USB 3G MODEM OVERHEATING

[Nowhere]

Hi All. My K4510 USB 3G modem gets very hot. Is that normal?

Comments will be appreciated.

 

[JimM]

My K4505 runs quite hot... If you can't smell burning plastic I'm guessing that it's quite normal...

 

[Nowhere]

Cannot smell anything. Maybe its normal then. Thanks.

 

[JimM]

It runs hot enough to say it's hot, but not enough to burn your fingers if that makes sense?

 

[morkhans]

This worked for me

 

[chrisc]

I run mine through a 3G router. This has better power supply regulation and the modem is nowhere near as warm.

 

[Nowhere]

Thanks for advice. Always nice to know there are guys out there willing to share their experience.

 

[riscbroker]

My 4510 came with the 'dual' USB supply, but it works perfectly OK when plugged in to a single USB port. I only have a EDGE signal locally and haven't noticed any heat issues using the modem on the dual cable or plugged in to a single USB port, this may be a lot different with a 3,5G signal and the power requirements of the modem.

 

[Piet Le Roux]

3G modems have a maximum power output of about 2 Watt and a maximum power consumption of nearly 3 watt. So you could have about 1 watt of heat to get rid of without much of a heat sink. The power output is controlled by the bit error rate so if you live next door to a tower your modem would only be transmitting milliwatts and there would be no heat…so maybe if you connected it to an external antenna it would not need to transmit at full power to get the job done? Less heat and better speed!