WiFiRanger home-made power supply replacement
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.
