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Re: Frequent Disconnection on 5G Home Internet
Being new to this forum I can not figure out how to make changes to prior posts. However, the posts I made about the cooling fan solving the problem are incorrect. It worked only for about a day or so, and the problem has returned again. It does always seem to drop the internet when I am not actively using it, which could be a clue to the failure. But the cooling is not eliminating the previous problem.Re: Frequent Disconnection on 5G Home Internet
Okay I said I would update my prior post if it dropped the internet again, but guess what??? The fan fix solved the problem, or miraculously it fixed itself! I did find that merely sitting the tower on the fan didn't do anything, because the insides are constricted so it just pushed the air out the gap between the fan body and the gateway case. So I sealed that up with some curved plastic rims off of a frozen microwave meal tray. BOOM! Airflow established, and the case cooled down nicely. Tried to clean it up a little to look presentable, but hey it works. Materials: Noisy used 12 volt computer case fan Dirty used 120vac to 9vdc adapter (makes the fan run quiet) Feet for under the fan, and a 4.5 inch filter screen to not suck dust into the gateway 12dc automotive switch with LED indicator Hot melt glue Shrink tubing Edges cut off of a Stouffer's Lasagna microwave meal tray More hot melt glue Alcohol to clean off all the excess hot melt glue, LOLRe: Frequent Disconnection on 5G Home Internet
As far as other responses, I too have the exact same problem with my 5G gateway, the Arcadyan KVD21. It's in a window facing the direction of the tower as located by the app, and when working, has 4 bars and reports "Very Good Signal." It is plugged into a wall outlet via a 6 foot 3-prong extension cord (14 gauge). Nothing else is plugged into the outlet. It works fine most of the time. However it tends to cut out at night when I'm asleep. I wake up about 3am and it's off again, the time of the very least area demand. It does not often cut off while I'm using it. I haven't noticed any lagging or slow responses when it did drop the internet while I was using it, it just went dead. I Just finished building a cooling fan base for it, and sealed the fan to the bottom of the gateway. The fan is a 12 volt computer fan 4.75 inches square, so a perfect fit. It is raised up on (4) 3/8" feet. There was substantial airflow from the fan at 9volts, and no noise like there is at 12 volts, so I used an old 120vac to 9vdc adapter. I notice hardly any air coming out of the tiny holes in the gateway, but am trying it. The cabinet used to get warm (not hot) but now is cool to the touch. I rigged up an indicator switch to both control the fan and provide a blue LED when running I'll let it run and report back if it drops the internet again.
