Basic Winegard question

[Urlauber]

How do I turn that thing off?

It doesn't need to be running day and night. I like to keep my main switch on 24/7, but want to turn off the Winegard. There is no switch, and it doesn't look like it's on its own fuse.

[mkguitar]

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mike

[Urlauber]

Connect 2.0 WF2-35B

Just called Thor and they told me they hardwire the Winegard Connect 2.0 WF2-35B to the main switch, so there is simply no way to disconnect it.

Weird.

[eric1514]

Originally Posted by Urlauber

Connect 2.0 WF2-35B

Just called Thor and they told me they hardwire the Winegard Connect 2.0 WF2-35B to the main switch, so there is simply no way to disconnect it.

Weird.

Is there a wall plate for this unit? If so, remove it, find the 12v+ wire (the fused one) and put a switch on that wire and mount the switch close to the wall plate.

[mloganusda]

Does not your antenna have a face plate where the cable connects to your TV? If so, then there is a small button to turn on the amplifier to boost the signal. Just turn it off.

[Urlauber]

Sorry guys, the Winegard Connect 2.0 WF2-35B is neither a dish nor an antenna booster. It is a WiFi booster and wireless network (4G/LTE) hotspot.

So, there are no plates or anything where a wire would surface to add a switch.

It's not a huge deal, I just don't like that sort of "always on" connection which is very exposed to drive-by hacker-wannabees. Plus, since I don't use it, it just wastes energy (not sure how much and whether it is negligible).

[mloganusda]

Could you take a photo of unit for better answers? Try to remove it to get to the back wiring so you could add an on/off switch.

[Urlauber]

Originally Posted by mloganusda

Could you take a photo of unit for better answers? Try to remove it to get to the back wiring so you could add an on/off switch.

It sits on the roof, and looks like this: https://winegard.com/connect-2-4g2/

I guess I'd have to trace the wire and see where it crosses a panel or something where I could add a switch.

[avanti]

Originally Posted by Urlauber

It sits on the roof, and looks like this: https://winegard.com/connect-2-4g2/

I guess I'd have to trace the wire and see where it crosses a panel or something where I could add a switch.

Probably easier to trace forward from the fuse in the 12V panel. Just pull fuses until you find the one that feeds it. There is a decent chance that it has a dedicated fuse, which would make the project easy.

[Urlauber]

Originally Posted by avanti

Probably easier to trace forward from the fuse in the 12V panel. Just pull fuses until you find the one that feeds it. There is a decent chance that it has a dedicated fuse, which would make the project easy.

Hmmm well I called Thor and they said it is not fused, but hard-wired to the main switch. Could be wrong info, or I misunderstood, but looking over the fuses none says anything related to Winegard or Wifi/Booster/whatnot.

[avanti]

Originally Posted by Urlauber

Hmmm well I called Thor and they said it is not fused, but hard-wired to the main switch. Could be wrong info, or I misunderstood, but looking over the fuses none says anything related to Winegard or Wifi/Booster/whatnot.

That would be horrible, unless the feed wire is big enough to handle the rated current of the fuse or breaker that feeds the main switch, which seems unlikely.

[mloganusda]

If you can remove the main fuse switch, you should find the wire from your Wi-Fi booster. Then you could add a switch between the main fuse and Wi-Fi booster. I suspect that all the 12v wires are on a main buss bar like this. https://www.amazon.com/Mofeez-Screw-...823643103&th=1

[Urlauber]

Thank you, yes that sounds likely. I would need to explore the area near the back of the main switch, which is difficult because for that I have to pull the refrigerator (which may be easy, just that I have never done it.)

[Urlauber]

I ended up resolving this by brute force - I opened up the "dome", the cover that covers the Winegard, and disconnected the power wire so now it doesn't needlessly use up juice.

Just takes a ladder, screwdriver with correct bit, and 5 minutes to restore it to former glory.