Power and Battery Tips
Power and Battery Tips
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Power and Battery Tips
The battery in Wi-REACH Classic is a 2000mA Li-ion polymer rechargeable battery.
In regular operation, it should last for 4-5 hours of operation after a full charge.
Battery operation time varies depending on the type of modem used (each modem
has different power requirements), the amount of data routed through the modem
(the more data routed, the more power consumed) and the cellular reception in the
area you are located (bad reception consumes more power).
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Battery re-charging
Using the power adapter provided, it should take about 2 to 2.5 hours to fully charge
the battery from zero charge
while the Wi-REACH Classic is powered OFF
.
Note: It will take about 4 times as long to recharge the battery during Wi-
REACH Classic operation, than while the Wi-REACH Classic is powered OFF.
(See explanation below regarding working with Wi-REACH Classic with power
connected)
Wi-REACH Classic's battery can be recharged in 1 of 2 ways:
1.
Using the power adapter provided, or
2.
Using 2 USB ports on a laptop computer
The power adapter provided is rated at 5V, 1A and connects to the Wi-REACH Classic
at the mini USB connector via the supplied USB double-headed cable (only 1 USB
head needs to be connected to the power adapter).
The reason for the 2 USB heads on the cable is to enable a connection to 2 USB
ports on a laptop computer to charge the Wi-REACH Classic from the laptop instead
of the power adapter. On laptop computers, each USB port is limited to 0.5A, and
by connecting to 2 ports, a total of 1A can be drawn from the laptop USB connectors.
When this method is used, it is important to connect the 2 USB heads on the cable
directly to the laptop computer USB ports, and not via a USB hub. Most likely, the
hub will not be able to provide a high enough current at each USB connector –
especially if the USB hub does not have its own power supply.
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Battery Fully Discharged
If the Wi-REACH Classic is left on and the battery fully discharges, the NET LED will
turn purple to indicate this condition.
At this point, turn OFF Wi-REACH Classic and recharge its battery as described
above.
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LED indications
While running on battery power, the
PWR LED
is used to indicate:
1.
Solid RED – Wi-REACH Classic is ON
2.
Slow flashing RED – Low battery condition, the Wi-REACH Classic should be re-
charged. Once you see this indication, you should have about 15-30 minutes of
use left.