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Use 4Gee Wifi Mini without the battery

ArthurWellesley
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‎18-04-2022 02:36 PM

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.  

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XRaySpeX
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‎18-04-2022 03:07 PM

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?

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ArthurWellesley
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In response to XRaySpeX

‎18-04-2022 03:46 PM

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

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Rammy86
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In response to ArthurWellesley

‎19-03-2023 01:32 PM

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

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ArthurWellesley
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In response to Rammy86

‎19-03-2023 01:54 PM

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.