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Tip Venting cabinet for Routers

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Joe Dutchstar

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Joined
Nov 3, 2019
Messages
3,620
Location
Florida
RV Year
2024
RV Make
Newmar
RV Model
Dutch Star 4311
RV Length
43
Chassis
Spartan
Engine
Cummins
TOW/TOAD
2018 Ford Flex
Fulltimer
No
We have a Pepwave and Starlink router in cabinets. Asked Tech about how to vent them for heat dissipation. Typically we left the doors open but wanted to keep the doors closed.
Here is what we decided on to shed heat.

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Mine has a mesh back and I installed two USB powered fans.
 
My 2nd pepwave is in the half bath electrical cabinet tapped into 12v power there. It gets hot but it’s designed to get hot like stereo equipment does. No issues. It’s enclosed with no fans or vents.
 
I have my Peplink MAX BR1 Mini installed in the cabinet above the entrance door. It too would get hot, but the heat didn't cause any issues. What did cause an issue was running directly off of the coach's 12V system. I kept loosing link on both my WAN and LAN ports. Problem was resolved by installing a DC-DC converter, thus providing a stable 12V input.
 
Consider the Peplink Antenna MAX S. Everything in one enclosure outside with a single POE connector coming into the coach.

Mine is on the tow vehicle but it could be on top of a Class A out of sight.

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