It’s that ‘almost’ that drives me nuts. With over 100 sites and multiple generators the odds of all of them starting all of the time are low. Yes we do self tests (and sometimes even notice when they fail) but even then they sometimes still manage to let us down.
Mark > On Feb 3, 2022, at 11:21 AM, Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > > My generator "almost always" will start and run in 2 minutes. I just > realized that I did not do what I used to do with all the generators. I > would relocate the battery into the temp controlled building and put an aux > trickle charger on them. We need to do that with my latest central office. I > also had telemetry on them so we could remotely check on them to see if they > were exercising each week. > > -----Original Message----- From: Mark Radabaugh > Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:19 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > 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 -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
