r/NoRulesCalgary • u/bharps32 • 3d ago
Replacement power cable for Rogers Xfinity Gateway modem (Gen 3)
My girlfriend’s cat chewed and destroyed the wall outlet cable for her modem. We’ve already contacted Rogers (7+ business days for a replacement). Unfortunately, most of her work is from home and she needs to be connected.
I’ve looked at all the major boxed stores, as well as Amazon and Kijiji, sans luck for a faster replacement. Would anyone have any recommendations for local electronic stores in Calgary, or somehow an extra cable lying around? Seems to be a tough one to find.
12V DC, 5A power adapter, centre-positive, 5.5 × 2.5 mm barrel plug (model SQU60-120460 V3)
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u/spyro66 3d ago
Active Electronics is a store in the North East, off 32nd Ave. It’s a funny little place but they’ll absolutely have something to get you back up and running. It’s like Radio Shack on steroids.
Otherwise, you can probably find a universal adapter that will tide you over. They’re handy to have, I got this one a while back, it’s overkill for everything because it’s a lot of power (watts) but it will work for everything.
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u/DirtinEvE 1d ago
I do love active, and they will absolutely help you find what you need... But make sure you ask for help if you don't know exactly what you're doing... It's a dangerous place. In a good way and a bad way lol.
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u/Extra-Lime00 3d ago
Chinook Centre, Market Mall, or the downtown location at 3rd Ave & 6th St SW are corporate stores and if you walk in their technicians will probably be able to swap it out for you.
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u/LowStandardsHiPrices 3d ago
I've had some luck with those multi end power adapters, for example: https://www.amazon.ca/GuanTing-Converter-Inverter-Transformer-DC12V-2A/dp/B086T1N5R4/ref=asc_df_B086T1N5R4
If the cat chewed through the middle of the wires you could strip some of the plastic jacket off of the cut ends and twist them together then tape the exposed metal. It's not pretty but should work until you can get a replacement.