
2025-06-21 21:55:32
So my Netgear ORBI router died after seven years. It always amazes me when a simple "board in a box" appliance with no moving parts suddenly fails. It's bricked, and the "corrupted firmware" LED blinks if you try and factory reset it. Why?
Only sign of visible stress are these metal boxes just before the antenna connections. Looks like they got a bit warm. Transformers? I suppose these could have shorted and taken something else with it.