ILEC has 700 employees minimum so they have up to 2 techs to roll out with a generator...
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 1:17 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > For an ILEC, the statutory requirement used to be 8 hours minimum battery > life. I think that is a reasonable amount if you have a generator or have > a > portable that could be connected within the 8 hour limit. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert > Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 10:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 20kw/hr in the bottom of my rack > > My worry about the 30KW of batteries is a "what if"... It's basically > a monster electrical bomb... I fused them, but if something happens to > one of them in the rack, it isn't going to be pretty... Water is my > worry... > > On 2/3/22 8:47 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > 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 > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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