my TP-Link ER7206 Router emits some smells
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Looks good to me. [RTL8367](https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/2103121437\_Realtek-Semicon-RTL8367S-CG\_C2760849.pdf) The problem with these Realtek chipsets is the lack of full documentation of supported features. (Some management features can be enabled remotely by a special Ethernet packet)
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
If it smells like it's burning, yes; but then you'd not be asking. I'd not give a refund for a complaint like "smell".
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If it smells like it's burning, yes; but then you'd not be asking. I'd not give a refund for a complaint like "smell".
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
If it is in the first 14 days, you would even if the complaint is "smell", "don't like the colour" or "the leds are too bright for me"
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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my previous router is NetGear that comes with adapter, so it uses low voltage. but this TP-Link ER7206 uses 110 voltage directly and no adapter...
diligent hands rule....
They'll all have a step-down transformer, either inline or internal.
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
Maybe it just once fell back to smoke signals due to congested WiFi channels.
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
Maybe the person who assembled it, dropped his lunch in there :laugh:
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
Two things cause smells: burning dust and burning insulation. If dust, shake and/or vacuum and/or spray with electronics cleaner. If burning insulation, you should be able to tell the difference, return it. If it is unfamiliar, try burning some insulated wire on the stove and you'll then recognize it.
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Maybe the person who assembled it, dropped his lunch in there :laugh:
My advice is to return it. Those volatile compounds that it emits are best avoided. I had the same issue with a D-Link router a few years back. Smelled terrible. I got it replaced and the new unit had no issues. I have a bunch of Raspberry Pi-s. Some of them are odorless, others smell like hot electronics even after weeks of burn-in. So it depends on model, batch, assembly line, etc. Sometimes you just get a unit that has residual whatever on it and that residue will evaporate ever so slowly when used. May take weeks or even years.
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my previous router is NetGear that comes with adapter, so it uses low voltage. but this TP-Link ER7206 uses 110 voltage directly and no adapter...
diligent hands rule....
Southmountain wrote:
it uses low voltage
So do arc welders. Low voltage doesn't mean low risk, and operating voltage has nothing to do with a smelly router. I'd definitely contact the manufacturer.
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I got this router few weeks ago and set it up beside my computer in home office. but I smelled pungent from this router. should I return this device?
diligent hands rule....
New electronics equipment can be smelly indeed. Depends highly on the soldering process and the (over) use of flux most of the time. Routers usually don't have cooling fans to get rid of those smells quickly. Suggest to place a fan in front of the ventilation openings to blow or suck away the left-over evaporating molecules. Our new "talking" rice cooker is also smelly. Happily these things have cooling fans ;)
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