Using 24 Vdc in Mikrotik CCR series

CCR series routers from Mikrotik are (more or less) powerful devices intended for enterprises… A part from marketing they don’t have redundant power neither DC power option: only 230 Vac.

I needed  to power them with 24 Vdc, I tampered, checked, measured and easily found a place in the PCB. Here’s a close-up:

And that’s a larger view of the internals of a Mikrotik CCR series router:

Happy DC powering!