Wifi adapter overheats

tomparker95 · 5 Jul 2013 at 19:14

Got a WiFi adapter that I use to connect to the internet, but it gets so incredibly hot, and the internet drops out often. I don't know if it's linked but it's quite concerning. I'm now using another adapter, and that one is getting hot, but the connection is fine.......Why is this :confused:

andicole0 · 5 Jul 2013 at 19:16

Electricity makes wires and circuits hot, some circuits aren't made from good components and don't like heat.

Andi.

setter · 5 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Go wired mate, even if you have to bury the cable below floors, hide it behind furniture etc. I had a similair case with a netgear wpn111 usb adapter. It heated up and crashed my system. Solution was to carefully route a big long ethernet cable. No issues since.

crisbduck · 5 Jul 2013 at 23:43

Happened with my old one (belkin?), took it out of the plastic case and that helped for a while, but got a tp-link one thats been working great for a couple of years.
I can only assume they make them like that so you need a new one