Thanks for clarifying that for me. >From what I recall, in the past with some long runs, we had issues with maintaining 24v for the equipment to work. I didn't think it was an amperage issue. I'll keep that in mind for future installs. Typically, we find it easier to run 48v and down convert anyway. It almost makes it easier in the event you may want to add something that isn't 24v. It keeps things flexible for us.
Vince West Tower Hand Technical Support Shelby Broadband 148 Citizens Blvd Simpsonville, KY 40067 Phone: 1-888-364-4232 On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Justin Wilson - MTIN <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 to this. It’s not the volts you have to worry about it’s the amp drop. > DC doesn’t lose much voltage over even a 1000 foot run of 12 gauge. What > happens is the wire is not heavy enough to carry the needed amps. There > are some calculators that say how many amps a certain gauge of wire can > carry at such and such voltage on DC. Most folks we work with are running > 10 gauge wire up the tower in these cases. > > > Justin Wilson > [email protected] > > --- > http://www.mtin.net > <http://t.sidekickopen28.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs3N1JKKW1p8b7-63BmqTW64k9XR56dWxNf8vBN2802?si=5679648505069568&pi=82742ABE-075D-4868-AB4E-34273035E916&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emtin%2Enet> > Owner/CEO > xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > <http://t.sidekickopen28.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs3N1JKKW1p8b7-63BmqTW64k9XR56dWxNf8vBN2802?si=5679648505069568&pi=82742ABE-075D-4868-AB4E-34273035E916&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emidwest%2Dix%2Ecom> > COO/Chairman > Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > > On Nov 16, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Vince West <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would recommend using 48v up and down converting to 24v. Depending on > how far you are running it, I would recommend doing 48v also to prevent > voltage drop. > > I am not sure you can even do waht you are asking if you are using > something like 16-3 service cord. That goes beyond my knowledge. I would > personally down convert to power two different pieces of equipment. > > Vince West > Tower Hand > Technical Support > Shelby Broadband > 148 Citizens Blvd > Simpsonville, KY 40067 > Phone: 1-888-364-4232 > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If I have a three conductor cable running up a tower, would it be a work, >> or be a bad idea, to run both 24v and 48v through the same cable and use >> the third conductor for the return on both? >> > > >
