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Papan
Jan 11, 2023Aspirant
Nighthawk mobile router MR2100 only works with battery removed
I've had my router for a couple of years but it is well looked after and only used lightly. It hasn't ever been dropped or subjected to any moisture or dirt ingress. Just this morning I came to u...
JohnPeng
Jan 19, 2023NETGEAR Expert
Could you please let me know what you see on LCD when you try to charge the device?
Will the device be turned on without the battery?
Sometimes, the battery will be over-drained after long period of without charging. You can connect the charger to it for longer period of time to see whether the battery can be fully charged.
Thanks
Papan
Jan 23, 2023Aspirant
Hi,
Yes it does turn on when plugged in with the battery removed, so I suppose that means the charging port is fine.
I did buy a replacement battery which worked without issue. t seems these batteries do not like being drained to zero because when it happened with the new replacement battery, that too began to have an issue!