We have enough parts left to build around 150 parasitic pipes. This is about a year's worth at the current sales rate.
We figure once people realize that the new product only requires a single cable between the ap and the syncbox instead of the current arrangement, that most people will just buy the new product, making the parasitic product last even longer. On Jul 16, 2016 12:45 PM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote: > Just asking because we still have a bunch of FSK that has to keep working > for the time being. And I know that power port sync on most of those APs > doesn't work. So if you're going to discontinue the parasitic pipe too, > then I guess we'll have to order a handful for spares. Most of that is 900 > which we may end up throwing off of towers in about a year anyway with > smart grid coming. > > On 7/16/2016 10:44 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > No, and yes. > > Parasitic in the sense of the existing product where you run the power > cable through the syncpipe, No. Gigabit has pretty much killed this as an > option for newer radios. > > However, there will be a ugps style device where the syncbox pulls power > from the timing or aux port of the radio. This design is done, except I'm > not happy with the robustness of the power supply circuitry on the board > when a power spike / nearby strike occurs. Once I get this sorted in the > next month or so, that will be released as well. > On Jul 16, 2016 3:08 AM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you planning to build a parasitic version of the SyncBox Junior? >> >> On 7/16/2016 2:12 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: >> >> For those using the older products, the new injectors are drop in >> replacements. Same Price, Same size, etc. They come out of the box >> configured just like the old injectors - you even wire them up the same, >> just ignoring the two new connections. >> >> The only changes are that if you're needing a 320 or 430 injector you'll >> need to rejumper them to work with the odd pinning of these radios. And >> if you're wanting to use the dual power rail functionality and/or a >> different pinning style, you'll need to rejumper them as well. >> >> Just think of them as an enhanced version of the old, not really a >> different product. >> >> -forrest >> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 4:53 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The new little SyncBoxes look awesome! >>> >>> So the old 10/100 SyncInjector is gone? Damn. Oh well, guess we need to >>> start using the new stuff anyway. >>> >>> >>> On 7/15/2016 1:57 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>> >>> I like the compactness of the PDU, so I can live with that limitation. >>> >>> >>> ------ Original Message ------ >>> From: "Forrest Christian (List Account)" <[email protected]> >>> To: "af" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: 7/15/2016 2:34:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48 PDU >>> >>> >>> The pdu design will be ground specific. The solid state relay design >>> will be isolated so it doesn't matter. >>> On Jul 15, 2016 7:47 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Will the -48 PDU be strictly positive ground, or is it floating? >>>> >>>> I.E.: Could I stock the one PDU for either type of loads, or would I >>>> have to have separate +V and -V PDU's? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>> From: "Forrest Christian (List Account)" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "af" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: 7/12/2016 5:08:55 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48 PDU >>>> >>>> >>>> I have around 10 or so new/revised products which will be shipping over >>>> the next few months. (4 of the ones in our backlog have just started >>>> shipping the last couple of weeks, and others are coming off the pipeline >>>> shortly). >>>> >>>> At least two of the coming products are intended to fix the lack of >>>> -48VDC support. One of which is the addition of a 5PDU for -48VDC >>>> (which is able to be powered from the -48VDC power source so it doesn't >>>> need a base unit). The other one I can think of right now is there's a 6 >>>> channel solid state relay coming as well. Both will switch -48VDC at at >>>> least 3A. The PDU has a maximum-all-channels limit of I think 8A. The >>>> SSR module will not have this limit. >>>> >>>> I can build a -48VDC PDU on the existing board: To date I have not had >>>> any customers ask me to do so once I have explained that this module would >>>> have to be connected to a base unit, and rebooting or losing the power to >>>> the base unit would result in all of the -48VDC loads attached to the PDU >>>> being shut off during the power loss or reboot. This is also the reason >>>> it is not currently on the website as an option. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 8:11 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I asked Forrest about doing a -48 version of the 5ch PDU. He said it >>>>> would need some tweaking since the PDU itself is powered by the main >>>>> input, >>>>> kinda like a SyncInjector. >>>>> >>>>> Depending on your current, you could use a regular 4-relay exp. module >>>>> to switch the hot wire for each device. Should be able to handle about 1A >>>>> @ >>>>> 48VDC. Next question is, would a -48 version of the PDU support say 1.5A >>>>> per port? I know you can set the per port limit to 3000mA, but I'm not >>>>> sure >>>>> if it'd be capable of that between 44 and 58VDC. I want to say I remember >>>>> him saying 1.5A should be OK. >>>>> >>>>> I have some Trango licensed radios that I'd like to get on remote >>>>> power control, but so far there's nothing to handle them. Nothing that I >>>>> like anyway. And the problem there is the damn 75-80 watts of power they >>>>> use. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/11/2016 7:30 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Is there a relatively cheap device that can take 48v in and switch a >>>>> handful of -48vdc loads on and off? >>>>> >>>>> I'm thinking like $100-200 kind of cheap. Small and DIN mount would >>>>> be best. >>>>> >>>>> The packetflux PDU has a negative ground, so that's already out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com/ >>>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >> >> >> >
