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On Mar 20, 2017 11:48 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > You can still do that. Just charge one 12 batt at a time. Probably fully > charge one in a half hour then switch. Come back the next day. > > *From:* Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Monday, March 20, 2017 11:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DC Power Site > > I've never actually set up a 12V site because there always seemed to end > up being other practical concerns, but I was always tempted by the idea > that if the power was out for a long time I could drive up and connect > jumper cables from my car and use the car as a standby generator. A car > can idle for a couple of days on a full tank of gas. > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 3/20/2017 1:35:42 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] DC Power Site > > > And unless you have 12 volt only loads, the cost is about the same for a > 24 volt site. > > *From:* Justin Wilson > *Sent:* Monday, March 20, 2017 11:33 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DC Power Site > > Our site was a backhaul, an rb750, and an Omni. We had tons of issues > with it until we upgraded to 24volt. Under load it would draw more > amperage and things would suffer. Had another similar site and it’s > issues went away after an upgrade to 24 volt. > > Justin Wilson > [email protected] > > --- > 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 1:25 PM, Darin Steffl <[email protected]> wrote: > > Justin, > > Our planned load for this site is only 70 watts for two backhauls, an > omni, and netonix. This should be well within range of the 155 watt power > supply, no? Our ethernet runs are also only 30 feet or less. > > I also don't see that the voltage is adjustable on the AD-155 though? Spec > sheet doesn't mention it or have a picture of that. > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Justin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> [email protected] >> >> --- >> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >> 507-634-WiFi >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >> >> >> > > > -- > Darin Steffl > Minnesota WiFi > www.mnwifi.com > 507-634-WiFi > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> > > > >
