We are in the desert southwest, and can lose more fragile plants after even a day without irrigation.While this appears to work fine as a 24VAC transformer, I made some more critical measurements. Its open-circuit voltage was 26.3VAC, and its output dropped to just 22.9VAC with a 50 ohm load (.46 amp). Since this is rated ¾ amp, extrapolating that out would give just 20.8VAC with a ¾ amp load. While probably still adequate for the irrigation controller, that represents 5.5V drop from no-load to the full ¾ amp load.For comparison, I tested the original transformer. It is significantly heavier, which means the windings are thicker with lower resistance. It measured 27.0VAC at no load, and 25.8V with the 50 ohm load (.52 amp). To be fair, that transformer is rated for a 1.25 amp load, so extrapolating out to that would give 24.1VAC at full load. So in this case the name brand 24V transformer would deliver a bit over 24V at its full load, but this transformer would only deliver 20.8V. While probably typical for what is produced overseas today (smaller, lighter, cheaper), it doesn’t compare well against a good old USA product. Hence I give it a 3-star average rating.
Virgil L. Allison
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024
Works as advertised.
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