MK4S - WiFi cover with antenna
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Modified wifi cover to accommodate an additional wifi antenna
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- Printables
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- Prusa Parts & Upgrades
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- GNU General Public License v2.0
Print the side with the wifi icon facing the plate
With this "upgrade," my printer no longer loses Wi-Fi. I can't say how much the actual gain is, but I went from struggling to connect to having it already connected as soon as I turned it on.
AAA: You need to scratch the printed traces of the antenna to break it and create the area for the connector
The materials are reusable from old wifi routers or similar, unsoldering the IPX SMD connector is tricky but it is possible to do it, alternatively you can solder the cable directly or buy the necessary
Components:
1x Wifi Antenna with SMA connector
1x SMA to IPX cable, about 10 cm / 4", get one with small cable diameter, like 1.13mm or a very flexible one - (SMA Male or Female, depending on the antenna connector)
1x IPX connector SMD