MiFi battery

sfgreenwood · 2016-07-27T16:44:00.000Z

I want to buy a couple of MiFis with a plan to buy more but can see that the batteries are not in stock. Is it possible to buy a battery that fits separately?

alzhao · 2016-07-28T10:22:35.000Z

Yes, if you have a LiPol battery you can solder it by yourself.

We are ordering batteries and hopefully they will arrive in 1 month

sfgreenwood · 2016-07-29T16:39:54.000Z

Ah, great, I’ll wait then, rather have them done properly.

thomas_n · 2016-08-22T19:14:13.000Z

Will you please announce in this thread when they are available? I’m really interested in this as well.

Thomas

alzhao · 2016-08-23T16:32:21.000Z

Hi all, batteries come back to stock. Please order from web store.

thomas_n · 2016-08-23T16:42:53.000Z

I read in the specification that if you connect the power adapter, the USB-A connector will not be powered anymore.

Does this mean that I cannot connect a USB-stick when I am charging the device?

Thomas

84ace · 2016-12-01T12:07:41.000Z

I can confirm this Thomas, mifi wall powered = no usb power.

Pretty disappointing. I am currently trying to work out what GPIO number is to turn it back on, as i am using LEDE.

Acea.

alzhao · 2016-12-01T16:46:12.000Z

The USB-A power cut when charging is not because of gpio control, it is because of the charging chip. We will change this in next version.

thomas_n · 2016-12-01T17:00:07.000Z

This is what is keeping me from buying this product, I would much prefer that charging is interrupted as soon as a USB device is plugged in.

(OT: That, and the ability to use the MiFi as a USB network interface would make it a near perfect product for many situations.)

Thomas

g8351427 · 2016-12-13T00:45:58.000Z

Is there going to be an option to upgrade the older boards with this new power chip?

I am just finding out about this now and I am concerned that this problem severely restricts the flexibility of this device.

Can the internal battery be disconnected and the USB port will remain powered? At least then I could use an external battery.

alzhao · 2016-12-14T19:56:24.000Z

Yes. The board is being updated.

egalitarian · 2017-02-14T22:04:43.000Z

Any news on the updated board? I’m also interested.