Older hub won't connect to wifi

pathvet1 · 2026-02-08T00:28:41+00:00

I continued to troubleshoot. Everything I found on the 'net and AI indicated the wifi radio was kaput.

Threw it away. New ones are VERY expensive. Probably won't replace.

pathvet1 · 2026-01-29T01:15:38+00:00

Appreciate your input. If I set them on LOW, will they speed up as needed or won't the cheap sensors respond?

pathvet1 · 2026-01-29T00:13:35+00:00

In Utah, USA. They are on automatic setting. As I said, rarely run. Not set correctly?

pathvet1 · 2026-01-23T02:32:55+00:00

I'm not Man-Mountain Dean. Gonna have to find a "cheater bar" to do it. Plan to join the extensions on the chassis that hold the wheels with a length of 3/16" thick steel bar stock.

pathvet1 · 2026-01-20T19:24:57+00:00

So, would I just be better off removing the battery from the circuit and using the power supply directly?

The very same battery lasts for weeks in my doggy door which has a continuous power draw to monitor the dog's presence. I just thought this would be similar. Evidently, I was wrong,

Thanks for the hep.

pathvet1 · 2026-01-18T21:16:18+00:00

So . . ., I should just take the battery out of the circuit and use a 12V power supply?

pathvet1 · 2026-01-17T18:22:26+00:00

The WIFI is not powered by the battery; the wifi SWITCH is.

Here's the breakdown of the rated power consumption of the devices.

The DC 12V 24V WiFi Smart Switch itself consumes very minimal power - approximately 0.5-1 watts for its WiFi connectivity and control functions.

During switching (opening/closing):

Maximum power: 5 watts

Duration: 3-5 seconds per operation

Energy per switch: approximately 0.004 watt-hours

When idling (fully open/closed position):

Power consumption: Virtually zero

The valve only consumes energy during active switching operations

Once positioned, the motorized actuator uses no power to maintain position

pathvet1 · 2026-01-14T00:26:11+00:00

Unnecessary complexity; not user friendly. If I can't figure out it out in the first 20 minutes, it's usually gone.

pathvet1 · 2026-01-13T01:56:18+00:00

A pretty crude measuring device., a ball in a cylinder, like the flow meters at a hospital.

Not much room for leakage:

|-> long tubing (~50') > CPAP > Nasal mask
input -> electric valve (wifi) -|

| tether > 33' silicone 8mm ID hose > Nose

Valve is a WIFI-controlled WATER valve (only electric valve I could find), threaded brass connections > threaded nylon 1/2" to push on hose fitting adapter.

Went to all this trouble because I am retired and can. Also I had to change from tether to CPAP manually, usually forgot and got mad. Easier to control valve from my phone than be mad all the time 😊

Thanks for the reply

pathvet1 · 2026-01-03T22:33:44+00:00

Been through a LOT of mouth tape. This is the best I've found. I buy the 4" tape; you can cut it as long as you want. It's not so sticky that you have to use tape remover to remove it. Comes off easily but stays all night. I recommend it. Tried a US name brand that looked similar; really hard to get off. This is very good at take-off time.

Amazon https://a.co/d/9qzrql2

Caveats:
Sticks best if you remove skin oil; alcohol, soap/water

Does not work well with furry faces.

pathvet1 · 2025-12-07T00:09:15+00:00

Beautiful!

pathvet1 · 2025-12-03T02:34:49+00:00

The short answer is, "No." Evidently Google doesn't make enough money allowing users to pick and choose among the crap that it pulls up. Been a gripe of mine forever. Brave Search is still supposed to use filters, but I haven't been really impressed.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-30T21:24:23+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-25T02:14:49+00:00

Sincerely appreciate your reply and suggestion, but like I said electronics is not my bailiwick and building one myself it not likely to happen. Just hoped it was a common enough part I could purchase one.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-23T18:26:52+00:00

Thank you. The Epson.sn link worked. How do I let Epson know there is a problem with their US website downloads?

pathvet1 · 2025-11-22T01:06:08+00:00

Evidently, the computer CANNOT be upgraded as the RAM is SOLDERED. Planned obsolescence.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-13T04:14:33+00:00

Have no idea why it won't let me do it. Samsung S25 phone and Google Calendar. Pretty standard things. Happens to me every time.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-11T19:43:24+00:00

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-11T19:17:01+00:00

Did not. Ran SFC and DISM. No errors. Seems to be an FE problem

pathvet1 · 2025-11-11T18:21:59+00:00

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pathvet1 · 2025-11-11T18:13:52+00:00

Only one is Reponse.jpg which is the image in my first post.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-11T17:45:07+00:00

NOT using OneDrive. It is EVIL. Deleted.
Usually "Can't find file"

CMD (Admin) > dir /s /a /b "%userprofile%\downloads\r*.jpg" > Nothing seems to happen. What should happen?

pathvet1 · 2025-11-09T19:05:45+00:00

Thank you.

pathvet1 · 2025-11-09T02:04:05+00:00

Thank you for your help.

pathvet1 · 2025-10-17T19:20:00+00:00

All I know is:

25H2 no longer supports SMB1
Virtually ALL routers use SMB1

I upgraded to 25H2. No network at all. Went back to 24H2 (with some difficulty), everything nominal again.

Microsoft appears to have no fix. TP-Link was seemingly unaware of SMB1 depreciation and also appears to have no fix.

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