Huawei D100 router Li-Ion battery in it?

>http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/

Is this right?
Mine only works plugged into the mains.

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[email protected] wrote:

>> http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/
>
> Is this right?

Looks it.

> Mine only works plugged into the mains.

Your "what"?

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:01:12 +0100, Andy Burns
<[email protected]> wrote:

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My D100 only works when plugged into the mains!

On 2008-10-19, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>>http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/
>
> Is this right?
> Mine only works plugged into the mains.

Is there a user manual? Probably a PDF file on a CD. If there really is
a battery, perhaps it takes time to get charged up - and goes flat
rapidly. Powering the 'mobile broadband' dongle and the router
(essentially a small computer) and the WiFi stuff, sounds like a fairly
heavy load for a small battery pack. 950mAh isn't actually very much
capacity - there are AAA NiMH cells that claim 1000mAh.

Many re-chargeable gadgets require a 24 hour 'soak' charge before being
take into use, to get the battery 'conditioned'.

No mention of a battery here
<http://www.three.co.uk/personal/mobiles_/discover.omp?CID=1219998539390&PAYG=true#>

The maker's own site is not very forthcoming
<http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/products/view.do?id=1180&pageId=null>
but the 'in use' pictures don't show a mains lead.

Even without a built-in battery, it looks like a useful gadget. You may
be able to run it from an external battery pack.

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On Oct 19, 1:37*pm, Whiskers <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2008-10-19, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/
>
> > Is this right?
> > Mine only works plugged into the mains.
>
> Is there a user manual? *Probably a PDF file on a CD. *If there really is
> a battery, perhaps it takes time to get charged up - and goes flat
> rapidly. *Powering the 'mobile broadband' dongle and the router
> (essentially a small computer) and the WiFi stuff, sounds like a fairly
> heavy load for a small battery pack. *950mAh isn't actually very much
> capacity - there are AAA NiMH cells that claim 1000mAh.
>
> Many re-chargeable gadgets require a 24 hour 'soak' charge before being
> take into use, to get the battery 'conditioned'.
>
> No mention of a battery here
> <http://www.three.co.uk/personal/mobiles_/discover.omp?CID=12199985393....>
>
> The maker's own site is not very forthcoming
> <http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/products/view.do?id=1180&pageId=null>
> but the 'in use' pictures don't show a mains lead.
>
> Even without a built-in battery, it looks like a useful gadget. *You may
> be able to run it from an external battery pack.
>
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Same issue for me. I've tried a soak charge 24 hours but not a
glimmer without the charger.
Also can't find a manual either from Huawei or Three. Doesn't give
any spec info in the box.

Paul

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
wrote:
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The article is a load of bollocks regarding the battery.
Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
more of a little bad boy!

[email protected] wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
> wrote:
> <snip>
> The article is a load of bollocks regarding the battery.
> Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
> more of a little bad boy!

Weird then, the photo on the Huawei site shows it being used "cordless"
apparently in a coffee shop or similar ...

On 2008-10-20, Andy Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:57:22 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
>> wrote:
>> <snip>
>> The article is a load of bollocks regarding the battery.
>> Which is a shame 'cos the inclusion of a Battery would've made it even
>> more of a little bad boy!
>
> Weird then, the photo on the Huawei site shows it being used "cordless"
> apparently in a coffee shop or similar ...

I noticed that too.

Perhaps the makers intended to build in a battery and charging circuit,
but then didn't. Or do for some markets but not for others. Or it really
is there, but not working for some reason.

I just looked at the bottom of a WiFi router that runs off a mains
adaptor; the power requirement is described as "15V 1A". A 950mAh battery
(as claimed on the web page 'linked' in the OP), even if puts out 15V,
would probably struggle to power that for as long as an hour - and that's
without having to power a mobile phone system 'dongle' as well. To get a
really useful (ie a few hours) battery life, would require a fairly
substantial battery pack - which would make the whole gadget a lot bigger
and heavier (and more expensive) if the battery was built in.

For comparison, the battery in my mobile phone (roughly equivalent to the
'dongle' alone, without the router and WiFi aspects of the gadget in
question) is rated at 3.7V 860mAh.

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In message [email protected],
[email protected] <[email protected]> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

>> http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2008/10/13/d...er-tech-specs/
>
> Is this right?
> Mine only works plugged into the mains.

The stuff about the battery is crossed through on my PC, so maybe someone
noticed their mistake...

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