Sounds good. It’s exactly what I thought. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t 
miss anything 

Jon Langeler
Michwave Technologies, Inc.


> On Dec 13, 2018, at 8:16 AM, David M <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Jon,
> 
> The 3G 450M doesnt do POE it has its own Power port for 48v connection. 
> 
> The power it takes to run all the radios in it is overwhelming to any of 
> todays poe standards.
> 
> We have allocated some outdoor rated DC control wire from a local Electric 
> wholesale company to fill that
> 
> gap with power. 
> 
> It will definitely change your current way thinking when deploying these 
> things.
> 
> I  will post pics once ours are configured to the MTOW-P-4' mounts we have.
> 
> There are some additional precautions to take when deploying them that I had 
> to implement on our design at the top 
> 
> of the tower. We added the DC transtector 48v surge arrestor to the 48v 
> distribution block inside our control head at the top.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 12/13/2018 6:11 AM, Jon Langeler wrote:
>> Is 450m 3GHz supported?
>> 
>> Jon Langeler
>> Michwave Technologies, Inc.
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 13, 2018, at 5:06 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I responded to Ryan's ticket in our system, but figured I'd follow up here 
>>> as well.
>>> 
>>> Everyone's comments on amount of power supply is right on.
>>> 
>>> In regards to the pinning.   The cambium sync card has a specific pinout 
>>> which is fixed for technical reasons I don't need to go into details for... 
>>> suffice it to say that the design for a flexible jumpered version of this 
>>> card would have added enough complexity and cost to an already more 
>>> expensive than I really wanted it to be card.  And by additional cost I 
>>> mean it would have been almost as much as buying a cambium sync card plus a 
>>> separate agnostic card.   So I figured it was better to just ship it 
>>> fixed-pinout.  
>>> 
>>> So, buy a cambium sync card for any 450i or 450m's you need sync for, and 
>>> an agnostic card for everthing else.   The only exception to this advice is 
>>> that the traditional PIPS card is required for radios which need the older 
>>> canopy-style sync (I.E. 450 and before and ePMP).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 5:38 PM Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> That's a good point, I think I've also figured out I can't power anything 
>>>> BUT cambium 450i and 450m with the two cards I have. So I'll need a 
>>>> polarity agnostic card I believe.
>>>> 
>>>> I didn't think long enough but I think you're right, each port can be a 
>>>> seperate power supply. So 450m on each power supply then on the third one 
>>>> could carry a mimosa and the 820
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 4:16 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I imagine it would probably be fine, since that's max load, and not what 
>>>>> it's typically going to be using, but 120 watts on a 120 watt power 
>>>>> supply is a bit closer than I'd want things to be. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I assume your using a rack injector, which if I remember correctly, lets 
>>>>> you use any power input on any of the ports (regardless of what card 
>>>>> they're on), so why not use all three power supplies?
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 2:24 PM Ryan Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Would like to tag on this, I've sent this off to packeflux support as 
>>>>>> well but maybe the crowd can tell me if this is good.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I would like to power the following.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 1 – PMP450i (5ghz)
>>>>>> 2 – PMP450m (5ghz)
>>>>>> 1 – PTP820S (18ghz)
>>>>>> 1 – Mimosa B24 (24ghz)
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I’ve got two “Cambium Sync for 450i / 450m” boards. I’ve also got three 
>>>>>> 48v 2.5A 120w,c8 power supplies.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Can I plug in two of the 48v 2.5A power supplies, then configure
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Card 1 – 1st power supply – pmp450m, pmp450i, mimosa b24
>>>>>> Card 2 – 2nd power supply – pmp450m, PTP820s
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> PMP450m – 70W typical, 80W peak
>>>>>> PMP450i – 15W typical, 25W max
>>>>>> PTP820S – 35W
>>>>>> Mimosa B24 – 19.5W max
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> So looking at the power supply, it can do 120w
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> If I do the way I want we would be looking at 120W for the first power 
>>>>>> supply and then 105W for card two.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Would this be enough power do you think? Seems like I'm right up against 
>>>>>> the limits trying to power everything with two power supplies. -48v 
>>>>>> isn't an option at this site.  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> Just want to make sure I’m not doing anything strange or out of the 
>>>>>> ordinary here.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 4:50 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> That's kind of surprising that an old 450 AP ran for a couple of days 
>>>>>>> on 48v before it died... I would've expected it to die right away.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It would be very nice if everything would just run on either voltage... 
>>>>>>> the ePMP 1000 GPS radios do, and an AF5x does (unless it's one of the 
>>>>>>> very first ones to ship... then it's 24v only), but I think that's 
>>>>>>> about all that does. Pretty much anything that does Gigabit PoE will 
>>>>>>> take either polarity, so that at least simplifies things a little bit 
>>>>>>> (but using the wrong PoE pinout can screw up sync over power... so 
>>>>>>> there's that). 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 11:06 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> There are lots of choices.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> For DIN rail, I keep the Traco 360W units in stock, use them with or 
>>>>>>>> without the BMU depending on whether it’s an AC or DC site.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> For non DIN rail, I keep Mean Well 150W and 300W HRP series in stock.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Most stuff is going to  48V, so I’m building DC sites as 48V now.  
>>>>>>>> Small DC-DC for 24V if needed, more and more not needed.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> And of course whenever we say 48V, the equipment needs to actually 
>>>>>>>> accept up to at least 60V.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It’s starting to drive me crazy when I want to add a sector at a site 
>>>>>>>> and realize the existing sectors are 24V but the new one will have to 
>>>>>>>> be 48V.  The RackInjectors and PowerInjectors handle this nicely, but 
>>>>>>>> it’s a recipe for disaster and a source of confusion.  I’ve already 
>>>>>>>> fried a 450 AP at a tower with mixed vintage equipment, because I 
>>>>>>>> thought it was a 450i and I powered it with 48V.  It ran for a couple 
>>>>>>>> days and then died.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Techs keep questioning me when I say an AF5x or a Nanostation ac takes 
>>>>>>>> 24V.  I understand the confusion, you don’t expect 24V on a Gigabit 
>>>>>>>> POE.  What would really make sense is if equipment would accept either 
>>>>>>>> voltage, and either polarity.  OK, not possible with high current draw 
>>>>>>>> radios like a Medusa or an AF11, but it would be nice on a Nanostation.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Forrest Christian 
>>>>>>>> (List Account)
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 10:28 AM
>>>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Packetflux noob
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I have the new 3.65 medusa on my mind.... plus I'm a bit tired.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The 48V 2.5A power supplies will run 2 non 3.65 medusa radios each. If 
>>>>>>>> you jumper the boards so 2 radios run off of each power supply you'll 
>>>>>>>> be fine (the AF24 is a similar quantity of power).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> But, a bulk supply is probably a better idea if you can find one in 
>>>>>>>> your right form factor.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:07 AM Eric Muehleisen <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I've been using CTM2's for nearly a decade, but they do not support 
>>>>>>>> 450m. CMM5 is waaay to expensive for what it does and is clunky. I've 
>>>>>>>> been looking at Packetflux's RackInjector's.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I'm not familiar with PacketFlux products and need clarity on 
>>>>>>>> something. See attached. I need to power (3) 450m AP's and a(1) AF24. 
>>>>>>>> I also need physical spares for each unit. Is the attached parts list 
>>>>>>>> correct or am I missing something?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>> 
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