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Had a friend pass onto me an Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router as he was having issues with very weak wifi signal, we had tried factory resets, downgrading firmware versions etc.
Reading online there are a few reports of the Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router with very poor wifi signal problems and seems to be a common issue, so I thought I would have a look quick look inside and see what was going on.
The Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router uses the Qualcomm IPQ8074 and is a smart looking router.
After lifting the lid on the Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router (full details of breakdown in next post) I noticed there was a 4-pin PWM CPU fan type and I quickly removed the fan for testing purposes.
Firstly I checked the 4 pin PCB board connector to ensure power was being received (GND pin and VCC pin) and also tested the fan directly with a 9v battery and as I had thought the fan was not working.
I also noted, whilst taking out the fan, the fan sits directly above the Qualcomm IPQ8074 CPU.
I can only assume that once the fan had failed, over time the PCB board slowly cooked itself and hence very poor wifi.
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
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Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router Breakdown
A few pictures of the Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien router being stripped down, (reference purposes only).
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router remove bottom nitrile cover and 4x screws ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router bottom nitrile cover removed ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router bottom cover removed and access to chassis 4x screws ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router chassis slightly withdrawn ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router chassis removed from housing showing Fan ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router chassis removed from housing, other side. ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router chassis large heatsink removed from PCB ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router wifi antenna assembly ↓
- Amplifi Ubiquiti Alien Router PCB ↓
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
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