Don’t skimp by going with the lower voltage. You will run into an amperage issues pretty quickly. Seen a 12-13 volt site with 1 backhaul and an omni run into amperage issues within a week. Voltage is fine, just way too much amperage. It’s not worth the headache.
Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net --- http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > On Mar 20, 2017, at 1:11 PM, Darin Steffl <darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > We're looking to build our first DC power site for small MicroPops and I see > two options after reviewing the WISPA archives. > > The first option would be the the SDR-240-24 and DR-UPS40 with Two 12v > batteries powering a Netonix DC switch. > > The second option we were looking at is just doing the AD-155A with one 12v > battery but I see the charging current is only 0.5 amps and voltage is only > 13.3V which is not an optimal float voltage. > > My question is, to keep cost down, would we be OK going the AD-155A route > with the slightly lower float voltage with a 35ah battery? We're ok with the > battery taking longer to charge but I'm just most worried if the 13.3V will > wreck the battery or not. > > Thanks all > > -- > Darin Steffl > Minnesota WiFi > www.mnwifi.com <http://www.mnwifi.com/> > 507-634-WiFi > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
