topic Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery in Mobile Broadband

Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

ArthurWellesley — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:36:00 GMT

The quick start guide for the 4Gee Wifi Mini says ... "If you intend to use your 4GEE WiFi Mini whilst connected to your charger for more than 7 days, then, it is advisable that you remove the battery to avoid any potential demage."

I want to do just that, and avoid the battery overheating.

But when I remove the battery and plug it into the charger, I can't connect to the wifi. The device disappears from the list of available networks. All lights on the device are lit.

Re: Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

XRaySpeX — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:07:47 GMT

I see the SSID of the 4GEE WiFi Mini with battery removed.

What are you using as the charger? Is it the USB connected to a PC, which makes a quasi-Ethernet connection?

Re: Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

ArthurWellesley — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:46:02 GMT

No, not plugged into a computer. The cable is plugged into a USB socket running from a 12V system on a caravan.

Re: Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

Rammy86 — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:32:54 GMT

Did you ever get an answer to this? I’m also having the same issue

Re: Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

ArthurWellesley — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:54:08 GMT

I’ve been using a EE mifi mini router for the last year now without problem. Battery is removed, and with USB plugged in, running off the caravan’s 12v system. Works well. Sometimes takes a few minutes to find the WiFi.

Only downside is, for the USB sockets to be live, I need to leave the master switch of the caravan elecs switched on. This draws a surprising amount of the 12v battery, or at least much more than the router would otherwise draw on its own. A roof solar panel keeps it topped up, but ideally it needs a direct feed from the 12v battery so the master can be switched off.