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WRT310N - Heat Issues???
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NeonD7
Regular visitor
Posts: 3
Registered: 01-16-2008
Message 1 of 43
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I just got a WRT310N yesterday. It is a pretty small box, very low profile, and it has no fans. It gets hot enough that it feels "scorching" hot on the bottom, and almost that bad on the top. I put a stone coaster under the right and left side to elevate it and let more air flow around it - there is some air holes on the bottom, but the feet are so small they don't allow much air under there. My question is - how long will this device last if it is getting that hot? I'm somewhat worried it might melt down, short out, and burn my house down. As I said, it gets HOT, not just warm. Performance is great, very stable, the only flaw is it won't allow my Linksys wireless internet camera to connect to it. I miss watching my cats during the day. ;-)
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01-17-2008 06:11 PM
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Re: WRT310N - Heat Issues???
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WARPed
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Posts: 25
Registered: 07-10-2006
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I have had my wrt310n for almost two weeks now; it has been on 24/7 and is no warmer than any of my other routers including a wrt350n, wrt54gx & gx2. I have mine mounted up on the side of a shelf, not laying flat. Maybe that is the difference?
WRT310N
WRT350N
WPC4400N
EG1032
NAS200
SD2005
PAP2
WPS54G
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01-24-2008 01:54 PM
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Re: WRT310N - Heat Issues???
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DSE 1
Level 2 Poster
Posts: 210
Registered: 10-23-2007
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You are right about the heat problems. Heat does play factor in how the unit will perform, the low profile of the units does make a ventilation problem and i say if you have to sit it on a table or shelf you should have at leat 4 in. long feet for the router to sit on , that should give good ventilation.
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04-13-2008 06:35 AM
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Re: WRT310N - Heat Issues???
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FightingTexasAg
Newbie
Posts: 2
Registered: 04-17-2008
Message 9 of 43
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I don't know man. I have had mine for like 3 months now. It stays on 24/7 laying flat (even have the cable modem setting on of it), and it is warm, but not to the extent that your describing. I checked it pretty often when I first got thinking that being so small and sleek with out any way to dissapate the heat, it was sure to get hot. But I can place my palm on it with out any pain and would rate the heat to that of placing my hand on my DVR or DVD. I have been a big fan of mine so far. Only problem I have had with it is that it stopped assigning IP addresses (similar to someone else's posting on a different thread) to my wireless comps. last night... but I think I have fixed the issue, as it is all working fine at the moment. But I have one comp, a printer, and a xbox360 hooked to it and a lappy & another desktop connecting to it wirelessly... and its done pretty good so far. Far better than the BelkinNplus I first bought, it was lemon and after speaking with outsourced tech support, they were going to have to replace it. I thought B.S., I'm not gonna wait and go through all that with a brand new product. Took it back and got a linksys like I should of in the first place! 
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04-17-2008 12:45 PM
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Re: WRT310N - Heat Issues???
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Olddoc
Newbie
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Registered: 05-27-2008
Message 10 of 43
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As above, after installation of my 310N, connectivity became intermittent and the router was almost too hot to touch. Stood it on end, it cooled down to just quite warm and connectivity was steady. I think Linksys should have addressed this issue. Also, cannot get my WRE54G range expander to work with the new router. Anyone else with similar problem?
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05-27-2008 10:02 AM
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