Review on EastVita Kinect Adapter Power Supply by Eric Rodriguez

Cheap electronics cause power output quality issues that affect data connectivity with the Xbox or the USB (2.0) port you plug it into. be) supplies +12V to the Kinect just to power the point cloud laser when connected; and plug connection. If you have an xbox360 interconnect cable and a way to reliably power the appropriate pins with 12v, you don't need this device. The 12V output is very noisy with spikes up to ±5V on the 12V rail. These spikes can cause Kinect in some products to be unable to communicate with what you connect it to. Tested with a clean 12V source - Kinect did not lose connection; Went back to the EastVita PSU - Kinect kept losing the communication line.