Recent content by Speedy-VI

Thanks for the advice. I will read up on the AX86U. Reviews of the RT-AX89X are pretty bad - constant reboots, and most are blaming high temps. Yes I think the CPU temp is OK, assuming the same metrics that apply to computer CPU's apply to router CPU's. Generally if you are under 90°C you are...

Yes it has been clarified that SH1 is for the CPU. Thanks to bsdsource, and a post I found on forums.whirlpool.net.au, I have been able to query the CPU and SOC temps. CPU is running around 66°C (with the top cover off) which I think should be fine. I downloaded an SSH script from the whirlpool...

Thank you. I am no expert with this but I have made good progress. Here is what I did (so far), which has worked out pretty well. Enabled Telnet and also SSH on the router. Instead of Putty, I used an SSH client and terminal emulator called ZOC8 which is actually pretty nice. I was able to...

Thank you for your response and clarifying what heat sink SH1 covers (the CPU). I did some more digging which also confirms this. I did search this forum and the internet in general for info about the RT-AC87U, and found many reports of it running hot. I quite enjoyed many of the cooling...

I have it sitting here next to me running with the top cover off. Just updated firmware to v3.0.0.4.382.52545. Heat sink SH1 is too hot for me to touch for more than ~1 second, which according to a quick Google search means its at least 50°C (122°F). I have some thermal sensors laying around...

Thank you for the suggestion, but I am not sure what you mean by a "silent cooler" and running it in "silent mode". Can you elaborate on this? Do you mean a bigger passive heatsink or something with a fan? Generally, there are several things I could do to lower the temps and get more waste heat...

My RT-AC87U died unexpectedly today. Lost internet, checked the router and all LEDs were off, like it was powered off. The top of the unit was quite warm, almost hot, to the touch. I cycled the power switch several times and checked the power adapter output with a DC volt meter (19VDC). I let it...