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Running Nighthawk M1, without battery, from a 12v leisure battery
Hi all. I am successfully running my Nighthawk M1 in my campervan, with its internal battery fitted, and recharging it as neccesary. I would prefer to run it without the battery in, but have ...
Running M1 without battery requires power source is relatively stable. 5V/2.1A power adaptor should be enough to provide the power to the device when no battery used. Since M1 is a 5-year-old model, the power control chip on the device can't handle sudden power surge fast enough, which results in the device reset sometimes. So using more powerful PD PA may not help under this case.
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Hi John, I checked the panel mount USB outlets in the van and they were 1 x 1.0A and 1 x 2.1A sockets, i.e. NOT the 2.4A that you suggested.
By this time I had already bought and fitted a USB-C PD socket as an upgrade to the van anyway, so plugged the M1 in and then streamed video from 2 x phones and a tablet simultaneously for 30 mins. I have been on a weekend trip since then and the van's WiFi is now working like a dream so thanks for your help all.
mdavesimon wrote:
Hi John, I checked the panel mount USB outlets in the van and they were 1 x 1.0A and 1 x 2.1A sockets, i.e. NOT the 2.4A that you suggested.
By this time I had already bought and fitted a USB-C PD socket as an upgrade to the van anyway, so plugged the M1 in and then streamed video from 2 x phones and a tablet simultaneously for 30 mins. I have been on a weekend trip since then and the van's WiFi is now working like a dream so thanks for your help all.
Glad this works for you. The PA specs I mentioned are sufficient to power the device without battery. But the higher power PA can work as well. If some users experience device reset when using the device without battery due to unstable power source, etc, higher power PA may not help to resolve the issue.
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