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		rubatuga 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Power over Ethernet (PoE) basics and beyond Well quite frankly 48V has lower losses than 12V

shadowpho 66 days ago [–]

110v -> 48v (long thin cable) -> 12v

Versus

110v (long thick cable) -> 12v

Top has more conversions and more current running on smaller gauge

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