The typical solution with a light-duty relay is to use it to control a
heavier relay that carries the actual load.
-bp
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bp
part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, we know that, and have used it on lighter loads. But, apparently
> there is a challenge on a heavier load as we described below. Wanting to
> know if we can do what we want and maybe we just have the wrong external
> relay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Af <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Christopher Tyler
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:20 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay
>
> Yes, there is a relay output on the siteMonitor II that you can trigger
> via SNMP or web interface.
>
> --
> Christopher Tyler
> MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE
> Total Highspeed Internet Services
> 417.851.1107
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul McCall" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:11:20 AM
> Subject: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay
>
> My service manager seems to be struggling with using the Sitemonitor Relay
> contact to trigger a 48 Relay that we want to use to power cycle the whole
> tower if necessary. So, Packetflux states that the Relay control is
> maximum. 30v 1amp. So a little more than half the amps at 48v.
>
> So, in the past (lighter loads on towers) we used this to trigger an
> external relay and "open" the ground to the main power feed going up the
> tower. At 48v, we sometimes are around 2amp on the bigger towers, some
> perhaps a bit higher still. (with a 48v relay).
>
> We should be able to use the Sitemonitor to somehow accomplish it.
>
> Can anybody comment on this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul McCall, President
> PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc.
> 658 Old Dixie Highway
> Vero Beach, FL 32962
> 772-564-6800
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com>
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>
>
>
