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Re: How to upgrade TPLINK TL-MR3020 firmware to technobit openwrt
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scarlott57@bellsouth.net
on 31/03/2014, 00:14:43 UTC

There is also quite a nice hardware mod - but obviously involves opening up your 3020... There is a position on the PCB labelled up as a resistor (R113) - located next to the micro USB power connector... Solder a link across this and your MR3020 will happily take its 5 volts from the normal USB connector (normally 5v output only) - which is great because the Technobit boards happily supply 5v down the USB connection (or from USB hub)... Thus effectively powering the 3020 from the supply feeding your miners whilst cutting out the need to run an extra cable just to power the 3020. Smiley


One extra cable gone.
Thanks melb  Smiley

if I'm understanding this correctly you are saying to solder across the two terminals of R113 in effect bypassing the resister ? is that correct?