"Is there enough space to add some header pins to do a mezzanine/riser card kind of thing like how an Arduino does? If someone doesn't want fuses they can jumper the pins, otherwise add fuse board."
I like this thinking. I can't see us hanging a cat5 fuse on every cable but would LOVE to go back to having a rack or surge suppressor cards but WITH fuses. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > In line, so the cheap thing can blow and you don’t have to replace a more > expensive thing. Plus not all folks will want fusing so it would drive up > the cost of a surge suppressor if I added fusing. > > Poly switches are the problem. That POE switch actually protects all the > ports with a polyswitch. But they are very slow to blow. They are there > for fire code reasons, not port protection. If there was a fast blow > polyswitch this problem would not exist. > > *From:* Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Monday, April 24, 2017 3:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] POE Port Protection > > I've got dumb questions: > > Do you picture this going in-line with a surge protector or replacing a > surge protector? > > Have you considered a resettable fuse (aka polyswitch)? Nobody has to > truck roll if it cools off and resets in a few seconds. > > Thanks, > Adam > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 4/24/2017 4:35:37 PM > Subject: [AFMUG] POE Port Protection > > > It is done. Not in production but beta units are available. > > https://youtu.be/N9JRBaQSTv4 > > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
