In the 4 years I've had my WiFiRanger, the power pod has failed three times. The company has been good about replacing them - they realized they had a reliability issue. This time they said that the WiFiRanger I have is old and I need to upgrade to their Go2: $235. Not gonna happen.
If you look at the photo, the circuit board in the upper left is what failed. It is exactly a 12V / USB charger (5V power supply). I went down to O'Reillys auto parts and got a USB charger with a 12V socket (I know you can't see it well because it's camo).
After 24 hours, it's still working fine: 5V for the router and 12V (PoE) for the Ubiquiti Bullet on the roof.
I thought I'd share this in case anybody else is having the same problem.
If you look at the photo, the circuit board in the upper left is what failed. It is exactly a 12V / USB charger (5V power supply). I went down to O'Reillys auto parts and got a USB charger with a 12V socket (I know you can't see it well because it's camo).
After 24 hours, it's still working fine: 5V for the router and 12V (PoE) for the Ubiquiti Bullet on the roof.
I thought I'd share this in case anybody else is having the same problem.
I have a couple of locations in my Trailer using these BLUE SEA USB sockets for alot of my computer items... These all run off my 12VDC power source.
Great to have around...
I am not a big fan of the standard inferior 12VDc sockets like you may find in the autoparts stores... The only ones I will use are the Marine Quality BLUE SEA types that has a matching high quality 12VDC plug.
Roy Ken
Great to have around...
I am not a big fan of the standard inferior 12VDc sockets like you may find in the autoparts stores... The only ones I will use are the Marine Quality BLUE SEA types that has a matching high quality 12VDC plug.
Roy Ken
