What if the daughter board just took a second slot? So you would plug the fuse board into the SS board and then plug the assembly into the slot in the APC chassis?
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > Physical space is not going to allow that. Plus the cost goes up > considerably. I am already one of the more expensive surge suppressor > products (and worth every penny). > > -----Original Message----- From: Seth Mattinen > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 6:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: POE Port Protection > > > On 4/24/17 14:28, Chuck McCown wrote: > >> Very easy to make a fuse board that plugs into APC. >> >> I am looking at what it would take to add fusing to the surge protector. >> >> Not a lot of room there. I would probably have to mount the components >> on the back side and do a double pass through SMT placement and reflow. >> It might have enough clearance for the jacks on one board to not scrape >> off the fuses on the next board. >> > > > I'd prefer not having soldered on fuses for the surge suppressor because > that's a more expensive part to replace. Better to replace a cheap > add-on board or inline, especially if you make a stupid mistake that > blows it. > > ~Seth > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
