Ya, not stating that generators don't start. We have had great luck with ours, and yes we do have way more battery time than a few minutes, but still. I guess to each his own ...
Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, MTCTCE, MTCINE, MTCSE, HE IPv6 Sage, Cambium ePMP Certified Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net Create Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Radabaugh Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 7:19 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 20kw/hr in the bottom of my rack Heh…. 2 minutes while the genset starts is a fantasy. Minimum is 4 hours of battery so when the power goes out and the generator fails to start that you have time to go to the shop, get a portable generator, drive to the site and beat the standby generator into submission or hook up the portable. 24 hours of battery if you like to sleep. Mark > On Feb 3, 2022, at 8:01 AM, Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > 20kw genset with transfer switch is 5k. don't know if this is a better > solution. I would venture to state that it would not be. Drop in a genset > and a small battery just to keep things up for the 2 minutes while the genset > starts. > > > > Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer MTCNA, MTCRE, MTCWE, > MTCTCE, MTCINE, MTCSE, HE IPv6 Sage, Cambium ePMP Certified Author of > "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition” > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services > Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net Create > Wireless Coverage’s with www.towercoverage.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Robert Andrews > Sent: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 5:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 20kw/hr in the bottom of my rack > > Those run $1.7K plus shipping each from Signature Solar... > > On 2/2/22 2:56 PM, Erich Kaiser wrote: >> How much vs Generator? >> >> I have always been a fan of both. >> >> Erich Kaiser >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Office: 815-570-3101 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 4:53 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I would never want to be without a generator, irrespective of the >> size of my battery. A car crash on the right pole can have you out >> of commercial power for days, I know of one road it was out for a >> full month. Freight train caught a transmission line and about 20 >> 100’ poles all snapped off like dominos. >> *From:* Peter Kranz via AF >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 2, 2022 3:46 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* Peter Kranz >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] 20kw/hr in the bottom of my rack >> >> No more generator here.. 40hrs of backup battery capacity for this >> 500W site.____ >> >> ____ >> >> ____ >> >> ____ >> >> Peter Kranz >> www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> >> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 >> Mobile: 510-207-0000 >> [email protected]____ >> >> ____ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> >> > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
